FAST Classic - Dec 17 w/ FROC competition

Jamie · Postby **Jamie** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:04 am

Brakes? I remember there being a brake pedal last time I drove it, but don't remember it doing much.

Postby **Loren** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:23 pm

This is why I mentioned it. I want people to know what to expect from the car. The brakes work great! They just take the pedal effort that you would expect for manual brakes... which nobody is used to these days. It's nothing crazy, just a little more pressure than you initially expect. Once you find that point and adapt to it, the brakes are great!

If this concerns you, let me know and I can let you take the car around the block a few times at the Dog Track, or up and down the near end of the runway at Brooksville to get a feel for it. Don't let these chumps scare you. The brakes work. If they didn't work, they would be on our list of things to fix! You'll notice that they are not.

jbrannon7 · Postby **jbrannon7** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:45 pm

It's not your head we are trying to get into, Loren.

Postby **Loren** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:49 pm

Yeah, but if you get too far into people's heads trying to tell them how bad the car is, they simply won't enter. That's not the outcome we want. To have a good competition, we need competitors!

ImpostorDan · Postby **ImpostorDan** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:20 pm

You know where you are...
http://youtu.be/kr8-E8may2Y?t=3m44s

Rpwolf · Postby **Rpwolf** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:18 pm

I looked at the competitors list from the previous FROC event. Jeff Lloyd? like, big white guy with glasses and shaved head, Jeff Lloyd?
wonder where he went....

Postby **Loren** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 7:35 pm

Jeff moved to Jacksonville for a couple years, then back to his home state of PA.

twistedwankel · Postby **twistedwankel** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:46 pm

The Fastiva has an online build history. I drove it early on and it was safe AND fun. They have made it faster and lighter and wider and redder and safer and more comfie.
If you cannot drive this well sorted out race car you probably should ride Uber at events.

Email TheMayor@Uber.com I'll give you a ride for cash.

Postby **Native** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:09 pm

The brakes work great. No kidding.
Really, the whole car does. It's a blast once you get past the look...

Dave-ROR · Postby **Dave-ROR** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:50 pm

Hmmm..............

Postby **Native** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:49 pm

Welcome back, Dave.

Jamie · Postby **Jamie** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:32 pm

Dave-ROR wrote:Hmmm..............

Says a guy who knows about driving cars that look like that....

Dave-ROR · Postby **Dave-ROR** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:50 pm

Jamie wrote:
Dave-ROR wrote:Hmmm..............
Says a guy who knows about driving cars that look like that....

hahaha the crap looking cars are always my favorite. Especially when they are fun and fast

Native wrote:Welcome back, Dave.

Thanks! See you this weekend!

Postby **Loren** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:13 pm

The FASTiva is fast in name only. But, it IS fun!

Postby **Loren** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:37 pm

Okay, registration for the Classic AND the FROC is now open.

Over 40 drivers were invited to the FROC, and only 20 positions are availalbe for it. You know what to do.

Oh, and I'm going to need a non-FASTiva car to practice in. If anyone is open for a partial co-drive that day, lemme know. Preferably an underpowered FWD car...

Dave-ROR · Postby **Dave-ROR** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:50 pm

Loren wrote:Okay, registration for the Classic AND the FROC is now open.

Over 40 drivers were invited to the FROC, and only 20 positions are availalbe for it. You know what to do.

Oh, and I'm going to need a non-FASTiva car to practice in. If anyone is open for a partial co-drive that day, lemme know. Preferably an underpowered FWD car...

So something with 350hp and AWD or maybe ~325HP and a MR layout works?

dbeng · Postby **dbeng** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:24 am

I'm in

dbeng · Postby **dbeng** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:29 am

Loren wrote: Oh, and I'm going to need a non-FASTiva car to practice in. If anyone is open for a partial co-drive that day, lemme know. Preferably an underpowered FWD car...

You can drive mine if you like. FWD but not underpowered- anything compared to the Festiva will not be underpowered.

RedBRZ80 · Postby **RedBRZ80** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:12 pm

I'm game for some fast fun. Never autoXed a wrong wheel drive car before.. Should be interesting..

ImpostorDan · Postby **ImpostorDan** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:18 pm

Since y'all are going through the trouble of those spacers...

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