Should I drop paintball for a car?

[Gadget]

if I was going to get a bike, I'd get the best out there, a Harley. Softail Night Train, Fat Boy, or a V-Rod.

Or maybe even a proper bike that can actually corner like a Yamaha R1

Seriously though, what is 'drifting'? Never heard of it before.

p.s - On the whole 'what to do' thing, I vote for..... PIE!

[FeuerFri]

dude, if you got a neon why waste time with something else? neons are badasses if you know what the hell your doing, goto www.neons.org
maybe get it looking almost as good as this guys.

[ReTroMagBoy]

dude every single one of those cars SUCK. omfg stick with paintball doods!

[~WarpedRT#2~]

FeuerFri, I know that neons can be really really fast cars, thats why I'm going to put a turbo in it (hopefully).


Halliday, realize that the Fast and The Furious is a dumb movie, and I'm talking about drift driving here, not quarter mile drag racing. I've also got friends who actually do race cars, and one in particular is a Talon. Very fast cars actually.

Bob01RT, I realize that alot of people would think I'm crazy to go off racing in a car I've poured tons of money into and not want to wreck it. But I do have another car. Thanks for the advice though. Believe me, I've spent my fair share of money of pb, but I don't really see the point.

Gadget, like I said, if I wanted a real bike. If I would buy a motor cycle, I'd get it so I could enjoy the ride, not to go fast. Drifing is going around a corner, without slowing down, and sliding the car sideways to get around it. It works by shifting the weight of the car. Also, I've talked to alot of people about the 1000 cc series of bikes, and you cant go around corners as fast as a 600cc bike, because of the power, you would spin out, so you have to baby it through turns. Ask anyone who uses a 1000 cc bike.

Xen, I've never played any Gran Turismo games, but since you said that, go to a car forum where they talk about mods, and tell them they play too many video games. Cars have been around for a whole lot longer than video games, so maybe it's the other way around? I think the game designers like cars too much.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

Sorry Cyberious, I wasnt home all night. I had school, then work and the other, you know. Just drop me an e-mail cuz I probably wont be home again tomorrow (tuesday)night either.

Drop me a line at [email protected]

Something important??

[FooTemps]

You should just drift it stock before you mod it out.

Personally, I'd use it for a rally car if I ever bought an 86.

[BajaBoy]

WarpedRT, i didnt read everything but your poste.. where do u plan on finding a red emag?

[yurchikcs]

I dropped paintball a few years ago to get into cars, I went through quite a few. They include a '92 Acura Integra (daily driver, totaled), '86 Honda Accord (bought cheap, fixed, and sold for profit), '80 Mazda RX-7 (never ran for me, it was a project), '87 Honda Civic (excellent autocross car, light chassis), and now I drive an '88 Mazda RX-7 GXL. I'm about to move on to an '86 RX-7 Sport so I can have money for a TurboII swap. I still screw around with my mag, I'm trying to play a little this summer.

The AE86 is a great car, but it will not even come close to beating an FD RX-7 in ANYTHING. Sorry to burst your bubble, the the AE86 is in the same class as the 84-85 GSL-SE (FB RX-7) and the 86-88 non-Turbos (FC RX-7).

The kicker is, you need a car to get around. You do not need a paintball gun for anything other then play time. If you want to keep playing P-ball, keep the car nice and stock and run some stock class autocrosses once in a while. If you want to have fun, mod that little 4AG engine and chassis to no end, and have some serious good times. If you like to tinker on paintball guns, you're going to wet yourself when you start tinkering on cars.

Finally, drift racing is a show technique that takes a lot of skill. Buying an 86 will not magically make you Fujiwara Takumi.

More info on all generations and series of RX-7: http://www.rx7club.com

[~WarpedRT#2~]

yurchikcs, I'm tired of arguing about race times, if it can beat a skyline, it sure as hell can beat an RX-7. They have almost the same amount of power, and yet the Skyline has all wheel drive. Better all around. And I never said it would give me magical powers of any sort, obviously, you didn't read anything I posted, if you had, you would know I'm not out to competition race. I just want everyone to know this:

I'm not out to race for money, just for fun. Such a skill takes alot of practice to learn, but everyone starts somewhere. People who act like you yurchikcs are the type of people who would go into a kindergarten class and make fun of the kids because they cant read as well as you. Duh, everyone starts somewhere. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but the 86 is a great place to start, isnt it? Whats so wrong with me wanting to get into this??

