Summer Series: Return of the Track Car

[rage2]

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This summer, we will be featuring member cars on our blog, where we will be taking a look at some of the more interesting cars and stories that have graced this forum in the past decade.

This week, we feature one of Beyond's earlier track car projects. Not many of you know, but we funded several track car projects, and this was the only one that ever made it out alive. Owned by Kenny, this little EG Civic has quite the rough life, and for the first time in a few years, we fired it up and took her out for a rip. Hope you enjoy the article!

http://www.beyond.ca/return-of-the-track-car/38888.html

If you have an interesting car with interesting stories and would like to be featured, feel free to contact me via PM.

[faiz999]

i quite enjoyed the article. i don't have a track car, but this makes me want one really bad lol. i love how it has a power to weight ratio on par with a ferarri 458...must be a blast to drive.

[woodywoodford]

Sometimes I forget that Beyond is more than just a web forum lol. Awesome article, I've been getting the itch to get back out there for a while now...maybe try rally this time around. Should write an article about that next :D

[benyl]

Does the waste-gate still dump to the atmosphere?

I remember "meeting" kenny on Shag one night in front of Market Mall. Rolling race to the speed limit. My STi got DESTROYED.

[eglove]

Awesome write up! Miss my eg civic one of the most fun cars ever

[88CRX]

Always wondered what happened to that car. Glad its still kicking around.

It's really too bad we still don't have a damn track.

[ExtremeSi]

Damn 370hp! Nice. What a crazy story too. Can't believe someone stole it like that.

[schocker]

Good read!

[rage2]

Originally posted by benyl
Does the waste-gate still dump to the atmosphere?
Sure does.


Originally posted by ExtremeSi
Damn 370hp! Nice. What a crazy story too. Can't believe someone stole it like that.
There are so many other stories with that car, it would just drag the article on. One fun one that was brought up was in its Version 1 guise, I borrowed the car for a day to do some baseline tests with the stock suspension to figure out what we needed to do. I basically took the car and threw it around a bunch of corners on sticky tires as hard as I can to see how it felt.

Gave the car back to Kenny, and the next day, a co-worker took the car out for lunch. Coming out of the parking lot, the front suspension collapsed. Bolt fell off. If that fell off a day earlier, I would've crashed hard haha. Pretty much at that point, we needed to replace everything and triple check everything to make sure we don't die in this thing.

[xnvy]

Stellar article, can't wait to see more! :thumbsup:

[EM2FTL]

Loved the article.. made me miss my oversteery track slut EM2, and really made me want to drive the beast.

What's stopping you guys from bringing it up to Castrol for a CSCC time attack?

[kenny]

Originally posted by EM2FTL
What's stopping you guys from bringing it up to Castrol for a CSCC time attack?

The drive up :rofl:

[max_boost]

Your stories are so cool, raj.

[KRyn]

Great article, looking forward to more like it.

[Joe-G]

Good read!

I've been itching to pick up another Honda to start building so that it'll be ready by the time either of the tracks are open. Just so hard to find an EG/EK that isnt a completely rusted POS.

[benyl]

so, since I am of advanced age and my memory is failing me, who was the beyonder that flipped it at race city?

I should remember since I was there and my car is in the photo... haha

[01RedDX]

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[Mibz]

Originally posted by benyl
so, since I am of advanced age and my memory is failing me, who was the beyonder that flipped it at race city?

I should remember since I was there and my car is in the photo... haha Can't tell if you're being an ass or if you legitimately can't remember.

Either way it's hilarious.

[rage2]

I'm surprised the person hasn't owned up to rolling the car yet haha.

[CRXguy]

Originally posted by rage2
I'm surprised the person hasn't owned up to rolling the car yet haha.

buh_buh? Please respond.

Haha

[1-Bar]

Originally posted by rage2
I'm surprised the person hasn't owned up to rolling the car yet haha.

Shotgun!! Its nice to see that car right side up.... :rofl:

[rage2]

Originally posted by 1-Bar
Shotgun!! Its nice to see that car right side up.... :rofl:
Totally forgot you were the passenger in that thing when it rolled haha.

[94boosted]

Awesome story :thumbsup: can't believe the thief partially fixed it and then dumped it haha

I've wanted to build a track car for years :(

[1-Bar]

Originally posted by rage2

Totally forgot you were the passenger in that thing when it rolled haha.

Yeah man.... you were correct, slowest rollover in the history of roll overs. I remember being upside down and watching your SLK slow down drive past.

[MGCM]

next summer if things work out my RSX will retire from daily driving and be converted into a track car. Honda fanboi 4 life:thumbsup:

[Cody D]

Great read, makes me want to build a lightweight track car. Then learn how to tune suspension.