NationStates Jolt Archive

Okay, so being a big car fan i though that rather than using a full blown political visit to a nation as a better way of getting to know their country, i thought that several nations could sign up to a sort of Gumball Rally, but without winners and losers, but just to meet nations and make friends.

I was thinking something like this as an application form:

Drivers Name (1 Max):
Brief Driving Background:
Car Driven (Must Be Real, Provide Picture If Possible):
Route (Through Your Nation, i.e. Somewhere to Somewhere-Else, via Road 92):

So mine may look like this:

Drivers Name: Alex Webster
Brief Driving Background: Professional Race Driver (2005-Now)
Car Driven: Ford GT LM Spec II
Pcture: Ford GT LM Spec II (http://images2.photomania.com/203664/1/radCAE07.jpg)
Route: Pelagious Port To Hydria Port, Via Orkney Mountain Roads

So, if you're interested, say so and also point out any improvements that could be made and i'll compile a list of Drivers, Cars & Routes when it gets some more support

Oh, and this is Modern Tech, for the record.

Suggestions For Cars:
Calsonic Skyline (http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/speedway/4868/skyline-02.jpg)
Castrol GT1 Supra (http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~taku/car/motegi/castrol_supra.jpg)
Mobil 1 Honda NSX (http://supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1999/cha99_6/996qual_ph/064.jpg)
Dodge Viper GTS-R (http://www.7extrememotorsports.com/lemans/cars/dodge-viper-gtsr-20.jpg)
Aston Martin N24 V8 Vantage (http://www.automotoportal.com/media/images/vijesti/061218002.jpg)

Directory Of Cars In Gran Turismo 4 (http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/)

Bump For Interest?

Bump

Anyone?

Sounds like a pretty good idea. Is there any other reason for doing it besides positive foreign relations though?

Anyhow,

Drivers Name: Sophia Drafus
Brief Driving Background: Proffesional Test Driver (1997 - 2005)
Car Driven: Honda NSX Type R
Picture: Honda NSX Type R (http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/Honda-NSX/Honda-NSX-062.jpg)
Route: Donauh Airfield - Orkney Mountain Tunnel

Since we're in the same Region, my route may as well lead into yours. If that's OK?

LOL I am more than a bit of a car fan, but I've had an aweful day so it will be tomorrow before I can think something up...maybe...

Drivers Name: Charli Firewalker
Brief Driving Background: Long distance Courier, instructor for high speed driving with specialty in mountainous Terrain.
Car Driven: Jaguar XJ220 Prototype.
Pcture: Up later
Route: Up later

Specs:

engine: V12
valvetrain: DOHC 4 Valves / Cyl
displacement: 6222 cc / 379.7 cu in
bore: 92 mm / 3.62 in
stroke: 78.7 mm / 3.1 in
power: 395.2 kw / 530.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm
hp per litre: 85.18 bhp per litre bhp/weight
torque: 542 nm / 399.8 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
drive wheels: Mid Engine / 4WD
weight: 1560 kg / 3439 lbs
wheelbase: 2845 mm / 112.0 in
length: 5130 mm / 202.0 in
width: 2000 mm / 78.7 in
height 1151 mm / 45.3 in
transmission: 5-Speed Manual
top speed: 373 kph / 223. mph
0 - 60 mph: 3.5 seconds
drag: 0.38 Cd

Engine
At the heart of the XJ220 prototype lay a highly developed version of Jaguar’s production V12 engine. Bored and stroked from 90x70mm to 92x78mm, the swept volume was increased 16% to 6,222cc and ran a compression ration of 10 to 1. Its all alloy block was machined down to save space and weight, and a magnesium sump cover plate on the bottom provided dry-sump lubrication to allow the engine to sit low down in the chassis.

Valve gear
On top of each bank of cylinders was a twin-cam, four-valve per cylinder alloy head. The magnesium rocker covers had ‘Jaguar V12 four-valve’ picked out in polished relief, and in the vee between the heads the intake ports lead into 12 vertical velocity stacks. In place of a distributor, the V12 used individual coils mounted on each spark plug cap. Both the ignition and the sequential fuel injection used Zytek microprocessor control.

