Is there a Legends Cars thread?

Took the kids out to AMP today just to hang & score some free take-offs.

97 Legends Cars with drivers from 7(?) different countries?

Back when Mama & I used to hit the dirt track for a cheap date night, these were my favorite things to watch. I've never seem them on a road-course, and HOLY E36 M3, IT WAS AWESOME!!! If you think a spec piñata start sounds like a swarm of angry bees....

I haven't had a race-car-chubby in a while, but I'm seriously considering a budget-build on one of these.

You should see them doing an Hillclimb. 

I want to DD one. 

In reply to Mndsm :

With a berkeley body on it?

Mndsm said:

I want to DD one. 

Put an old Subaru 360 van body on it.

All the cool kids are doing it! 

RossD said:

In reply to Mndsm :

With a berkeley body on it?

Yes.

I've been on a road course with Legend cars (during a practice session, I was in a Spec Racer.)  Those guys drove as though they were in a Roman chariot race...they beat on each other, the only thing missing was them having whips, or spikes on their wheels.  

RossD said:

In reply to Mndsm :

With a berkeley body on it?

I'm not picky. 

Quite a few of these run at Hallett, and it looks like a blast. From what I understand, if you race the Legend series there are VINs for the chassis, and the engine has to stay sealed. So if you decide to join, be diligent in making sure the chassis or engine is registered and legal for the class. Some try to sell not legal stuff as if it will be capable of running with the pack. I've looked into it a bit myself, but don't quite have the time to dedicate to it yet.

I have a dwarf car which is similar in shape and size. The dwarf rules are much more open though and you can use better engines. Both are lots of fun to drive. I built my dwarf chassis from scratch following the dwarf car rule book. You can't do that with a legend. 

captainawesome said:

Quite a few of these run at Hallett, and it looks like a blast. 

That was where I saw them.  If I remember correctly there's a bunch of them that come up from Texas.

I too a Legends Car race school with my brother and they were awesome. After that I looked into where they were classed in SCCA Autocross and was surprised to learn they were in BMod. That's crazy so I wrote a letter to the SCCA requesting a reclass into FMod and they agreed. Maybe they are uncompetitive in FMod but they have a much better chance than in BMod.

Not to be a nag, but I have seen some horrible Legends car crashes on ovals when I was on an E-Mod crew. They aren't the safest things out there. Fine for autocross though.

Mndsm said:

I want to DD one. 

Seconded. So bad. To tide me over till I build an ultima RS. 

I should not have looked

The only concern is I don't see anyone saying whether or not they've converted to the FZ09. At that price I kinda doubt it.

Mndsm said:

I want to DD one. 

OMG YASS

In reply to poopshovel again :

Regardless of class, don't buy a championship winning racecar, they are worn out. Buy a seldom driven back marker that has not been crashed, somebody's pet.

Saw some video from the race at AMP. I too remember seeing these at our local 1/2 mile roundy round track growing up (Altamont raceway for anyone who knows the history of that place). I had no idea they did road courses in these - I wonder if I could fit in one. 

Thunder roadsters are a similar concept but slightly bigger. They also have a fairly large following in the southeast. 

They used to run them on the ice in the coliseum. That was a glorious sound. A whole lot of sideways as well.

Dude I used to work with is big time into these things. He's a nationally competitive dirt oval racer and seems to have a pretty good side business going fixing bent and wrecked chassis's for people (they do seem to get wrecked with some frequency.) 

I've been trying to talk him into setting up one for right turns and bringing it out to an auto x for several years now. So far we haven't been able to make it happen yet. 

I bought a thunder roadster this fall quick and tons of fun with the 1250 Yamaha we are going to road race it at a CACC sanctioned track next year   it's going to be a long winter

waiting

PS a Thunder roadster is a long wheel base Legends car

Just a thought any one out there have a hyabusa for sale just need the motor

In Australia they have the Aussie racing cars which are influenced by the legends cars. They started with older Australian body styles but now use modern body styles. Instead of the fj1200 engines they use fj1300 engines.

MotorsportsGordon said:

In Australia they have the Aussie racing cars which are influenced by the legends cars. They started with older Australian body styles but now use modern body styles. Instead of the fj1200 engines they use fj1300 engines.

 

 

Holy crap, Spec penny racer!