Practical Performance Cars £999 Challenge.

[Jai]

For those of you who own the more "retro" of rides on the forum, PPC is a monthly institution, with a load of ideas, guides and sheer grin inducing lunacy (27L Rover anyone?!)

http://www.ppcmag.co.uk

So, following on from the success of last years event, PPC hav organised another £999 challenge, the rules? Simple. Buy and put together a street legal car for less that the £999 limit, take it up to York, run two slaloms, and a 1/4 mile drag, all against the clock and other runners and riders. The overall combined winner gets a track day at Oulton Park.

entries here: [email protected]

this is where it will be: http://www.york-raceway.co.uk/contact.html​

and it would be nice to see a few of the FF faithful up there to cheer me on...."YOU WHAT!!!" i hear.....yes, that's right, the "quick white one" has been entered....

To give you and idea, there's a small video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-v8eCGq_KU

Turins finest will be competing against such a varied field as:​

Subaru Legacy Turbo
Mazda RX7 Turbo II
Renault 5 gt turbo
vw caddy
MR2 Mk1
1275 Mini
Reliant Scimitar SS1
Nova 2.0 16v
Capri 2.0 S
Toyota Supra 3.0 Turbo
Reliant Kitten
Astra V6
Porsche 928
Isuzu Piazza
Volvo 340
Lada Riva

some of the above are not what they seem, and readers of the magazine will either get the drift, or know for sure.....

there may well be:

Toyota Celica Turbo
Nissan Silvia Turbo
Daihatsu Gtti
Lancia Thema

So if you have a free day, come on down and cheer on Team FF Unoturbofantastico......​

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*i accept no responsiblity for embarrasment caused by either blowing a gasket, seal, or conrod through the bonnet in a pyrotechnic stylee, whilst screaming down the slalom....

 

[dannygp]

Not to far from me. Might have a trip down. Shout if you need a push

 

[Helz]

If I'm off work I'll come on over for the day

 

[dannygp]

I'm 90% there

 

[coyle]

wheres the other 10% of you?

 

[dannygp]

Right now I don't know where the 90% of me is. Having a horrible day.

Regarding the £999 challenge the 10% is based on weather people have work off

 

[arc]

hmmm.. maybe

 

[Hellcat]

We'll be there!

 

[dannygp]

Price??

 

[JFL]

as im local i should be there

 

[Jai]

Price??

according to the PPC forum, entry for spectators is a tenner

 

[dannygp]

according to the PPC forum, entry for spectators is a tenner

Cheers

 

[Jai]

bump

speaking to the staff yesterday, appears they might have 50 cars coming down, a wide variety of metal, including:

craig c Subaru Legacy Turbo
TTW Mazda RX7 Turbo II
Renrut MR2 Mk1 with added smoke
Hillbillyracer. 1275 Mini & if it aint finished a mk2 Golf GTi.
Shedtastic Reliant Scimitar SS1
Lee H - Nova 2.0 16v
Orry - Capri 2.0 S on gas (if Lee doesn't make me kill it @ York)
jai - 1988 fiat uno turbo i.e.
vahtt8/calorus 1991 Toyota Supra 3.0 Turbo
Owelly. Plastic car with a V6 and with unfinished business(as well as an unfinished quarter mile...)
Martian- Totally boggo stock V6 Mondeo complete with FOR SALE signs
Marc7-Mk3 Supra with No Turbo but it is a track car
Rob-Mk 3 Supra with Turbo and maybe nitrous
Mr S-Celica, full details to be confirmed
Froggy-1978 reliant kitten van with suzuki tl1000 engine and progressive nos system
Proton non-Persona, lightened, lowered, on gas
Team mumble with our early Saab 9000
Shed Racing Rover 623 in matt olive green

 

[dannygp]

I look forward to this.

 

[J333EVO]

Hats off to you, this looks brilliant, and hopefully it will not be dominated like last years event by the Sunny GTiR though the XR2 IIRC ran it close.

Hope you have a brilliant day

 

[Chas Uno]

Froggy-1978 reliant kitten van with suzuki tl1000 engine and progressive nos system

Somebody please film this! It must be one hell of a hybrid sleeper :devil:

And good luck on the day Jai. Don't kill the Tub after all I've done for it though

 

[Hellcat]

If video is allowed I'll film it.. If not then someone else will and post it

 

[dannygp]

Video should be allowed. I'll at least get some snaps of the tub and reliant with my D40

 

[GhostWKD]

Hats off to you, this looks brilliant, and hopefully it will not be dominated like last years event by the Sunny GTiR though the XR2 IIRC ran it close.

Hope you have a brilliant day

gti-r for under 1k?

 

[dave]

any one got an update?