Cooling
Preventing 500+ bhp of mid-mounted V12 overheating, IMI Marston came up with an alloy radiator package that also contained heat exchangers for the engine and transmission oil. Front-mounted and assisted by electric fans, cooling air was drawn in from a duct under the nose of the car.

Power delivery
400+ ft lb of torque was transmitted through a 7.25-in twin-plate AP Racing clutch sitting behind a much smaller flywheel. With a smaller diameter ring gear, the V12 used a starter motor mounted towards the front of the block, driving through a two-piece universally jointed quill shaft.

Bolted to the back of the block, a special casting housed the rear bevel differential with a viscous coupling across the outputs to progressively direct more torque to the wheel with the most grip. A shaft from the clutch passed under this, taking the drive to a five-speed gearbox bolted behind.

To fit in with the car’s rearward weight bias, the torque was split 31% to the front and 69% to the rear. Drive to the front passed along a quill shaft where the distributor shaft would ordinarily have been, located with a central bearing and a casting bolted to the front of the block.

The front differential was a conventional bevel gear type with another viscous coupling across it but, because the drive to it spins slightly slower than the output to the rear differential, it needed a 2.76:1 ratio rather than the rear’s 2.88:1 to turn the wheels at the same speed.

Suspension
No suspension loads pass directly into the chassis. At the rear, double unequal-length wishbones were pivoted directly on the transaxle casings at the bottom, and via a small subframe to the same casings at the top. Two Koni spring/damper units per side were mounted almost horizontally, and operated by a bell-crank that was part of the upper wishbone. Cast alloy uprights pivoted on bearings to allow for a four-wheel-steering system to be installed later.

The suspension layout at the front was similar, effectively unequal length double wishbones, but with a welded steel subframe holding the front differential, upper and lower wishbones and the steering rack. A single lay-down Koni spring/damper unit was used each side, operated from the lower wishbone via a pushrod and rocker.

Brakes
To stop the XJ220 from 200+ mph, AP racing 13-in diameter ventilated discs and four-pot calipers with differential piston sizes were used on each wheel. An electrically driven Wabco hydraulic power booster was fitted to bring pedal pressures down. Similarly, Wabco also supplied the four-channel anti-lock brake system.

Chassis
To tie everything together, a fully bonded alloy chassis was used. Using high manganese aluminium alloy sheets and single part epoxy glue to join the panels together, provided a very stiff, lightweight structure with excellent corrosion resistance that is very strong and deforms progressively under impact.

The body was hand built by Abbey Panels and features scissor-style doors

In May 1991, the prototype passed the crash test with flying colours on the first time – rearward displacement of the steering wheel was only 13mm and all the glazing stayed in place and the doors still opened normally, even the headlights and front tires survived. For the roll-over simulation test pressure was exerted on the roof to test that the car could withstand the required level of 1.5 times the vehicle’s body weight – over 2000kg for the XJ220. The test was discontinued at a downward pressure of 10 tons with no body deformation. Not even the windscreen was cracked.

Notes:
The XJ220 held the record for the highest top speed of a production car at 218mph until succeeded by the McLaren F1 and with a 0 to 100mph time of just 7.9 seconds it rates as one of the fastest accelerating road cars ever produced, beating a Pagani Zonda in a race on the BBC's TopGear. In 1993 an XJ220C, driven by John Nielsen, David Brabham and David Coulthard took a class win at Le Mans, but sadly was disqualified two weeks later for a technical infringement.

Ah, sorry mate, but we're not doing this anymore. Ustio + Navarus are already doing this now.

Yeah, I'd love to join in on this. I'll get some more information and a route ASAP.


It seems the event is off. Nevermind...

Ah, sorry mate, but we're not doing this anymore. Ustio + Navarus are already doing this now.

Yeah, as i said i'm already doing a pilot RP with Navarus, so if we go full time i'll let you know, but feel free to post your ideas here and we'll see what can be done.

Okay, we're back on!

