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David Draper
05-29-2003, 01:53 PM
Might be last week's news, but it's a Grand Am car.

http://www.toyota.com/motorsports/images/grandam/gallery/photo_2.jpg

http://www.toyota.com/motorsports/images/grandam/gallery/photo_5.jpg

It's got a Lex engine in it. Why don't they just paint LS430 lights on it and be done with it :confused:

Hmmm....well anyway, thought I'd put these up.
DoubleS69
05-29-2003, 01:55 PM
personally ... i think its uglyyyy
F35-JSF
05-29-2003, 01:58 PM
:werd: any specs on it.
David Draper
05-29-2003, 01:59 PM
500hp @ 8000 RPMs. Pretty quick I'd think. 4.3L engine. That's about it.
csulbkid
05-29-2003, 02:00 PM
well it's not like these things are made with looks as priority #1 . . . they're made to go from point A to point B REAL quik.
David Draper
05-29-2003, 02:01 PM
Ohhh, and running 11:1 compression, and is NA. Looks fast...
cool2miketlu
05-29-2003, 02:09 PM
I am sick of all the looks fast, with 500+HP can we just call it it is fast? :D
cool2miketlu
05-29-2003, 02:19 PM
btw that headlight looks wrong... looks like they got a pair unusual headlights and masking taped it in the body :chuckles::chuckles::chuckles:
FriedRice
05-29-2003, 04:16 PM
i drew better looking cars in kindergarden.

they all looked like reaaaaaaally old VW bugs...


that looks more like an mr2 spyder than anything else.
2002GT_Celica
05-29-2003, 05:37 PM
Needs a drop... ;)
Oo DaRk StAr oO
05-29-2003, 05:40 PM
Needs more carbon fiber :chuckles:
Toy Yoda
05-29-2003, 06:52 PM
Well, if that is indeed the 4.3L v8, then prospective 2005 Supra buyers need not worry...
It seems that this engine CAN be tuned to rev and make good power (not even FI yet)
baNanA_ryCe
05-29-2003, 09:28 PM
Originally posted by Oo DaRk StAr oO
Needs more carbon fiber :chuckles:

nothing can ever have enough cf
oONoGoAutoOo
05-29-2003, 10:03 PM
lol. :werd:
LBCelica2KI
05-29-2003, 10:38 PM
That Car is in the Grand-Am Daytona Prototype class. They are racing next weekend @ California Speedway. I'm thinking about going to it. I've never seen Sports cars race yet.
2K1 Carbon BLue
05-30-2003, 07:44 AM
lower that 4x4
Chumpchiggy
05-30-2003, 07:48 AM
:puke:
jotan82
05-30-2003, 08:21 AM
looks like yota's wing!
Phil C
05-30-2003, 08:52 AM
http://www.raw-footage.com/Rolex24-2003/DP/Cegwa/DP-3-06.html

http://www.raw-footage.com/Rolex24-2003/DP/Brumos-58/DP-58-06.html

As you can see the only real difference between the Porsche FabCar and the Toyota FabCar is the headlights. Both pictures are early race pictures from the 24 hours of Daytona this year so have the headlights taped over. Daytona Prototypes have to meet very strict rules and have to go through an approval process of each piece of the car. The Chassis and body of both the Porsche and the Toyota car are both built by FabCar and are essentially the same car.

Who cares what it looks like, it would be a blast to drive and you have to recognize that an entire breed of race cars that has existed for less than a year was turning 1:52s for the Toyota and 1:50s for the Porsche and Ford at Daytona. That's as fast as the more powerful and MUCH more developed Porsche GT3s were and faster than the GTS cars. By next year when the concept is better developed and reliability is hopefully improved those cars will be a lot of fun to watch.

If you have a chance to go see a Grand Am Cup or Rolex Series race I'd go for it, it's very interesting to watch the different classes and the different lines they take through the same corners.