(1980) Communist Racing (FINAL RACE DONE)

[pyrlix]

Your car passed!

[HighOctaneLove]

A tribute to an absolutely mediocre Romanian rally car - the Dacia Liberta - that I adored as a kid



I tried to keep it as true to the original as could, so it's NA, FF (I wish there was an option for longitudinal FF), McPherson strut front, torsion beam rear (again, no option for solid rear axle in FF configuration). Unlike it's real sibling, this one is set in motion by a V8 with some serious grunt. Much like the real thing, it should get its ass whipped.

That's one badass looking rallycar!!! Even if it was crap, who cares when you're looking the business wherever you go!

[strop]

Strop's skinny front tires are weird. I wonder what he's up too.

Well, he's got a mid-engined car, probably with 30/70 weight distribution. The skinny tires probably help the tameness so much they improve the times.

Absolutely, with no down force, balancing the friction with grip is important! You'd be surprised, the car goes a good 4-5s faster around airfield with appropriately selected tyre widths.

[pyrlix]

The KGB leaked a photo of the first test runs of the new soviet hopes...

It was found in the Sovetsky Sport from today. However the issue from today is printed in decadent colours...



They say that the cars perform very good compared to the ones from our rivals... but only the three very best will be chosen. The rest has to work in gulags for making look soviet union bad.

[RaduST]

Great idea with the starting grid

[strop]

Third row!? Curses! It will take much work to overtake and avoid the Gulags!

[Cheeseman]

And then there is my oddball, the Zhivkov Lev. The only one in the Cortina body, and the only one in a boring colour

[pyrlix]

Its the only decadent western oriented car!

[HighOctaneLove]

I have to avoid the Gulags?!?!?!?!?!

I need to prepare for myself a plan B... *slips a loaded Tokarev into my waistband*

edit: I've been applying some techniques to my entry for this race and I've just found out that my entry is so badly tuned that if I get better than last place then I'll disqualify myself!!!

[Trollercoaster]

Welcome to new car from the Fabricca Italiana Lampredi

the F.I.L. Troll




Is very fast, looks good and makes the soviet union proud of it. The team hopes that it can lead to glorious races for us!
No gulag for us and our weird engine and drivetrain.

[pyrlix]

We reached 11 participants now! The party and comrade Brezhnev is proud of everyone.

Comrades... join and revolutionize the soviet racing league!

[QuantoSolo]

The Sibirskij traktorov i stacionarnye dvigateli fabrika proudly presents the Siberia Sports. It's a blend of proven technology and fine precision workmanship.



Edit: PM done, hope it qualifies. Hope even more it's not a complete disaster.

[RaduST]

Insane styling!

[Cheeseman]

I don't feel so odd for using the Cortina body now. Thanks

[QuantoSolo]

@RaduST: Thanks, but I must admit the other sides of the car are quite plain.

@Cheeseman: Thanks to you too, without your entry I might have thought different about choosing this body even I wanted to use it.