Here are the confirmed Drivers & Cars

1. Ustio North - Alex Webster, Ford GT LM Spec II (http://images2.photomania.com/203664/1/radCAE07.jpg)
2. Navarus - Katie Bridgewater, Art Morrison Corvette '60 (http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/11/binary_bucket.jpg)
3. Tannara - Charli Firewalker, Jaguar XJ220 Prototype (http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-460x345/xj220_9w.jpg)
4. Pablicosta - Phil Bass, Aston Martin V12 RS (http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/rs01.thumbnail.jpg)
5. Van Luxemburg - Giancarlo Moretti, Lepanto 650 Moiano (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13240190&postcount=20)

Currently the route is something like this:

Navarus
Before The Rally - Drivers to arrive at the Dafru hotel in Navarus to attend the opening ceremony
1st Day - From the Dafru Hotel in Navarus, we head south to Deep Forest Raceway in the Erdannes Forest. We spend a day there and stay the night.
2nd Day - After our night at Deep Forest Raceway, we continue south towards the Orkney Mountain Tunnel, Navarus - Ustio Border.

Ustio North
3rd Day - After leaving Navarus via the Orkney Mountain Tunnel, we head to Solis Ortis Racetrack for a day of sports. We spend the night in the nearby Glamour Hotel.
4th Day - From Solis Ortis Racetrack we head west on the longest drive of the trip through Ustio. Over 750Km to the Elegance Hotel in Hydria, the Ustian Capital.
5th Day - After Spending the night in Hydria, drivers head for Hydria Intl. Airport to catch a flight to Pablicosta.

Pabilcosta
Day 6 - We fly in to Valdon International and head West through Evergreen National Park towards The Bear Mountains, before taking the road through the foothills South. We follow the Straights River from its confluence to Lake Hushing and then onto Jewel Bay where the drivers will stay the night.
Day 7 - A shorter run along the coast to Ivory Bay, just 200 miles with beautiful views out towards Cook Island. This run will allow the drivers to push these high performance engines one the wide straight highway but also cruise between the scenic points as we hit the narrower A roads. We spend the night in Ivory City at the Olympia Hotel.
Day 8 - After driving up the estuary at Ivory City we join the Maltese River and cross it towards Lake Geisha, the largest body of water in Pablicosta at over 150 miles in length and approximately 50 miles across. A great days driving is to be had looping through the A and B roads as we make our way right around the Lake before heading South to rejoin The Coast Road back to Ivory City where the boat will be waiting to take drivers over to Van Luxemburg

Van Luxemburg
Day 9 - Arrival in the port of Soligo. We will immediately head towards Arvaglio via the Autobahn A365 , where we will stay the rest of the day and spend the first night in Van Luxemburg.
Day 10 - From Arvaglio, we take local country roads towards Villa Cipresso, through a hilly/mountaineous area. The curvy and winding roads here will provide a challenge for every car in the convoy. We will spend the night in a villa in Villa Cipresso.
Day 11 - Autobahn time! Time to test the top speeds of our vehicles on Van Luxemburg's quality Autobahn system. We will follow Autobahn A89 until we can connect onto the A897 Pavignano-Venezia. We will spend the night near the Moiano test track (property of Lepanto and Monteluci). This will be one of the most intensive days in terms of distance: roughly 1000 km.
Day 12 - The last day in Van Luxemburg. We will have a track day at Moiano, before loading onto the boat in Venezia for another leg in a foreign country.




if you wish to propose another day and route, please feel free to do so.

The IC thread won't be up untill we have finished the route though

Okay, in that case I'll enter Phil Bass, a National Touring Car champion 3 for three successive seasons. He'll be driving an Aston Martin V12 RS.

Also, there's a great stretch of road in Pablicosta if you'd be interested in including it in the tour?

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Route

Day 1: We fly in to Valdon International and head West through Evergreen National Park towards The Bear Mountains, before taking the road through the foothills South. We follow the Straights River from its confluence to Lake Hushing and then onto Jewel Bay where the drivers will stay the night.
Day 2: A shorter run along the coast to Ivory Bay, just 200 miles with beautiful views out towards Cook Island. This run will allow the drivers to push these high performance engines one the wide straight highway but also cruise between the scenic points as we hit the narrower A roads. We spend the night in Ivory City at the Olympia Hotel.
Day 3: After driving up the estuary at Ivory City we join the Maltese River and cross it towards Lake Geisha, the largest body of water in Pablicosta at over 150 miles in length and approximately 50 miles across. A great days driving is to be had looping through the A and B roads as we make our way right around the Lake before heading South to rejoin The Coast Road back to Ivory City where the boat will be waiting.

