IFMAR Offroad Worlds Winner?
08-11-2005, 04:15 AM
#151
Originally Posted by mafiaracers
I was looking at the pictures on the Orion Site a minute ago and saw the pic of Hodapp's X5. (It's the very last pic at the bottom of the screen.) But, I was suprised to see that he was running "BLUE" springs in the rear!! What's up with that?
08-11-2005, 05:20 AM
#152
Originally Posted by JoshR 85
HeY!!!
I'm surprised that all the ppl who posted their top 10 for the show were almost all american drivers.?.?.? not that its bad or anything just surprised...
but yeah i would have to say ryan and truhe prolly have to have the most confidence outa the bunch, but we'll see after practice whos up on top...
LaTa JoSh
I'm surprised that all the ppl who posted their top 10 for the show were almost all american drivers.?.?.? not that its bad or anything just surprised...
but yeah i would have to say ryan and truhe prolly have to have the most confidence outa the bunch, but we'll see after practice whos up on top...
LaTa JoSh
08-11-2005, 07:35 AM
#153
The Blue springs on the rear of Hodapp's car are actually Pink Rears that Losi had painted Blue for the Original Brian Kinwald Edition car.
People use them now because they look way better on your car that the femenine pink ones.
Losi still has a box of them and the drivers all have them. Some are not aloud to use them like the Paid Factory guys. But most all the others either paint all their springs the same color like Kinwald or run stock ones so they look more Factory.
Painting your springs is the easiest way to screw with your competitors when they are trying to figure out your set up.
People use them now because they look way better on your car that the femenine pink ones.
Losi still has a box of them and the drivers all have them. Some are not aloud to use them like the Paid Factory guys. But most all the others either paint all their springs the same color like Kinwald or run stock ones so they look more Factory.
Painting your springs is the easiest way to screw with your competitors when they are trying to figure out your set up.
08-11-2005, 08:17 AM
#154
Actually in 4whl 5 of 11 were American
85 Losi Jr
91 Cliff Lett
95 Mark P
03 Ryan C
05 Ryan C
IN 2whl 7 of 10 so far
85 Jay H
87 Joel J
93 Kinwald
95 Francis
97 Kinwald
01 Francis
03 Easton
The others were
2whl
89,91,99 Masami
4whl
87, 89, 93, 97 Masami
99, 01 Jukka
I think that is right. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
85 Losi Jr
91 Cliff Lett
95 Mark P
03 Ryan C
05 Ryan C
IN 2whl 7 of 10 so far
85 Jay H
87 Joel J
93 Kinwald
95 Francis
97 Kinwald
01 Francis
03 Easton
The others were
2whl
89,91,99 Masami
4whl
87, 89, 93, 97 Masami
99, 01 Jukka
I think that is right. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
08-11-2005, 09:12 AM
#156
One of the other little trivia tidbits I came up with was that Cavalieri was only the 3rd driver in offroad world champs history to defend his title. Masami did in 4wd (87, 89) and 2wd (89, 91), and Jukka Steenari in 4wd (99, 2001)
the United States is the only country to sweep both classes on home soil (turned the trick twice in 1985 and 2003)
Masami is the only driver to have won multiple titles in both classes (4 titles in 4wd, 3 in 2wd)
the United States is the only country to sweep both classes on home soil (turned the trick twice in 1985 and 2003)
Masami is the only driver to have won multiple titles in both classes (4 titles in 4wd, 3 in 2wd)
08-11-2005, 10:00 AM
#157
WOW
WOW!
Just got to watch the videos of the mains on Orion's website...
I guess just like the old saying goes:
"I'd rather be lucky than good any day"
Pretty sorry state of affairs if you ask me... *shrug*
Just got to watch the videos of the mains on Orion's website...
I guess just like the old saying goes:
"I'd rather be lucky than good any day"
Pretty sorry state of affairs if you ask me... *shrug*
08-11-2005, 10:35 AM
#158
That track looks just like my old hometrack for offroad. Man I miss that place. It is also a perfect example of why 4wd will never be popular in the US and trucks will. That track is typical of club racks all over the US and look how hard it was for the best drivers in the world to drive them.
08-11-2005, 10:49 AM
#160
Yeah, in the media section from this world's .... in Italy.
08-11-2005, 12:20 PM
#162
HeY!!!
go to www.freetranslation.com that will hook you up.... i use it for school work all the time.....
LaTA JoSh
go to www.freetranslation.com that will hook you up.... i use it for school work all the time.....
LaTA JoSh
08-11-2005, 12:25 PM
#163
What surprised me when watching the vids was just how little throttle control some of the guys had out of turns 
I lost count of the number of times one of the drivers would get really loose coming out of the tight turns only to have the smoother driver blast past them!
It will be interesting to see how they cope with 2wd.
I lost count of the number of times one of the drivers would get really loose coming out of the tight turns only to have the smoother driver blast past them!
It will be interesting to see how they cope with 2wd.
