2023 Cannonball Run Build Theme Suggestions

[disconovaman]

5 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

replace the sparkalators and fuel makeithappener

I love Derek!

[Fat Brian]

45 minutes ago, disconovaman said:

I love Derek!

I've gone down the rabbit hole of YouTube "restorations" lately so I've seen quite a bit of his videos.

[White Rabbit]

Updated list (in order of posting):

-Phantomball Run

-Mid-Engine Mania

-Luxury Challenge

-Wagons

-Hot Wheels

-Four-Doors

-Early Pro Street

-Emergency vehicles

-Pick-up trucks

-Moonshine runners

-Musketball

-Monster Garage

-Music-themed

-Hero vehicles

-Drag week

-Run-what-you-brung

-Tom Daniel

-Bring out your Dead (previous unfinished Cannonball builds)

-Death Race 2000

-Crime-fighting vehicles

-Delivery vehicles

-Rust-to-Rome

-YouTube builds

[LL3 Model Worx]

11 hours ago, White Rabbit said:

 

So when do we get to vote or whatever? Or however it's decided...

 

Would like to start pondering before January ?

[Tom Geiger]

I like the mid engine theme.. would be interesting to see what folks come up with.. but it may eliminate some guys with average skills

[LL3 Model Worx]

5 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

I like the mid engine theme.. would be interesting to see what folks come up with.. but it may eliminate some guys with average skills

How so? It's open to all mid engine vehicles... go pick a lambo or something and be all set...

[Fat Brian]

2 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

How so? It's open to all mid engine vehicles... go pick a lambo or something and be all set...

We need to narrow the list down some. Typically we have everyone post their top 3 and the five or so that get the most votes get made into a poll.

[LL3 Model Worx]

7 minutes ago, Fat Brian said:

We need to narrow the list down some. Typically we have everyone post their top 3 and the five or so that get the most votes get made into a poll.

That sounds sensible for sure. 

[LL3 Model Worx]

Then my top 3 are

Death Race 2000

Moonshine runners

Early pro street

[Fat Brian]

My top 3 would be Phantomball, Moonshine runners, or youtube cars.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I like pie.

[BeakDoc]

12 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I like pie.

I like pi pie. It’s the same, only never ending.

 

My top 3 would be: Moonshiners, Delivery and Music-themed.

[Tom Geiger]

5 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

How so? It's open to all mid engine vehicles... go pick a lambo or something and be all set...

Gee, a build for Lambos... that would be boring.

I was thinking more along the lines that we'd be building custom chassis for a mid engine 

[LL3 Model Worx]

6 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said:

Gee, a build for Lambos... that would be boring.

I was thinking more along the lines that we'd be building custom chassis for a mid engine 

Well sure... but the "rules" would also allow the less advanced to participate with an already mid engine vehicle was my point.

[White Rabbit]

1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:

Gee, a build for Lambos... that would be boring.

I was thinking more along the lines that we'd be building custom chassis for a mid engine 

 

56 minutes ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

Well sure... but the "rules" would also allow the less advanced to participate with an already mid engine vehicle was my point.

LL3 is correct. The theme's only requirement is that the vehicle be mid-engined. How the vehicle becomes mid-engined is up to the builder. This leaves a large scope of possibilities for the builder: everything from a box-stock build of a pre-existing mid-engined vehicle (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Toyota MR2, Lotus, etc.), to full custom builds where the engine is relocated from its original position to a mid-ship layout.

[White Rabbit]

4 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

We need to narrow the list down some. Typically we have everyone post their top 3 and the five or so that get the most votes get made into a poll.

Good idea. Perhaps, we can post our lists until the end of the month, November 30th. At that point, a poll can be issued and voting can begin.

[Tim H]

My three is wagons, 4-doors, and run what ya brung.

 

 

[Misha]

My top three are: mid-engine mania, delivery vehicles, and wagons. 
Cheers Misha

[Pat Minarick]

My choices would be

-Phantomball Run

-Mid-Engine 

-Pick-up trucks

 

[KWT]

Run what you brung

pickups

music

[oldcarfan]

22 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

Gee, a build for Lambos... that would be boring.

I was thinking more along the lines that we'd be building custom chassis for a mid engine 

Maybe do them kit car style, say a Countach with an LS Chevy, or a Ferrari with a Coyote V8.

[LL3 Model Worx]

4 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

Maybe do them kit car style, say a Countach with an LS Chevy, or a Ferrari with a Coyote V8.

A Prova Countach... a man would have to really take his time and mess up the panel gaps and make the windows look like they were installed by an 8yr old with a caulk gun ? 

 

[Fat Brian]

Keep in mind too that "mid engine" can be mid front as well. As long as the engine is behind the centerline of the front wheels it's considered mid engine so Ford model Ts are technically mid engine by a strict interpretation of the definition. 

[Tim H]

A stock Ford model T wouldn't far to well in a race across country, LOL

 

[LL3 Model Worx]

11 minutes ago, Tim H said:

A stock Ford model T wouldn't far to well in a race across country, LOL

 

35mph of given her hell!