Why dont we all buy the lexus team

AdamED · 4 Apr 2002, 20:54 (Ref:252134)

Hey guys. I have had a briliant idea why dont we all put our life savings into the lexus team and have it called the Team Lexus Redshoes racing.com

No but seriously what is going on with them?

redshoes · 4 Apr 2002, 21:05 (Ref:252149)

Well.... funny you should mention that....

I think my life savings might just about stretch to one wheel

OVERSTEER · 4 Apr 2002, 21:08 (Ref:252154)

Quote:

Originally posted by AdamED
Hey guys. I have had a briliant idea why dont we all put our life savings into the lexus team and have it called the Team Lexus Redshoes racing.com

No but seriously what is going on with them?

Or if that did happen, since it would be members of Ten-tenths doing this wouldn't it make more sense to call it Team Lexus Ten-Tenths.com racing ?

Carrie · 4 Apr 2002, 21:20 (Ref:252170)

Quote:

Originally posted by redshoes
I think my life savings might just about stretch to one wheel

Right, you do that then 'Shoes and I might just about be able to stretch to affording one of the wheel nuts

paulzinho · 4 Apr 2002, 21:23 (Ref:252177)

I'll save costs by driving for free!!!

rick vaux · 4 Apr 2002, 21:25 (Ref:252180)

So only another three to find Carrie..!
I can pay for the spare tyre.The mud flaps and the mats.

Carrie · 4 Apr 2002, 21:28 (Ref:252185)

Really Rick, you should know that if you drive a hard bargain at the dealers you can get them to throw the mats and mud flaps in for free

pink69 · 4 Apr 2002, 21:38 (Ref:252197)

We could just find them a sponsor!

rick vaux · 4 Apr 2002, 21:42 (Ref:252203)

Oh , are we buying brand new ? thought we could get one from the local scrap yard..Mind you VLR could point us in the right direction for a black one, one pre-owned would do just as well.Offer him a monkey..

Hobson · 5 Apr 2002, 10:24 (Ref:252563)

Frank Synter?

Blade · 5 Apr 2002, 11:54 (Ref:252622)

I read somewhere earlier in the year that Lexus will be coming back into the BTCC later on this year and that the driver would be Stephen Sutcliffe who writes for Autocar magazine and did TVR Tuscans last year and the year before.

touringcarnut · 5 Apr 2002, 12:10 (Ref:252639)

If we all chip in £5,000 each (from a student loan) we'll be well away!!! Okay, so we'd have to pay it off, but hey, at least it wouldn't have gone booze like most students!!

How much would it be to sponser????

Eddie_harasym · 5 Apr 2002, 14:06 (Ref:252717)

Seriously, with the cheaper running of these cars, could a small contribution by fans get the Lexus on track for the year?

**bella** · 5 Apr 2002, 14:29 (Ref:252728)

small? i think not. consider, if you will, the budget needed by a driver to compete in something like the clios, at say, £60,000. then quadruple that at least...

i've got £3.65.

hignfy · 5 Apr 2002, 15:12 (Ref:252757)

ok lets buy it float it as a PLC we own half and the genral public owns the rest?!?!?

Any ideas how much it would be?

ill put 10k in

Speedworx · 5 Apr 2002, 21:44 (Ref:253013)

I heard Richard Dean would also driver for Lexus.

Where are they?

Are they entering later in the season?

Has the project folded?

Anyone know answers to those questions?

Pip · 5 Apr 2002, 21:47 (Ref:253016)

What happens if we are no longer students????

With my life savings, I could donate about 5p at the mo... what would that buy me

Speedworx · 5 Apr 2002, 21:51 (Ref:253019)

I need my money to go to race meetings.

Pip · 5 Apr 2002, 22:03 (Ref:253028)

Good point... knowing my luck, first race out, some idiot would total the car and we wouldn't be able to afford to get it repaired!!!

Sherman · 5 Apr 2002, 23:01 (Ref:253039)

if enough of us join in we could take out the floor and run round flinstones style. If we dont win anything, at least ill get fit!

PS. Ill donate £10, possibly another 10 if you ask me when drunk

Pip · 6 Apr 2002, 16:48 (Ref:253589)

Wouldn't it make racing that much more interesting if they all had to do that, or do the first lap on space hoppers or something!!!

Sherman · 6 Apr 2002, 17:20 (Ref:253603)

Ways to make racing more interesting:
1) Drivers to wear clown suits, with giant rubber shoes
2) Halfway through race, organisers limit everyone to reverse gear only
3) One car per race has a giant bullseye painted on the back-extra points for every hit you get
4) Weight penalties in terms of people, not wieghts. Small child, teenager, female, male, fat guy and onwards
5) In sprint race, drivers must go into the pits for the first eight laps, downing a pint of beer each lap, then sprint for next 8 laps-winner is one still on track
6) Previous winner forced to tie one hand behind back for second race
7) Gravel traps replaced with big holes
8) One person, plucked from the crowd at random gets their own tourer for a race
9) 47 Robin Reliants assemble at the back of the grid for extra overtaking mayhem
10) Phil Bennett given a 'Proton' T-34 Battle Tank

AdamED · 6 Apr 2002, 20:31 (Ref:253747)

Right well emm seems like my idea was not to bad. Well ill drive for free. I may also put £2.80 into the team. Also we could buy an alfa instead and call it Team Ten-Tenths.com/Student loanalfa racing.

Pip · 6 Apr 2002, 21:53 (Ref:253781)

Ahhh - top ideas Sherman, I particularly like no. 5!!! Seems like us people from Colchester have all the best ideas....

Ever played TOCA on playstation with the cheat where you can have the tank and blow the other cars off the track - great!

Sherman · 6 Apr 2002, 22:13 (Ref:253800)

Well to be fair, living in Colchester there isnt really a lot else to do except think up silly things to make touring cars more interesting.....!!

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