Possibility of a 7 second RX-7 to come from Oz for ROTORSTOCK 3!

[John Yorke]

mmm jet engine IS a Rotary ! :mmmm

Missing the point old boy, sticking a jet engine on 4 wheels dont exactly relate to ANY Mazda plus it adds up to 1/2hour+ of missed time on the strip :Snoring

[Glenn Butcher]

Oh well - at least the thread has been popular  :confused:

I agree that putting the 8-9K into a car here would make a difference.  However I personally don\'t see a RX powered car here in the UK (unless it is brought in from another country) running a 7 for at least 5 years.

It is an incredible achievement, I just wish that you guys could witness a  car like this for yourselves on the 1/4 mile.

If I had that sort of money myself to spare (apart from putting into my car) I would prefer to do this.  But it is my opinion and it is something that I just wish I could share for all of you that haven\'t seen/witnessed a car like this running on the strip.

I always have a good chat to Gary Gooding about it each time we go to a track, is that if only you guys could witness some of these cars running in Oz you would be absolutely amazed.

I personally can\'t wait to see Ross, Geff, Tim, etc. etc. run down the strip and run great times/mphs.  It sends a chill down my spine everytime I see something like this happening on the track.  I really mean that!  Even the 9\'s, 10\'s, 11\'s, 12\'s 13\'s - I know what it is like, I have done it many years ago.  It is an awesome thing to watch and do.

Anyways, I thought it was a great suggestion and if the expense wasn\'t there to do this - it would be exceptional.

There is still a chance that cars may come across from Oz/US/PR etc. etc. but possibly not this year.  We want to make this event a HUGE thing - on the world stage, where everyone knows about ROTORSTOCK.  Doing something like this would make it that for sure.

I\'m hoping that Ivan is going to make it with his 3 rotor RX, that will be awesome!

[Martiny]

Missing the point old boy, sticking a jet engine on 4 wheels dont exactly relate to ANY Mazda plus it adds up to 1/2hour+ of missed time on the strip :Snoring

Hey, just kidding John - I agree with Carl, I would love to see the 787B more than anything.

I do confess though, I like to see the jet cars, they are awesome, I think they attract people that are necessarily as Rotor mad as you and I, but they do take up a lot of time.

As a compromise, when Moller gets the Skycar going, we could maybe arrange a flypast !

 :wave  :wave

[oldone]

Been thinking carefully Glen....why does the club not approach some of the leasing companies\\rental companies......these people have huge budgets and are always willing to do a partnership deal with an organisation in return for business...not only do they sponsor big events but they also accomodate organisations\\associations and clubs.The market is so competitive amongst them that they fight to get\\sponsor\\partner events in order to get their name out there.
Some of the names that come to mind is.....Velo Leasing,Lex Leasing,Budget,Avis,Toyota Forklift etc.
An educated letter from the club will always secure you an interview with the relevant people.i.e Business Partnership Managers\\Directors.

Have we thought of TV coverage for ROTORSTOCK..i.e. a short program on some of the numerous TV channels\\programs...again only takes and educated letter.. :Typing

[kev-yorks]

Just a thought Glen and a lot cheaper, whats the chance of getting one of the top Aus tuners across for Rotorstock. Giving a bit of a tuning school to help us along with hints,tips etc. Possibly even doing some mapping on the strip for a suitable fee.
Kevin

[20B_boy]

We need Sponsors in the UK.
Most of the really quick cars world wide have some form of sponsorship.
Regards
Carl

Dream on

We live in a small country who does every thing to disuade the small company or individual to excel any more in one way or another - \'recreational\' motorsport is always under threat in the UK from what I can make out - instead of being (comparatively!) embraced like it is on other continents. While people are constantly moaning about and trying to shut down race circuits, and whilst there are only 2 (and lets face it by aussie standards - fairly rank!) drag venues in the UK sponsorship for anything but main stream motosport like F1 and WRC will ALWAYS be minimal...

[20B_boy]

I agree that putting the 8-9K into a car here would make a difference.  However I personally don\'t see a RX powered car here in the UK (unless it is brought in from another country) running a 7 for at least 5 years.

A lot of people I am sure will disagree with you Glenn. But the best way to predict the future is to look at the past; the aussies were running 9s in the early 90s.... I know technology will shorten the gap but theres still a long way to go!

[oldone]

On the point of approaching these big companies.....some of them even own hotels....have already signed partnership deals with airlines,so they can automatically get reduced fares....TELL ME WHEN TO STOP...

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi all,

I guess getting money together for doing anything related to Jap Import Racing/Drag Racing especially Rotary stuff is going to be hard in the UK...

BUT - a lot of the money that is put into cars in Australia comes from the pockets of individuals, not companies/corporates etc.

Oz is a pretty small country really compared to the UK, I personally think there is a LOT more money available here.  But why is it that the drag racing scene here is not filled with super fast cars?  I don\'t know? I know the weather has a lot to do with it - but it doesn\'t rain every weekend!

As I have mentioned, I would really love for you guys to witness some of these cars running down the strip.  Check out this thread here: http://ausrotary.dntinternet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46604

Again, I\'m note trying to emphasise an us v\'s them type thing - I would just love for you all to watch some of these cars run down the strip.  I would also love for a UK built car to be running 6\'s, 7\'s, 8\'s on the strip!

