True cal-lookers are built to drive
Gregor/DFL:
...well-I agree! Main thing is the common interest. If I would build a car to be as quick as possible IŽd save weight by kinkin out the whole interior e.g. I also wouldnŽt care that much about a smooth paintjob or "stylish" wheels. There are lots of cars around representing quite a good mixture-but I also think you more or less "need" two cars-a racer and a "looker" ::)
ESH:
I think it's fair to say the look is derived from the drag strip so taking that as a starting point running on the 1/4 the car is a given, how you get it there I guess would then depend on what you are trying to do with the car and how far you've got to go to get there, in every sense. All the people I know and respect have always had slightly different ideas on this and that's cool by me. I don't yet know what my car will run but I'm happy with it and it is a no compromise street car. I sometimes wonder what it'd be like with the volume up and maybe one day I'll get it set to kill but for the time being I'm happy to loose the odd grudge match. :)
alfie the monster:
Tim C cruising to DDD3 last year. After the show he drove home to Surrey, and then back to Spa the next weekend :o
So yes, true lookers are built to drive ;D
GreenTom:
maybe I don't have big engine at the moment... but I use my bug as daylie drive. When I was studying I was makeing over 700 km(437miles) per week sometimes eaven over 1000km (about 625miles).
My longest yourney is 780km per one day :). normally I drive over 450km per day when Im going for example to my family...
on my 1600ccm with twin dellortos I'm going to go to uk on november... only 1850km (about 1156 miles) ... not big deal...
A lot of us know many examples of cool rides which are daylie drives, the best I know is Paul's panelvan... almost 500 BHP, (best time 12.5sec) and he always drive it from Manchester to drgad strip.. (York or Santa Pod...) so it's not dificoult I think.
I think that cal-look as a style is so good cuz it conects race car and daylie drive... first cal-lookers were used as a daylie drives and race cars... (maybe not typical race cars but something like weekend wariors ... ) If I'm wrong correct me :)
Martin Greaves:
For me going to a show starts when i leave my house then meeting up with my friends on the way in one big convoy. But for some of us to drive our cars to the track is just not possible. When i and some of my friend have to take a 10ft by 20ft tent, tools, chairs and a table, bbq, pair of wheels with slicks on, race gas, spare parts and lots more. But believe if i could drive one of my cars to the shows and then race it i would that is true Cal Look. To drive there take out all the weight you can out of your car put your slicks on and get down that 1/4 as fast as you can. All this work just for a weekend of fun we must all be mad but what fun it is. Roll on next year i am looking forward to Bug-In and Das Drag Day i need to try and make more European shows.
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