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Title: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: rktmanfj on November 20, 2011, 10:38:54 PM
I've heard of and seen the Legends cars for years now, but I'd never seen these...  THIS would be fun!       :good:

http://www.legendsmodified.com/ (http://www.legendsmodified.com/)
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: FJmonkey on November 20, 2011, 10:47:36 PM
Midget and Super Midget racing, Gardina Ascot Park in So Cal (some years ago). Maybe I got the class wrong, but way cool and fun to watch.... 
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: rktmanfj on November 20, 2011, 10:51:39 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on November 20, 2011, 10:47:36 PM
Midget and Super Midget racing, Gardina Ascot Park in So Cal (some years ago). Maybe I got the class wrong, but way cool and fun to watch.... 

Yeah, I live in the middle of dirt racing country, spent a couple of seasons working on race cars in Steve Kinser's shop, but I'd never seen these.

LEGENDS dirt cars, with FJ / XJR engines, see?
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: Brook on November 20, 2011, 11:10:48 PM
......Like they say, LOL..... Dirt is for racing- asphalt is to get there!! 
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: Harvy on November 20, 2011, 11:11:15 PM
Quote from: rktmanfj on November 20, 2011, 10:38:54 PM
I've heard of and seen the Legends cars for years now, but I'd never seen these...  THIS would be fun!       :good:

http://www.legendsmodified.com/ (http://www.legendsmodified.com/)


It would be a whole lot more fun if it wasn't going round and round in circles.
I've never been able to understand the desire to do that!

Harvy
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: Brook on November 20, 2011, 11:26:19 PM
..... if you have never tryed it,  it would be hard to understand.
on dirt, you actually steer the car with the rear wheels.
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: Harvy on November 21, 2011, 12:17:29 AM
Brook, done plenty of rally driving in my day, so I know what you mean by steering with the rear end.....but round and round and round.....!!! just can't get excited about that I'm afraid.

Harvy
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: racerrad8 on November 21, 2011, 01:07:03 PM
Yep, that is the new dirt car they are producing in collaboration with Ray Evernham. My son has driven one and said it was pretty cool, but Jimmy Sills jumped in the car and made everyone else look like they were on a Sunday drive.

We will have to see how they take off over the next couple of years.

Randy - RPM
Title: Re: Legends Dirt Modified Cars?
Post by: rktmanfj on November 21, 2011, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: racerrad8 on November 21, 2011, 01:07:03 PM
Yep, that is the new dirt car they are producing in collaboration with Ray Evernham. My son has driven one and said it was pretty cool, but Jimmy Sills jumped in the car and made everyone else look like they were on a Sunday drive.

We will have to see how they take off over the next couple of years.

Randy - RPM


I can see that taking off in this part of the country.

There are some nice asphalt tracks here, but a LOT more decent dirt tracks!

Heck, we even have a figure-8 track.

Wonder how fast one of those would be with a set of (sprint car-like) wings on it...  hmmm.