Yeah, if you've got a start location (a port or airport) and a finish point (a port, airport or hotel etc) just post them and i'll add them to the route.

Yeah, if you've got a start location (a port or airport) and a finish point (a port, airport or hotel etc) just post them and i'll add them to the route.



Done.

Okay, that's great.

(OOC: Only RL cars? I can't take any of my VLT Automotive Group cars?)

Well, only if you have a picture of the car you plan to use.

I've checked out your store BTW, and as far as i'm concerned you can use any of the cars which have images. The reasoning is that i don't really want people coming in going "I've got this frida-ff119" etc and its the bloody batmobile.

BTW all, i've added pictures for all confirmed cars in this. Click the names to see more

Well, only if you have a picture of the car you plan to use.

I've checked out your store BTW, and as far as i'm concerned you can use any of the cars which have images. The reasoning is that i don't really want people coming in going "I've got this frida-ff119" etc and its the bloody batmobile.

BTW all, i've added pictures for all confirmed cars in this. Click the names to see more


That's a nice shot of the Aston. Just a note though, in the route list you've named me as Pablicosto.

That's a nice shot of the Aston. Just a note though, in the route list you've named me as Pablicosto.

Oh s**t, sorry about that. I didn't sleep last night so it's probably affected my conentration a bit.

That image was a bugger to get hold of. Every other one said "We Do Not Allow Image Linking"

Very well then. I will utilise a Lepanto 650 Moiano (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13240190&postcount=20) for this instance. If you think the car might be too extreme (as in, too fast or anything), I can always switch to another VLT product.

Drivers Name: Giancarlo Moretti
Brief Driving Background: The 45-year old Giancarlo Moretti is the head of the Lepanto garages in Venezia, where these supercars are built. He overlooks the construction of the cars, but also often drives them, to test and finetune them.
Car Driven (with picture): Lepanto 650 Moiano (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13240190&postcount=20)
Route:

Map of Van Luxemburg (Large! 56K users forget it!) (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/VanLuxemburg/VLRoadsTest8.png)

Day 1: Arrival in the port of Soligo. We will immediately head towards Arvaglio via the Autobahn A365 , where we will stay the rest of the day and spend the first night in Van Luxemburg.
Day 2: From Arvaglio, we take local country roads towards Villa Cipresso, through a hilly/mountaineous area. The curvy and winding roads here will provide a challenge for every car in the convoy. We will spend the night in a villa in Villa Cipresso.
Day 3: Autobahn time! Time to test the top speeds of our vehicles on Van Luxemburg's quality Autobahn system. We will follow Autobahn A89 until we can connect onto the A897 Pavignano-Venezia. We will spend the night near the Moiano test track (property of Lepanto and Monteluci). This will be one of the most intensive days in terms of distance: roughly 1000 km.
Day 4: The last day in Van Luxemburg. We will have a track day at Moiano, before loading onto the boat in Venezia for another leg in a foreign country.

Yeah, that car's okay. I'll add you to the list now.

Nice map, though i did get lost after the first night, as i couldn't find Villa Cipresso.

Here's my suggestion for the Tanaaran stretch of things

Day One, Arrive by air via Tanaaran Air Transport's specially configured 747's at Transfer Point Star Port which serves the capitol city of Montguard in the early to mid afternoon - spend the rest of the day either having a fun day at at the Tanaaran Military Academy's famous "Improvised Incidents" Track - or if putting yourself though high speed escape and evasion maneuvers is not to taste, one can take in the many sights of the city - museums, award winning Architecture, stunning botanical gardens, world class theatre, shopping and much more. The Hotel Helipolis will be hosting the group overnight

Day Two in the morning it's east on the Via Equus, an autobahn like five lane divided super highway - like all such in Tanaara it has no maximum speed limit, just a minimum. 500 miles to Primavera, though the emerald hills and river valleys where blooded horses will race you along their fence lines and we will overnight at the Twilight Pavilion, a Crown Estate.

