Bravo for standing up and doing something different. Who cares if it's a Toyota motor. It makes gobs of power and the car, especially the interior, looks absolutely stunning. I really like the interior, in fact that is similar to what I'll be going for eventually. What I would really like to see is this care compete at that event after SEMA who's name suddenly escapes Me. I'd like to see this car go head to head on the track in more than a straight line and see if there are any advantages to the ay it makes power or if there are any weight distribution advantages.
As far as all the people complaining about this car, there is a really simple solution. Go build your own car. Why tell some one how wrong there project is when it's done well. I mean making fun of an '86 Camry with a $40 shopping cart wing screwed to the deck and 13" spinner hubcaps is different. This is a very well project done in good taste with an alternative power train. A friend of mine was shunned at pro-touring.com a few years ago for describing his project. A 1976 Toyota Corona sedan that he got for free. He has a middle of the road income and a family to support so making do with what he has is his only option. He described his long term plans of building the suspension( very similar in layout to a 1st gen Camaro) and sourcing a 2JZ supra motor. Everyone ridculed him for building an import saying it wasn't pro-touring because it wasn't an American muscle car. Taking an old car that's not a sports car and turning it in to one is very pro-touring. It doesn't matter where the car came from or where the parts came from. The beauty of this hobby is to each his own.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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