Jeep vs T-Rex on a circle track

[ptownTSI]

So i've never seen this type of racing, but its a type of circle track drag race on the east coast.

anyways this jeep is killin it out there against this T-Rex.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wPX7B-Fe69I

here are specs on a T-rex

Chassis: Multi-tubular steel chassis frame.

Engine: 1164cc Inline 4 cyl., DOHC, with Ram-Air.

Transmission: Sequential 6-Speed close ratio gear box, purpose designed reverse gear, rear wheel torque damper.

Front suspension: Unequal opposed triangular arms, adjustable dampers with coil overs, sway bar.

Rear suspension: Swinging arm, dual adjustable dampers with coil overs.

Steering: Rack and pinion (2.75 turns lock-to-lock), leather steering wheel.

Brakes: Front discs: Cross-drilled discs, 11in.(280mm) diameter, 4-piston aluminum calipers.
Rear discs: Cross-drilled disc, 10in.(254mm) diameter, 2-piston aluminum caliper.

Wheels and Tires : Aluminum 16"x7" front, 17"x10" rear, 205/45/ZR16 front tires, 285/40/ZR17 rear tire.

Body: Reinforced fiberglass plastic-sandwich construction, carbon fiber windscreens and headrests.

Cockpit: Side-by-side 2-person seating, adjustable backs, adjustable foot-pedal box, 3-point retractable safety belts.

Dimensions: Wheelbase: 90in(2286mm);
Width: 78in.(1981mm);
Length: 138in.(3500mm);
Height: 42in.(1067mm);
Dry Weight: 900lbs (410kg).

Fuel Capacity: 7.5 US gal. (28L).

Performance: 0-60 mph: 4.1 sec.

Top speed: 140 mph.

Lateral acceleration: over 1 g.

[rennegade]

Interesting little thing...

http://www.go-t-rex.com/

[sticksdaman]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hs3OJSDJrnw

lol i spotted an e30 in the twisties

edit: e21

[E30SPDFRK]

e21 foo!;)

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

so THATS what I saw on the freeway!

I thought it was just a heavily modified ariel atom

[Majikal]

i love t-rex's. Ever since I first saw them. God I want one.

[Majikal]

so THATS what I saw on the freeway!

I thought it was just a heavily modified ariel atom

I want an atom too! I cant decide which I'd want more...

[LivingLegend06]

I think the T-rex looks like shit and that has got to be the dumbest fucking name ever for a car.

ariel atom > all

[Majikal]

its a motorcycle with stability!!

[imsotyerred]

ha, jeep guy basically told the t-rex guy, "you just got f'ed in the a"

[Emre]

here are specs on a T-rex

I used to live in Montreal (where the T-Rex was designed and is built) and I've seen a bunch of them in person, both on the road and at car shows/meets. It's a car that sounds impressive when you look at the spec sheet, but looks like an overpriced, under-engineered, turd sandwich when you see it in real life. Build quality is sh1t. Fit and finish are sh1t. It looks and feels like a cheap-ass kit car someone put together in their shed (which is precisely what it is when you come to think of it). Then you see the price tag and almost crap your pants from laughing so hard.

Emre

[Emre]

i love t-rex's. Ever since I first saw them. God I want one.

I want an atom too! I cant decide which I'd want more...

Neither. If I were in the market for that type of car, I'd just get a proper Caterham (especially now that they're powered by those lovely Duratec engines). In every test that has pitted an Ariel Atom against a Lotus 7 clone, the 7 has come out way ahead in terms of on-the-limit handling and lap times. The T-Rex is so lousy you can't even compare it to an Ariel...let alone a 7.

its a motorcycle with stability!!

It's a motorcycle with stability...that handles like ass and looks retarded. No thanks. You can pick up a nice Ducati and a pristine E30 M3 for the price of one T-Rex. You'd even have some money left over to take your G.F. with you for a Nurburgring vacation.

The T-Rex is a joke.

Emre