StealthESW
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Just curious, but would you watch an Elio race? What would an Elio race car look like?
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Elio Racing? Elio Iroc?
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NSTG8R
Elio Addict
Something like AriLea created? 
Heck yeah I'd watch!
Heck yeah I'd watch!
Maurtis
Elio Addict
Because it would differ from traditional racing how? By being slower? I could see how actually racing one would be fun, but not watching the races themselves. Tight turn road courses that emphasized handling over power, those would be a blast to drive.
Of course, I do not watch races now, either. Unless they are highlight clips from motorcycle racing. Motorcycle racing gets my blood pumping, but not enough to watch a whole race.
Of course, I do not watch races now, either. Unless they are highlight clips from motorcycle racing. Motorcycle racing gets my blood pumping, but not enough to watch a whole race.
WilliamH
Elio Addict
"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when from out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!"
Well it isn't really hoofbeats, and it isn't the great horse Silver, nor is in the Lone Ranger.
More like the old days when you drove your bug eyed Sprite to the track and raced "pretty much" stock, low displacement sports cars. Pretty much, the car you drove to work. Not the cars that you can't even dream of buying one wheel for without taking out a second mortgage.
Almost like going back to the '60s and sports car racing before it became strictly a rich mans game.
Maurtis
Elio Addict
Indeed! Back when I lived in SoCal, I had a couple chances to ride my Honda Hawk GT over to the Streets of Willow for a few track days. It was so much fun to ride to the track, tape up the lights, race for a few hours, then ride the same bike home. Fortunately that was a slow, tight track so I had a chance of not being lapped. The kind of track that would work for the Elio
Earlier I should have said that I would not want to watch Elios race on TV. In person, absolutely! But not on TV.
Really.... NASCAR has become an IROC series and I have a hard time watching it live or on TV; it's just not as great as it was.Indeed! Back when I lived in SoCal, I had a couple chances to ride my Honda Hawk GT over to the Streets of Willow for a few track days. It was so much fun to ride to the track, tape up the lights, race for a few hours, then ride the same bike home. Fortunately that was a slow, tight track so I had a chance of not being lapped. The kind of track that would work for the Elio
Earlier I should have said that I would not want to watch Elios race on TV. In person, absolutely! But not on TV.
Back in the 70's I raced SCCA and they had a Showroom Stock class; only thing they required different was that you had to have a simple, single bar, roll bar loop. Same deal, drive it to the track, tape up or remove the headlights, and go have fun.
Try not to ding it; that would make the drive home a bit difficult.
But watch an Elio race on TV? Sure; I'll watch lawnmower racing if the competition is good.
TMOSteel
Elio Addict
Cool car, but that thing would so flip on the turns!
Back when I was racing ACA, FIM I rode in the "production" or street class and competition was pretty equal. Then they let in "factory" sponsored riders and they were dominant. Definitely not STOCKERS.
TCBronson
Elio Addict
I think it is inevitable. Human nature is what it is and racing is in our culture. It will be just a matter of time before we see Elio's in some type of racing. I personally like drag racing and back in my day I would take my 1970 Buick GSX with 455, Muncie 4 speed to the local track and run what you brung and then drive it back home! Hopped up Elio's doing front wheel burnouts would be fun to watch!
BiloxiGeek
Elio Addict
EARL - Elio American Racing League