 Team LG takes first place!, Forza Motorsports Challenge on Speed |
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 Mar 17 2007, 03:21 AM
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Experienced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,936 Joined: 26-September 05 From: Youngstown, OH Member No.: 896  |
Howdy,
I think it was because Team LG managed to "improve" the car enough to make it break down... :-) (ok, ok, cheap shot. But still... Why would you modify the car at all for that competition? Put the credits into tires & stickers and call it a day) I'd also like to know what happened to the corvette. Seemed like a cooling issue... What failed? I wonder if the Forza Motorsports xbox game has the cars breaking down all the time? :-) I especially like how whatshername won mostly because nobody there was clued in enough to know which lap she was on. Nice "race". Mark |
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Mar 17 2007, 10:22 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 122 Joined: 8-July 05 From: Ocala, FL Member No.: 799 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 15 2007, 11:16 AM)  Just watched the final episode of this.....looks like the big, fat, LGM aluminum radiator killed the kid's chance at $100,000. Too bad, because that car was a nice ride! I wonder how much acutal choice they had on what to install on the cars come upgrade time..... Lou was saying they had all this power now,and no tires to put it down with, and it showed on the drag race. I wonder if each team just brought a bunch of their own parts, most of what I saw LGM taking off the rack had big LGM stencils on it, and they just bolted it on as they gained points, and not much actual strategy went on. Or maybe the show made the Corvette stick to "stock" tires to try and slow it down and equalize the cars....(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dunno.gif) On corvette forum Lou said they didn't let him put in the radiator, and some of the other upgrades they just showed them on tv and didn't let them put them on the car as a way to hold the corvette back from dominating. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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Mar 18 2007, 02:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (speed_demon24 @ Mar 17 2007, 05:22 PM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 15 2007, 11:16 AM) Just watched the final episode of this.....looks like the big, fat, LGM aluminum radiator killed the kid's chance at $100,000. Too bad, because that car was a nice ride! I wonder how much acutal choice they had on what to install on the cars come upgrade time..... Lou was saying they had all this power now,and no tires to put it down with, and it showed on the drag race. I wonder if each team just brought a bunch of their own parts, most of what I saw LGM taking off the rack had big LGM stencils on it, and they just bolted it on as they gained points, and not much actual strategy went on. Or maybe the show made the Corvette stick to "stock" tires to try and slow it down and equalize the cars....(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dunno.gif) On corvette forum Lou said they didn't let him put in the radiator, and some of the other upgrades they just showed them on tv and didn't let them put them on the car as a way to hold the corvette back from dominating. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) So...he is saying a stock Corvette is incapable of running 20 minutes on a road course without overheating????????????? Actually, the car overheated on lap TWO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) |
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Mar 18 2007, 03:31 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 59 Joined: 8-August 05 Member No.: 842 |
its not even summer.
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Mar 18 2007, 03:18 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 17 2007, 09:51 PM) QUOTE (speed_demon24 @ Mar 17 2007, 05:22 PM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 15 2007, 11:16 AM) Just watched the final episode of this.....looks like the big, fat, LGM aluminum radiator killed the kid's chance at $100,000. Too bad, because that car was a nice ride! I wonder how much acutal choice they had on what to install on the cars come upgrade time..... Lou was saying they had all this power now,and no tires to put it down with, and it showed on the drag race. I wonder if each team just brought a bunch of their own parts, most of what I saw LGM taking off the rack had big LGM stencils on it, and they just bolted it on as they gained points, and not much actual strategy went on. Or maybe the show made the Corvette stick to "stock" tires to try and slow it down and equalize the cars....(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dunno.gif) On corvette forum Lou said they didn't let him put in the radiator, and some of the other upgrades they just showed them on tv and didn't let them put them on the car as a way to hold the corvette back from dominating. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) So...he is saying a stock Corvette is incapable of running 20 minutes on a road course without overheating????????????? Actually, the car overheated on lap TWO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I'd bet the LG splitter blocks the air dam and they weren't allowed to do what they need to box the nose to the radiator in. Imagine putting a splitter like that on one of our cars without turning it into a front breather with a ducted air box. I'll bet we'd overheat on lap two as well. |
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Mar 18 2007, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (nape @ Mar 18 2007, 10:18 AM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 17 2007, 09:51 PM) QUOTE (speed_demon24 @ Mar 17 2007, 05:22 PM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 15 2007, 11:16 AM) Just watched the final episode of this.....looks like the big, fat, LGM aluminum radiator killed the kid's chance at $100,000. Too bad, because that car was a nice ride! I wonder how much acutal choice they had on what to install on the cars come upgrade time..... Lou was saying they had all this power now,and no tires to put it down with, and it showed on the drag race. I wonder if each team just brought a bunch of their own parts, most of what I saw LGM taking off the rack had big LGM stencils on it, and they just bolted it on as they gained points, and not much actual strategy went on. Or maybe the show made the Corvette stick to "stock" tires to try and slow it down and equalize the cars....(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dunno.gif) On corvette forum Lou said they didn't let him put in the radiator, and some of the other upgrades they just showed them on tv and didn't let them put them on the car as a way to hold the corvette back from dominating. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) So...he is saying a stock Corvette is incapable of running 20 minutes on a road course without overheating????????????? Actually, the car overheated on lap TWO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I'd bet the LG splitter blocks the air dam and they weren't allowed to do what they need to box the nose to the radiator in. Imagine putting a splitter like that on one of our cars without turning it into a front breather with a ducted air box. I'll bet we'd overheat on lap two as well. Finally a theory that makes sense! Problem is...why didn't Lou and crew know that and not put the splitter on unless the cooling issues could be addressed? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) |
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Mar 19 2007, 02:25 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 122 Joined: 8-July 05 From: Ocala, FL Member No.: 799 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 17 2007, 09:51 PM) QUOTE (speed_demon24 @ Mar 17 2007, 05:22 PM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Mar 15 2007, 11:16 AM) Just watched the final episode of this.....looks like the big, fat, LGM aluminum radiator killed the kid's chance at $100,000. Too bad, because that car was a nice ride! I wonder how much acutal choice they had on what to install on the cars come upgrade time..... Lou was saying they had all this power now,and no tires to put it down with, and it showed on the drag race. I wonder if each team just brought a bunch of their own parts, most of what I saw LGM taking off the rack had big LGM stencils on it, and they just bolted it on as they gained points, and not much actual strategy went on. Or maybe the show made the Corvette stick to "stock" tires to try and slow it down and equalize the cars....(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dunno.gif) On corvette forum Lou said they didn't let him put in the radiator, and some of the other upgrades they just showed them on tv and didn't let them put them on the car as a way to hold the corvette back from dominating. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) So...he is saying a stock Corvette is incapable of running 20 minutes on a road course without overheating????????????? Actually, the car overheated on lap TWO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) With the stock radiator my car overheated in 2 laps. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) Kinda ruined the whole weekend since I had to keep it under 3500 the whole time (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) |
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Mar 19 2007, 01:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 449 Joined: 13-February 04 From: DFW, TX Member No.: 195 |
The question that I would have is that the Corvette in stock form on day one ran 5 + laps (I think) on the road course and had only the check engine light come on, but no heating issues. Then, after adding some spoiler modifications that should have only helped the car's cooling, it can't make 3 laps without over heating.......something just doesn't add up. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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