Day Three Leaving the Via Equus, and heading south southeast on to the Jungle Way - which like the Via Equus is a five lane divided super expressway -Crossing the immense length of the Eldarin Bridge that spans the hundred mile width of the River Cel'marr and the Lorriien Valley as you enter the northern most jungle in the nation. Covering four hundred miles we will stay at Ramsay Roads, one of the oldest racetracks in the nation.

Day Four is a track day at Ramsay Roads, or just for rest.

Day Five, Six, & Seven- You will be driving the breathtaking Valley of Fire Highway into the Lossefanyar Athan, Snow beyond the Sky, a massive mountain system that rivals the better known Himalayas in breath and heights. The scenery is truly spectacular here, as the two lane highway winds steeply ever up between the six active volcanoes that make up the Valley of Fire National wilderness preserve. The three nights will be spent at private villas. This stretch covers a thousand miles and there are sections in here that rival the world famous “Tail of the Dragon” (http://www.grahamcountytravel.com/maps/DRAGONmap.gif) http://www.atddm.com/skyway.jpg

Day Eight - arrive at Starafell Valley around noon, and from there TAT will once again transport us to our next leg.

And a good look at the Jag to end all Jag's (http://www.atddm.com/jag220)...

Here's my suggestion for the Tanaaran stretch of things

Day One, Arrive by air via Tanaaran Air Transport's specially configured 747's at Transfer Point Star Port which serves the capitol city of Montguard in the early to mid afternoon - spend the rest of the day either having a fun day at at the Tanaaran Military Academy's famous "Improvised Incidents" Track - or if putting yourself though high speed escape and evasion maneuvers is not to taste, one can take in the many sights of the city - museums, award winning Architecture, stunning botanical gardens, world class theatre, shopping and much more. The Hotel Helipolis will be hosting the group overnight

Day Two in the morning it's east on the Via Equus, an autobahn like five lane divided super highway - like all such in Tanaara it has no maximum speed limit, just a minimum. 500 miles to Primavera, though the emerald hills and river valleys where blooded horses will race you along their fence lines and we will overnight at the Twilight Pavilion, a Crown Estate.

Day Three Leaving the Via Equus, and heading south southeast on to the Jungle Way - which like the Via Equus is a five lane divided super expressway -Crossing the immense length of the Eldarin Bridge that spans the hundred mile width of the River Cel'marr and the Lorriien Valley as you enter the northern most jungle in the nation. Covering four hundred miles we will stay at Ramsay Roads, one of the oldest racetracks in the nation.

Day Four is a track day at Ramsay Roads, or just for rest.

Day Five, Six, & Seven- You will be driving the breathtaking Valley of Fire Highway into the Lossefanyar Athan, Snow beyond the Sky, a massive mountain system that rivals the better known Himalayas in breath and heights. The scenery is truly spectacular here, as the two lane highway winds steeply ever up between the six active volcanoes that make up the Valley of Fire National wilderness preserve. The three nights will be spent at private villas. This stretch covers a thousand miles and there are sections in here that rival the world famous “Tail of the Dragon” (http://www.grahamcountytravel.com/maps/DRAGONmap.gif) http://www.atddm.com/skyway.jpg

Day Eight - arrive at Starafell Valley around noon, and from there TAT will once again transport us to our next leg.

And a good look at the Jag to end all Jag's (http://www.atddm.com/jag220)...

That might be a bit too long. We've tried to keep it to about 3 or 4 days per country.

Deep Forest Raceway: http://www.ps2fantasy.com/games/gran_turismo_3/preview/4.jpg

Bump

Unless we get more interest, i see no reason why you guys can't enter a second driver.

You might want to tg Imitora, he's very interested in such RP's.

And Redone to shorten...