[mattmaclennan]

If they need 9k to run in the UK, then they need to be prepaired to turn up at every school fete going for a couple of weeks. Are there any motor shows a week either side of Rotorstock that would pay a few quid to have a 7 second drag car there, TopGear, anything like that. When the Jap boys were over in their drift machines, they were run around like working girls, doing every show in town! Think outside the box... or have a box to think inside of that is bigger than the box your ment to be thinking outside of.

[Glenn Butcher]

A lot of people I am sure will disagree with you Glenn. But the best way to predict the future is to look at the past; the aussies were running 9s in the early 90s.... I know technology will shorten the gap but theres still a long way to go!

Hi Rich!

Don\'t get me wrong, I\'m hanging for more cars here to be in the 9\'s and even 8\'s.  I know you guys can do it, but as you well know - it takes time/money/development/good crews/chassis builders/tuners/you name it! to get cars consistently running sub 9\'s/8\'s/7\'s etc.

It will certainly happen - I CERTAINLY want it to happen!!!

[oldone]

Get your drift Glen,my missus is the Business Partnership thingy at BUDGET\\AVIS,hence the background knowledge...she shakes hands with Emirates\\Chelsea...Bekenbauer\\World cup bid...etc,the point im trying to make is ...asking costs nothing.......... :wave

[Glenn Butcher]

Get your drift Glen,my missus is the Business Partnership thingy at BUDGET\\AVIS,hence the background knowledge...she shakes hands with Emirates\\Chelsea...Bekenbauer\\World cup bid...etc,the point im trying to make is ...asking costs nothing.......... :wave

Allo mate!

Yes - we need more people like you, just asking doesn\'t hurt as you say!  Even if we can\'t get an Oz car across - it would be great to have more company by-in to the event.  We are certainly trying, Andrew Nash (jinx) has done wonders, Andrew has put a list of companies together which we have contacted via Christmas cards [edit!] with rotorstock reminders etc. (around 170 companies I think).

All this time we have been trying very hard with Mazda UK, and some very unique contacts we have - to try and get the 787B here (actually since the very begining!) but with no success to date.  It is obviously a very expensive thing moving cars and crews around the world.  Perhaps we will get there one day with the 787B - that is my ultimate aim also.  But to be honest, after all our efforts it still isn\'t looking very likely.

All we can do is keep trying!  and putting on a great event.

[Carl]

Rich,
Dreaming is a good thing,without it no one would ever do anything new.And the population here is bigger than OZ,so it should be feasible really.After all my car has received a certain amount of limited sponsorship in a number of way\'s.For example,Ross (Dragon),Tim (RX motors) Gary (Rotary Art),Francesco Iannetti,Tech Dot engineering company,Clive (Shy Auto) to name a few.



Glen,
You may have forgotten that there are plenty of really fast cars over here.
I have seen road legal cars over run in the high sevens,and I mean totally road legal.
Also there are many other drag cars that regularly run in the 4\'s,5\'s and 6\'s that are very impressive.
They may not be rotaries but they are still here to see and on a regular basis too.So seeing a quick car is already available to all.

If this car did come it would indeed be very impressive,but also maybe it could be possible to persuade some of the Peurto Rican boy\'s or even Abel Ibbarra to come over?Their cost\'s maybe even cheaper,as they don\'t have to travel as far,and they are even quicker.
Regards
Carl

[Glenn Butcher]

Rich,
Dreaming is a good thing,without it no one would ever do anything new.And the population here is bigger than OZ,so it should be feasible really.After all my car has received a certain amount of limited sponsorship in a number of way\'s.For example,Ross (Dragon),Tim (RX motors) Gary (Rotary Art),Francesco Iannetti,Tech Dot engineering company,Clive (Shy Auto) to name a few.



Glen,
You may have forgotten that there are plenty of really fast cars over here.
I have seen road legal cars over run in the high sevens,and I mean totally road legal.
Also there are many other drag cars that regularly run in the 4\'s,5\'s and 6\'s that are very impressive.
They may not be rotaries but they are still here to see and on a regular basis too.So seeing a quick car is already available to all.

If this car did come it would indeed be very impressive,but also maybe it could be possible to persuade some of the Peurto Rican boy\'s or even Abel Ibbarra to come over?Their cost\'s maybe even cheaper,as they don\'t have to travel as far,and they are even quicker.
Regards
Carl

Any Japanese cars in the 7\'s??  Top Fuel and Funny cars yes for the 4\'s, 5\'s, & 6\'s - most are aware of this.  But are not interested!  I\'m not talking about these cars?

I know that there are many many other cars available, these guys are the only ones that have approached us about running their car here in the UK at ROTORSTOCK.

Carl - you know me, if you can get these other RX\'s and their owners interested in coming across.  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I certainly know of a few others that can run these times, and YES it may be cheaper to get other cars across.  But can we persuade them? who is going to pay for it? that is what this is all about really.

I know you of all people would love to see a 7 second pass in the flesh from a rotor!