RE: SOTW: Reliant Rialto 'Dodgy Charger'

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

Blimey - SOtW threads are getting like the Top Gear thread.
If people don't like the content, they seem to take it as a personal insult... How dare the car not be to my exact liking and specification.
Weird.

Personally, I think this is ace.
No everybody is 'compliant', some people like to have a bit of a laugh.
(I wouldn't drive it though)

[nicfaz]

Ha ha.

No.

[FWDRacer]

myhandle said:

FWDRacer said:

You'd get more looks in this than a 1K barge banger E28 7-series

E28 is 5 series, 7 series is E23, E32, E38, E65, F01.

Edited by FWDRacer on Friday 27th February 13:10

[thatdude]

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

[J4CKO]

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

Yes it can be entirely engineered out, Reliant themselves brought to market one that didnt fall over, some seriously clever engineering went into this.

[mrtwisty]

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

I suppose you could fit a couple of large stabilisers at the front

[Negative Creep]

At least it's not painted up to advertise Trotter's Independent Trading LTD

[VladD]

mrtwisty said:

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

I suppose you could fit a couple of large stabilisers at the front

They had them racing indoors at a Top Gear show years ago. If they fell over, the driver would just stick his hand down on the floor and push it back up.

[AnimalMkIV]

I've seen this (there can'e be more, can there?) around Whitehaven when I worked up there and it raised a smile evy time I saw it.

If it were me, I'd go for the Thunderbird 4 variant...

[Hooli]

Amirhussain said:

KimJongHealthy][img said:

WTF is this?

Left luggage from a Portuguese hotel?

[V8 TEJ]

myhandle said:

FWDRacer said:

You'd get more looks in this than a 1K barge banger E28 7-series

E28 is 5 series, 7 series is E23, E32, E38, E65, F01.

I didn't want to say...

[unsprung]

lol. That "Dodgy Charger" is some of the best automotive satire.

[PoopahScoopah]

daytona365 said:

Surely a Chrysler 7.2 or Hemi would pull that thing to pieces ?

You say that as if you actually think this SOTW might have such an engine in it.

[BL Fanboy]

This isn't bad - a bit of fun that's all.

I'd drive it for sure and when I'd got fed up with the stares etc I'd return it to its original colour.

Not a bad shed, easy to keep and work on - dead cheap to run - a talking point.

Its two fingers up at all that's wrong with DRL's,white paint, the latest tdi and such like.

I like it a lot (said in a Dumb and Dumber style)

[PoopahScoopah]

Hooli said:

Left luggage from a Portuguese hotel?

Just the wrong side of bad taste.....but I like it!

[Triumph Man]

J4CKO said:

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

Yes it can be entirely engineered out, Reliant themselves brought to market one that didnt fall over, some seriously clever engineering went into this.

It must have tekken them a right long time to come up with 4 wheels instead of 3 eee by gum.

[Itsallicanafford]

When I have a barn, I will fill it with lots of ste like this, the kids would love it.

[B'stard Child]

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

Animated gif thread says yes

[turbo-ww]

B'stard Child said:

thatdude said:

Has there ever been a closed-circuit racing series for Robin Reliants / Railto's? Not bangar racing, but proper racing events at say6 brands hatch, or mallory park, or cadwell park?

I'm just wondering at even the feasibility of taking one of these around a track at "high" speed

Are they always doomed to fall over? Can the falling-over be engineered out?

Animated gif thread says yes

Someone has a quiet Friday afternoon....

[searay]

I just wanted to let everybody out there know that the owner of Dodgy Charger has actually donated it to Classiccarauctions .co.uk to raise money for the Mercia MS Therapy Centre in Coventry. The first auction takes place next Tuesday the 3rd at Silverstone Race Circuit in the pit lane and is being opened by Quentin Willson. I think everybody should get behind this little car, its for a great cause and hats off to the owner for being such a charitable sport.