BajaBoy, I wont ever find a red one, but I am getting an E-Mag as a gift (decided I should go for it) from a friend. E-Mag #33, Carl Bonta Special, one of only two in the world.

Foo, interesting ideas, we should talk more about this.

by the way, any one know of a place I can get the game Battle field 1942 for almost no $$$?? I'm trying to get it off Kazaa, but no luck. And that is a nice neon up there, but it really needs a wing on the back. Just for looks, but if I get another neon, it will be the SRT-4. Aftermarket turbos cost alot.

[no1beefcake]

If you already have a car, and you're going to be pressed for cash, stick with paintball. The initial investment may be the same, but you'll end up sinking WAY more money into the car than you would paintball. Although it sounds as if you have your mind made up, I recommend you sticking with paintball.

[IcantBelieveit]

a buddy of mine races a Neon R/T and a Mini Type S, and both are bad. if you are getting out of paintball for a car, please get a real car.

and heres the thing, anything that is sent over here, is nothing like what is in Japan. And i find it laughable that you base all of your information off of a video you downloaded off of Kazza. YOu need to actually, find some real specs my friend.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

Get a real car? What isnt real about a neon? The Haun Racecraft neon is fasts as balls, try to tell me that isnt a real car. Like said above, WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOUR DOING. Besides, I know things over here are toned down a whole lot compared to stuff in Japan, and I find it laughable that you think I do base everything off of one video.

There is always someone who sees the proof, but just turns their head, and continues with their arguement. It's right there, do you need a coloring book of the race? 2 86s just trashed a Skyline, and like Foo pointed out, they werent even using what they are most famous for. Also, what kind of racing did you think I was talking about? Drag racing?

I base my posts on actual events, and races. There is a reason why the 86 is such a popular car, but you must be SO smart, you didn't even notice that, right? A car thats almost 20 years out of date can still be made to compete with very high-end cars, try to dismiss that.

And don't make fun of my car.

[Rmarks]

Originally posted by ~WarpedRT#2~
Get a real car? What isnt real about a neon? The Haun Racecraft neon is fasts as balls, try to tell me that isnt a real car. Like said above, WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOUR DOING. Besides, I know things over here are toned down a whole lot compared to stuff in Japan, and I find it laughable that you think I do base everything off of one video.

There is always someone who sees the proof, but just turns their head, and continues with their arguement. It's right there, do you need a coloring book of the race? 2 86s just trashed a Skyline, and like Foo pointed out, they werent even using what they are most famous for. Also, what kind of racing did you think I was talking about? Drag racing?

Great, 2 cars beat a more expensive car on video. I've seen a Civic beat a Viper in person at a 1/4 mile track, does that mean all Civics are faster than Vipers? It doesn't really matter, at the end of the day he has a Viper and the other guy has a Civic. Which car is going to get more attention at the end of the day? Some kid in a riced out Civic or a Viper? It doesn't matter if the guy sunk $50k into that Honda. How much do you think they sunk into that Haun car to make it "balls fast"? Ford tried to make their Focus compete with a Corvette. By the time they finally got it in the ball park of the Corvette it was a $250k Focus.

I base my posts on actual events, and races. There is a reason why the 86 is such a popular car, but you must be SO smart, you didn't even notice that, right? A car thats almost 20 years out of date can still be made to compete with very high-end cars, try to dismiss that.

And don't make fun of my car.

You asked for the opinions of this forum, you got them and you come back with insults. And for the last time: A BONE STOCK 86 TRUENO COUPE WILL NOT COMPETE WITH A BONE STOCK 3RD GEN RX7 OR R34 GTR. You are going to have to sink a good chunk of money into that Trueno in order to compete with those cars, and I'd still rather have the other two cars since they look a hell of a lot better. The guys that raced in that video WERE NOT STOCK. Obviosuly the paintball forum "knows nothing" about these cars; go look at car forums for those opinions . I'm done with this thread since YOU have no idea what you're talking about and can't take any type of criticism.

You need to grow up.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

And you nerver read any other posts than the first one, you need to learn to read. I said "aftermarket parts cost alot" but you didnt see that did you? But you also didnt see that I never said ANYWHERE that a stock one could beat those cars did I? I said that they can be made to compete with them. Pease read the posts before you go and start yacking.