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BullManUGA New Reader
11/9/22 1:04 p.m.

Put me in the first R8 LMP1. Not the test cars but the first ALMS R8s.

jmabarone Reader
11/9/22 1:28 p.m.

Porsche GT1-98 or 962

msterbeau Reader
11/9/22 1:29 p.m.

This is like asking me which of my children is my favorite...

Dragonbreath
11/9/22 1:44 p.m.

Cobra Daytona Coupe. Hands down. Piss on any racer that has paddle shifters.

DWNSHFT Dork
11/9/22 1:47 p.m.

1967 Mclaren M6A.

6.2 liter V-8, 525 HP, 1,350 pounds, minimal aero.

On-track

That is what "race car" means.

914Driver MegaDork
11/9/22 2:20 p.m.

Porsche 917.

Two 911 engines screwed together for 620hp in 12 cylinders in something weighing less than 1800 lbs.

RacetruckRon Dork
11/9/22 2:20 p.m.

Blown methanol-powered Big Block power you can't tell me it's not a racecar.

jmabarone Reader
11/9/22 2:27 p.m.

914Driver said:
Porsche 917.

Two 911 engines screwed together for 620hp in 12 cylinders in something weighing less than 1800 lbs.

Go big or go home, just step up to the 917/30.

If safety isn't a concern, that's my choice!

Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
11/9/22 2:32 p.m.

jmabarone said:
914Driver said:
Porsche 917.

Two 911 engines screwed together for 620hp in 12 cylinders in something weighing less than 1800 lbs.

Go big or go home, just step up to the 917/30.

If safety isn't a concern, that's my choice!

No 935 "Moby Dick"?

The wild aerodynamics put the center of pressure behind the rear wheels, so it was a lot more stable. Unfortunately this also meant that the front wheels did very little.

It was one of my favorite cars to drive in NFS:Porsche Unleashed, but as one player put it, it's like driving a dragster with a single bicycle tire on the front.

ProfessorF
11/9/22 2:43 p.m.

Oh dear. Something manageable and reasonably forgiving for an amateur, able to accommodate my not-exactly-Jackie-Stewart frame, with enough power and capability to make the experience worthwhile...

Ah: The Scuderia Filipinetti L88 Corvette.

Still holds the record for most consecutive entries by a single chassis at Le Mans.

eastpark HalfDork
11/9/22 3:01 p.m.

Warlock New Reader
11/9/22 3:05 p.m.

Porsche 904. Any one of them. Just because.

LopRacer Dork
11/9/22 3:07 p.m.

One I could and would enjoy driving without out driving my abilities to ridiculous proportions. The Real time Racing Acura Type R.

jharry3 Dork
11/9/22 3:16 p.m.

1965 Shelby LeMans Coupe. (Very carefully)

See the source image

Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/9/22 3:23 p.m.

Not sure how I overlooked this one:

#BecauseGranTurismo

Appleseed MegaDork
11/9/22 3:24 p.m.

Does it have to be a car?

Tom1200 UberDork
11/9/22 4:16 p.m.

I could list many cars but apparently I've already picked.

Tony Sestito UltimaDork
11/9/22 4:39 p.m.

For me, it's probably a split between these three:

The Herb Adams/Appliance Wheels Silverbird:

The BF Goodrich Tire Bird:

Or the Herb Adams Gray Ghost GTO:

I love old Pontiac race cars, especially ones where Herb Adams was involved with the development.

Aaron_King PowerDork
11/9/22 4:42 p.m.

Alfa Romeo 155 touring car

ChrisTropea Associate Editor
11/9/22 5:02 p.m.

In reply to Colin Wood :

Thats a good one.

ChrisTropea Associate Editor
11/9/22 5:10 p.m.

How about an Audi Quatro 200 Trans Am car?

SuperDave New Reader
11/9/22 5:29 p.m.

This one...

And this one...

Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
11/9/22 5:34 p.m.

fidelity101 said:
Pete. (l33t FS) said:
In reply to fidelity101 :

You would have no height problems with an RX-3, but sobering is that it is like ten inches narrower than your FC, so your shoulders will be friendly with the window and your codriver

I really need to make an RX3 rallycar, not an rx8 rally car. when do you want to get rid of yours? or did logan already beat me to it

Logan has it. Hasta la byebye. He hasn't bugged me for the title yet so he may have reconsidered his plans to restore it.