Day One through Three[/i]Arrive Starafell Valley InterContinental Airport around noon courtesy of Tanaran Air Transport. Spend the rest of the day enjoying the sights of this spectacular mountain valley. There are plenty of local roads to meander down and hot springs to enjoy. There is skiiing year around. We will overnight at the Overlook, the valleys premier resort. In the morning we will be driving down though the breathtaking Valley Of Fire on the Fire River Highway, down from the Lossefanyar Athan, Snow beyond the Sky, a massive mountain system that rivals the better known Himalayas in breath and heights. The scenery is truly spectacular here, as the two lane highway winds steeply ever down between the six active volcanoes that make up the Valley of Fire National Wilderness Preserve. The two nights enroute will be spent at private villas. This stretch winds back and forth over a thousand miles and there are sections in here that rival the world famous “Tail of the Dragon” (http://www.grahamcountytravel.com/maps/DRAGONmap.gif) for the number of black diamond driving skill level. The highway is in excellent shape and is designed to allow vehicles to make the most of speed and handling. [B]Day Two will be the longest stretch. And at the end of Day Three we be at Ramsay Roads, one of the oldest racetracks in the nation, staying at the eqally historis Sportsman's Inn for the night. http://www.atddm.com/skyway.jpg

Day Four will be a Track Track Day - Ramsay Roads, just out side of picturesque Ramstat, lays within a large natural bowl- actually an extinct volcano caldera - allowing the spectators to see nearly 75% of the circuit at all times. The grandstands are build into the wals of the bowl.

That evening TAT will fly us out of Ramstat International to our next destination.

I'll have Maps up tomorrow of route and track...

You might want to tg Imitora, he's very interested in such RP's.

Are they a regular to the forums?

Oh by the way, in the interest of me putting in some good posts I wont be entering a second driver.

Oh by the way, in the interest of me putting in some good posts I wont be entering a second driver.

Thats Okay. It's only if anybody wants to.

I really wish I lived in a world where LM and GT cars were capable of driving on real roads...So, is this like, an actual point to point road rally, or putting trailer queens in an 18 wheeler and just driving to race tracks?

Oh, and I'm torn on what car to enter. VLT L4 GT Coupe, 99 Porsche, Toyota Supra, Mazda FC RX7, or VLT L5 GT.

My guys' GT is a normal GT, but it's been tuned to be as fast as the LM and look like the LM in the picture i provided.

but it's been tuned to be as fast as the LM.

How?

I'll have a character bio and car up shortly.

DRIVER:
Name: Jason "Hollywood" Banks
Gender: Male
Nationality: Imitoran
Age: 31
HT: 6'1"
WT: 200
Education: Bachelors Degree International Relations, MBA from Northampton School of International Business
Personality: Jason, like most Imitorans, is cocky as all get out, but of course, loyal to a fault. Part of Imitora's neavue riche, he tends to spend his way though life at the moment, and is usually the first in line to buy the newest toys and treats for those that can afford it. However, he comes across to many as laid back, and much prefers to spend his nights and weekends immersing himself in the Northampton night life. Like many, he has been into the auto culture of Imitora since he was young, and now has a rather sizable garage of his own personal dream cars. His nick name comes from his first business, Slideways Productions, a production company that focuses on producing DVDs of the Imitoran automotive culture, as well as other life style films, numerous Imitoran musical chart toppers, and organizing high dollar car shows and races. He is also the CEO of Stage 10 Imports that specializes in the import and export of heavily modified vehicles, which is the preferred importer and exporter of several main stream Imitoran tuning houses, and is the top promoters in Northampton. He is an avid investor, and most of his small fortune came from playing the stock market, as well as the Imitoran Speculative Trade Market.
Driving Experience: Active member in the BMW CCI (Car Club Imitora), Porsche Owners of Imitora, and Imitoran Ferrari Club, all three of which bring him plenty of access to numerous track days; Has raced in and completed twelve Imitoran Players Runs and three Imitoran Cannonballs; Organizer and triple first time finisher of the SAFE-Stupid Ass Fun Excursion, the newest Imitoran cross country race.
Photo: Here (http://www.101lifestyle.com/images/celebs/ryan_reynolds/prazzi-ryanreynolds-pics-025.jpg)

The Car:
Hollywood is back with another Porsche, but this time, he's pulled out all the stops. In the E2W Rally, his 996 was a serious contender, but he realized that, for a more international competition, he would have to elevate his own showing.

