Packbat wrote:I think I said this in the PM accepting your entry, but welcome to the forums! This is the first competition I've run, so it's pretty thrilling to see that it's also someone's first competition to enter.
Yup you did, but I'm happy to thank you again. As I said in my reply this was an interesting concept that was too intriguing for me to pass up.
strop wrote:Welcome Sebesseg! I feel that this is a slightly unpredictable competition due to the spread of factors and the way they're weighted, but the main message here is that most (all) of us are just here to have a bit of fun making cars that are various degrees of realistic
(Also my car may be 'competitive' according to the current pool but that has very little bearing on the balance of this particular contest... and I suspect most high displacement high power RWD cars here are going to mainly compete for Muscle car buyers).
Thank you! One of the aspects that drew me to the competition was the relative freedom allowed by the conditions. I agree that this will lead to some unpredictable results and I'm most interested in the wide variation in cars as a result of the freedoms. No worries, like I said I've lurked and you guys seem like a good bunch so I'm right there with you in the fun department.
I was just poking a little at your car because I honestly wouldn't have expected that much green. Indeed my car is mostly liked by the muscle car segment so I hope the hoons like that.
I, personally, probably wouldn't trust the car that I built
I went for a Hoon who loves to go fast and (fairly) loud. I sacrificed burn out potential for being able to dash down the road at great speed. I definitely cater to the hoon who loves speed over everything else. That might mean that I miss the mark, but that's fine. For those interested here is my car and a blurb of embellishment/marketing in a condescending, perhaps clarkson-esque tone. Also pardon the logo not matching the car, It feels wrong not to have a badge on the car, but I know the difficulties with making a badge
Heisler - Kardhal Sargossa 323 Track and Sport
Do you have a need for speed? Are you willing to do anything to feel that rush? To drive a car with that spine-breaking, neck-jerking g-force that has no regard for your safety and wants to push you out because you’re weighing it down? Look no further than the Heisler Kardhal Sargossa 323 Track and Sport (T/S). It will take you longer to pronounce the name and explain what it means than to get from 0-100km/h, and that’s no joke.
Just in case you do care enough to learn about what may end up killing you, though, let’s start from the beginning. Heisler is the Hungarian automobile/industrial-equipment division of Luther-FASE (an American multinational automaker) predominately meant to serve as a producer of all types of inexpensive transportation from the humblest of tractors to grittiest of supercars. Heisler started out, pre-WWI, as a maker of the finest French automobiles, because you can do no wrong when you have Hungarians making French cars. Fast forward a couple decades and its making imitation Porsches, off-branded and ruggedized for the leaders of eastern bloc countries, as well as farming implements for the proletariat masses. In 1990, Luther-FASE purchased Heisler and began educating its designers, workers and engineers in standard “American” practices. By 1992 the company was just about ready to start producing its new line-up, starting with a family sedan. Fast forward yet another year and Luther-FASE awards Heisler with a spot in its international line-up with its first task being to create a new “sports” car.
Heisler designers, while having received design training by the American company, had really only ever produced one car that resembled anything like a sports car, the Kardhal. The Kardhal, translating to “Swordfish”, had been a rough (and I mean like the car-industry version of the game ‘telephone’ rough) copy of each equivalent Porsche model. Of course the variation in design was drastic enough to avoid claims of infringement. To be fair, the only people to ever claim they were supposed to Porsches were the factory workers as the company itself supposedly never made such claims, whatever makes you work harder and enjoy doing so. “Sargossa” is named after the Sargasso Sea which is where the swordfish (the actual fish) spawns; with the “O” and “A” transposed because it quote “sounded more Italian, and the Italians make great cars.” “323” is simply the number of horses under the hood, assuming you can reach the peak at redline without blowing the engine. “Track and Sport (T/S)” nominates that this particular variant of the trim is specifically built be the rear-wheel driven hooligan’s dream car, and its comparison to other cars with the words “track” and or “sport” in the title is tenuous at best.
Comfortable, luxurious, well-equipped. These are words. Words that the Kardhal Sargossa 323 T/S doesn’t understand. Fast and demanding are two that it knows in spades. The Kardhal is very mechanical and raw delivering an intense driving experience on both the road and track. It has a tight cabin leaving enough space for you, a person of your choosing (typically a girl, or friend, or perhaps someone you hate and want to punish with an engine delivered punch to the gut) and the shifter in between.
Despite being rough around the edges, the Kardhal delivers a unique experience that will leave a lasting impression. It is perhaps one of the few cars at $12,000 and under able to grant such a wild ride. It’s almost guaranteed to make its driver money from street racing or be involved in some bouts of high speed jaunts to work. Will the hoons, appreciate it for what it is? Its rubber doesn’t burn particularly well and it’s almost as afraid of corners as most American muscle cars, but perhaps the smile on one’s face from having a quarter mile time that would make most Porsches blush is all that matters.
Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:46 am 
