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Old 04-09-2015, 01:24 PM   #1
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Default Which car would you drive around Bathurst?

This is just a scenario my mind wandered across while I was doing some mind-numbingly boring tasks at work

You get a phone call from Donald Trump, he tells you that he's sponsoring you to drive any car you want around Bathurst!

Parameters:

- You have a maximum of 161 laps (with 2 warm up laps).

- You can choose absolutely any vehicle ever made, including custom modified cars, prototypes, motorcycles and one-off models.

- You can choose whether you have competition or not and who that competition is.

- The pit-lane is active and teamed by a professional pit-crew, so you can actually make it into a timed event.

- Donald Trump will pay for any repairs necessary if you crash during the event but you will be forced to pay him back by becoming his barber.


Originally I had decided on Dick Johnson's 1981 Bathurst winning Tru-Blu XD Falcon but then I changed my mind and chose the 1971 race winner - Allan Moffat's GTHO Phase 3. I probably wouldn't attempt a competitive race but it would be nice to try a couple of timed-laps just for fun... although I would be wary of pushing it too hard in fear of the final parameter.

What would you choose?
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Old 04-09-2015, 01:48 PM   #2
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Competition, everyone gets one,

20 rounds each, but round is only reloaded at pits

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Old 04-09-2015, 02:31 PM   #3
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Reliant Robin .... because who wouldn't want to see one going over Skyline on its roof
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Old 04-09-2015, 02:36 PM   #4
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A smart car to live on the edge
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Old 04-09-2015, 02:45 PM   #5
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:03 PM   #6
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Mazda 787b just to pop a few eardrums
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:11 PM   #7
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A 911 GT3 RSR, 935/78 Moby Dick, A 917 and or a current 919.
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:13 PM   #8
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Hennessey viper for me but may need a few spare sets of tyres/gearboxes/engines etc... ;-)
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:14 PM   #9
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One of the Djr sierras with a 6 speed box instead of the top loader.
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Old 04-09-2015, 03:16 PM   #10
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An Austin land crab
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An Aurion.
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Old 04-09-2015, 04:00 PM   #12
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This would be my pick

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An Aurion.
found one he's giving it heaps
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Hey the beast, is that a photoshop or your car?? Looks awsome!!
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Hey the beast, is that a photoshop or your car?? Looks awsome!!

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Does it have under 100,000klm?
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Old 04-09-2015, 04:21 PM   #17
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XC Bathurst Cobra!

Fairly easy question, would be unreal to drive said car around said track!
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Old 04-09-2015, 05:47 PM   #18
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I would pick an awesome Tesla S85 (a number of people here says it's the most awesome car ever). So anyway, the S85 would probably do 10 laps at full power and then need a recharge, let's see 161 laps using a normal recharger would take approx 128 hours, but if Mr Musk were good enough to put a Supercharger recharger in pit lane then the 161 lap time would dramatically be reduced to approx 40 hours.
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You need to find a new job mate!
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Old 04-09-2015, 06:16 PM   #21
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Is there any other choice...?
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Old 04-09-2015, 06:36 PM   #23
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Would love to have a drive of Marcos Ambrose Pirtek BA Falcon V8 Supercar!


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An E-49 on the original track, no chase and full stick into murrays!

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A phase 3..... What a beautiful noise, a cleveland at 6000rpm!

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1994 DJR Bathurst winning EB Falcon for me thanks!
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Quantum GP700:



Yes it looks like a hat full of assholes but I know the dude who designed, built and tuned it, dude knows his stuff.

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Alan Moffats 1969 Mustang or Geoghans Super Falcon.
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I would say a GT-R. It's easier than having an unlimited choice IMO
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Co- driver can even sleep in the back.

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