This particular model started life as a Porsche 997 911 Turbo GT2, the top of the line "streetable" 911 model. However, while impressive, the five hundred and thirty crank horsepower and five hundred and five foot pounds of torque was not up to Jason's requirements for a fast car. In the very same manner of his last Porsche rally car, the GT2 was sent to the master tuners at Psychosis Motorsports, one of the many houses underneath the RFAST banner. There, it found itself sitting among some of the fastest Porsches, Supras, and Vipers in Imitora. And there it would find a new level of power befitting the race it is to run.

The motor was pulled from the Porsche, and fully rebuilt with new forged pistons with a custom spec compression ratio, and a forged crankshaft to keep everything moving. Further, the combustion chamber was reshaped. Along with the rebuild, the motor was stroked from 3.6L to 3.8L, and a set of custom camshafts with larger titanium valves were installed. However, the real power came from the new turbos. The variable vane turbo system that comes stock is impressive in its ability to put down power, but the smallish turbos still ran out of breath far to soon for Hollywood. In place went a set of Garrett GT35R ball bearing turbos, mounted to a full titanium three and a quarter inch catless exhaust, with air coming in through a large carbon fiber designed to handle the increased air flow. The throttle body was bored and polished, and upon closing, a set of twin Forge Motorsport bypass valves recirculate the air into the intake manifold. Larger capacity intercoolers replaced the small stock units, and the entire engine was hard piped with titanium pipes. Spark is provided by NGK plugs, and fuel is supplied by a large capacity fuel cell augmenting the stock fuel tank. The entire operation is controlled via an AEM EMS system, hand tuned by RFAST owner Ryan Fortier. The EMS is programed with four maps based on the fuel quality available, all producing maximum horsepower. On 98 Octane pump gas, the GT2 Produces 987rwhp, and 740 foot pounds of torque. On race gas, it produces 1054rwhp and 800ftlbs of torque.

The transmission has been rebuilt with stronger components in order to put down the massive amounts of power, with a Spec clutch transferring the power from the motor and to the rear wheels. Brakes are, amazingly enough, the stock Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes. The full suspension has been replaced with H&R Coilovers, control arms, sway bars, tie arms, and axle links. The wheels are stock Porsche GT2 wheels, wrapped with Bridgestone R1 street/track wheels. The body was modified with a full Edo competition body kit.

With his power and suspension set up, the Porsche is capable of a 0-60 time in 2.5 seconds, a 1/4 mile time of just under ten seconds, with a top speed of over 250mph.

Inside, two Garmin GPS units keep Jason fully updated on his location, where he is going, and multiple preprogrammed alternate routes. A third keeps him alert with up to date weather information. Also, two hardwired Valentine V1 radar detectors keep him alert and safe from Imperial entanglements. As he has said, anything but the V1 is for amateurs. Further, a front and rear mounted laser jammer gives him time to respond before the required "second tap" or radar check. Topping it all off is a multi band scanner, with the majority of known frequencies plugged in. A DEFI head up display keeps him alert to boost pressure, oil temperature and pressure, and the wideband air fuel ratio.

Jason "Hollywood" Banks/Psychosis Motorsports GT2 (http://www.themorningdose.com/wp-content/gallery/edo-competition-porsche-997-gt2-r/edo-competition-997-gt2-r-2007-10.jpg)

Tanaara map (http://www.atddm.com/Tan11x1.jpg) with route maked in white with yelow dots signaling beginning and end, and orange for overnights. Warning large.

Ramsey Road's track (http://www.atddm.com/trak.jog)

OOC:

So, when do you want to get going with this? I'm ready whenever.

I'm afraid i may have to pull out. I've got A-Level exams in 5 weeks and i really need to concentrate on passing them.

I don't mind if one of you takes over to do it.

Really sorry though, i'm not going to be online much in the coming weeks

With Ustio's departure in mind, I'd like to let you all know that I am planning to run a GT event. I'm working out a scorinator for it at the moment, so if you're interested, make it known here or look out for a sign up thread within the next week.

I'd be interested, as always.

As I said before, I'm starting a new F1 Championship.

If you're interested you can find a preliminary thread here. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=554133)