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

[bnaellis]

There is no fight mate just advising that if money was the only thing standing in the way of having a 7 sec rx7 then lots more people would have one.
But as rich said apart from a serious amount of dosh its the knowledge to be able to build & tune such a beast on probably alcohol at probably 40+psi boost
is beyond the level we have attained as yet in the UK.

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

IMHO I think it would be a fantastic idea. I\'m looking at this as an opportunity for all in the rotor scene not just a case of "us and them". I can see the negatives but I feel the positives far outway the negs. I\'m sure if the car did come over the drivers and crew etc would be more than willing to pass on some knowledge/tips and idea\'s (correct me if I\'m wrong Glenn !!!!) to help the guy\'s that are knocking on the door already. It would also send a pretty clear message to all the non rotor buffs that there are quick cars that dont have pistons and what better place than RS3. And as much as we enjoyed the jet cars (me & the missus & kids) I\'d much prefer to see a rapid rex flying the flag over the weekend.

Fingers crossed it happens and we have an excellent addition to a great weekend  

Jase

p.s hope this hasnt trod on any toes

[MikeLMR]

any chance of Mazda stumping up some ££\'s ? it\'d be great advertising for the rotary (hence Rx8) and they have already featured a drag racing Rx7 in the Mazda mag ... just a thought and I\'d guess its already been thought of ?

My other thought is can this be included as part of a larger trip i.e as a stop off on the way to Peurto Rico or the USA ... I\'d guess costs could be shared out then ?

[dandan]

if the money could be arranged, i would definately plump for bringing the jap boys over, as you are guaranteed a result from it.
It says in the note glenn got, \'a car able to run reliable 7 second runs\', whereas even if nine grand did get a uk car up to spec, there is no certainty it will hit 7 secs by rotorstock, or even work at all!
I would love as much as anyone to see a bonkers uk car, hopefully someone with too much money will get involved in the idea one day soon, but due to the rotorstock reputation being on the line, plus a lot of money at stake, bring the jap guys over, sit back and smell the tyre rubber.

[sadgoth]

tough call this one! I think having a 7 secong rotary run in public on British tarmac would certainly let the British public realise that there is so much more yet we can get out of the rotary engine (I don\'t think many non-rotor enthusiasts realise the potential), I think it would give us the inspiration we need to push the boundaries even more (not saying that Geoff, Ross, Carl, Gary G and Tim aren\'t pushing the boundaries - but they are the top of the UK scene so to see IN THE FLESH what the world top cars are capable of, would be an inspiration). The filp side is wouldn\'t it be great for a UK car to be able to run those sort of times? How far off that are we here though? As has already been said, to run 8s or 7s isn\'t just down to throwing cash at the car, it requires top drivers, crew and a very well sorted car.

I for one would love to see a 7 second rotary run the Shakespear County raceway, even if it is just to wipe the smirk off the faces of the GTR and Evo communities! If we had the chance to see how the Aussies do it, next year maybe one of the UK cars would be in the in the 7s!?!?

[Andy_k]

What would happen if the TCR RX-7 broke on the start line and wasn\'t able to continue the weekend. The Crew would still need paying and car would need shipping back still all for a 7 sec\'s tubbed motor. That would be a lot of money wasted.

Would they be able to pull off a 7 sec run in the uk, with our weather also our tracks aren\'t like there\'s.
We wouldn\'t be proving much to the other communities by buying another car over to compete.

PERSONALLY I\'d much rather see OUR TUNERS complete the goal by themselves, which hopefully they will in time, given our support.

[sdminus]

May be im just bias towards Gary G. I know how much has gone into it. Cash, Hours, Development etc. ITs not just been thrown together from a stock fd. He is not on here to vouch and dont really think he is interested in cat fights etc ( He has far more pressing issues at hand)

I agree it would be nice to see a oz special but what would anybody learn from it. Its just my opinion. Seems a bit like inviting the space shuttle to your local air show.
Spend your money wisely ££££

Scott

[20B_boy]

May be im just bias towards Gary G. I know how much has gone into it. Cash, Hours, Development etc. ITs not just been thrown together from a stock fd.

No ones taking any thing away from Gary or his car. I\'m sure he will be first to admit that its unlikely to run 7s any time soon tho - the testing and setup of a full on drag car to get it working right let a lone \'competitive\' has got to be mammoth. I dunno how far away he is but I guess thats at the back of his mind at the moment and rightly so.

This isnt a debate as to who should get 10K to run a 7, cause lets face it it isnt going to happen! The idea (albeit a very expensive!!!) is/was to have a spectacle for other Rotary fans to enjoy at RS - or thats how i see it any way; RS is already diluted enough with other jap tat so some thing centrally rotary like this (or some thing else suitably ROTARY) would be a good crowd pleaser and help to cement RS as a ROTARY event...

R.

[clive]

This isnt a debate as to who should get 10K to run a 7, cause lets face it it isnt going to happen! The idea (albeit a very expensive!!!) is/was to have a spectacle for other Rotary fans to enjoy at RS - or thats how i see it any way; RS is already diluted enough with other jap tat so some thing centrally rotary like this (or some thing else suitably ROTARY) would be a good crowd pleaser and help to cement RS as a ROTARY event...

R.

Thanks Rich for putting this all back into prospective !.

Yes it would be awesome to see an Aussie car turn these times on U/K soil but we know that this won\'t happen even though the ground work has been done to bring these guys with this amazing car over, unless of course we have a benevolent lottery winner in our midst ?.

The idea of Glenn posting this up is to show you all that even in the depths of winter things are still happening to bring an even better Rotorstock together for all to enjoy.

[Carl]

To me the very best car to have at Rotorstock would be the winning LeMans car,the 787b.
As for the thoughts that money of the amount being suggested would have no affect on current UK cars that are already quick by UK standards,I think that some people are living in La La land.That kind of money,in addition to the money that has been spent up to now on those cars and also no doubt will be spend in the future anyway has got to make a pretty big difference.I am not saying it would make a 7 second car,but it must be pretty close.
That sort of money could make quite a significant difference to a car.
The thought about the car coming over from OZ and breaking was pretty interesting.
Regards
Carl

[Carl]

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

[John Yorke]

I always thought Rotorstock was a showcase for our beloved cars? A 7sec drag car [rotary] is MUCH more attractive proposition that those JET cars, bearing in mind we are talking Japanese  and the best to date in the UK is 9sec. We are a small community surely if this can happen it would be a spectical.
What would be even better though is a UK ROTARY actualy winning the event, be it a 10sec car or a 8sec car, if there are people able to put money up for this event I feel it should be put into the UK rotary scene.
MY 2p\'s worth

[robedwards99]

Just a thought but what is the state of that russian guys car that I\'ve seen posted on here???
It looked pretty quick! Would it be so much cheaper to bring that over??

[Ricco_04]

At least one thing we all agree on is that we want to see the look of shock and horror on all the faces who own straght 6\'s   :yes

Have some of that  :bandit

[Martiny]

I always thought Rotorstock was a showcase for our beloved cars? A 7sec drag car [rotary] is MUCH more attractive proposition that those JET cars, bearing in mind we are talking Japanese  and the best to date in the UK is 9sec. We are a small community surely if this can happen it would be a spectical.
What would be even better though is a UK ROTARY actualy winning the event, be it a 10sec car or a 8sec car, if there are people able to put money up for this event I feel it should be put into the UK rotary scene.
MY 2p\'s worth

mmm jet engine IS a Rotary ! :mmmm