Toyota Tercel 4wd Track day.| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

midniteson Reader
10/19/19 3:18 a.m.

They said it was foolish. They said it wouldnt make it. They said do it anyway.

They is me.

Introducing the only lifted Tercel4wd car to have ever run a road course

In

The

World

(that i know of)

ebonyandivory PowerDork
10/19/19 5:12 a.m.

What track? How'd your brakes hold up? Any issues or was it just pure fun?

sleepyhead the buffalo Mod Squad
10/19/19 5:27 a.m.

Is that Oregon Raceway Park?

Knurled. MegaDork
10/19/19 6:08 a.m.

You're not right in the head. You should post more often, you'd fit in great.

Woody MegaDork
10/19/19 6:12 a.m.

I fully support your foolishness.

79rex Reader
10/19/19 6:24 a.m.

midniteson Reader
10/19/19 7:23 a.m.

In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :

Good eye! yes it is. one of the best tracks for such a slow car.

midniteson Reader
10/19/19 7:27 a.m.

In reply to ebonyandivory :

Oregon raceway park. My brakes held up well, i replaced them all with Centric rotors/drums and Centric Semi metallic pads all around. I tested them out running down the mountains on the Gambler 500. No issues car ran great.

It was Definitley Pure fun! but i went all out and took a Tercel as fast as it would go.

It's all fun and games, until the guy in the 63hp Lifted Tercel catches you in the corners.

rustybugkiller HalfDork
10/19/19 7:43 a.m.

Funny! Years ago when I was instructing for PCA, one of the instructors 911 was down for repair so he ran his 4wd Tercel for the weekend. He was faster than than that car should have been and never missed a beat all weekend.

You get bonus points for running with the roof rack!

_ HalfDork
10/19/19 8:45 a.m.

In reply to rustybugkiller :

I was just about to compliment his rooftop spoiler.

midniteson Reader
10/19/19 1:04 p.m.

In reply to rustybugkiller :

That is Awesome! looks like im not the only one lol.

Jcamper Reader
10/20/19 10:59 p.m.

My burning question is: what did the inclino-meter say in the corners?

ae86andkp61 Dork
10/21/19 12:19 a.m.

Awesome! I was there in person, and it was a truly great track day! Major props to you for bringing out the Tercel! I've loved these cars since my uncle let me beat on his on gravel roads and it took everything I dished out like a champ, and was fun to drive! It was great to see your car out on track. I was the guy who brought the totally unoriginal boring modern sporty thingy:

Klayfish PowerDork
10/21/19 6:04 a.m.

Sweet. Nicely done. You want to go whole hog? Cage that thing and run it in LeMons or other endurance road race series. You won't be the first. From having experience in a Honda Civic wagovan 4WD, I can tell you it's a blast!!! Do it, you know you want to....