7 sec. 2nd gen eclipse

[gstowner]

Does anyone know who drives the white 2nd gen eclipse that runs 7's. It was on nopi but I didnt catch the name of the driver

 

[92redman]

Brent Rau
www.osofastracing.com

 

[JessesTalon]

Yes indeed Brent Rau has the fastest DSM ever... very cooly he does all the work on it himself too and its convereted to tube frame(i believe) and its RWD which is always a plus for running 7's

 

[Wizard]

From what I have read and seen.......He is not completly tube-frame or something along within the rules of Outlaw class. Meaning, technically he is considered only a back-halved car. He does not run in the Pro Classes.

But he is up to this point the fastest DSM powered vehicle yet. But there are some big changes in the works for next season.....A lot of the big boys switching to alky, next drivetrains, etc. Should be a good next season. 6s here we come. (Maybe 7s in a full-bodied DSM)

Wiz

 

[97TSIAWD]

From what I have read and seen.......He is not completly tube-frame or something along within the rules of Outlaw class. Meaning, technically he is considered only a back-halved car. He does not run in the Pro Classes.

But he is up to this point the fastest DSM powered vehicle yet. But there are some big changes in the works for next season.....A lot of the big boys switching to alky, next drivetrains, etc. Should be a good next season. 6s here we come. (Maybe 7s in a full-bodied DSM)

Wiz

Well I met him at the 2003 shootout, nice guy, he was actually selling his truck/trailer so I took a look at it, , nothing like two cars in one trailer. Anyways, I do remember reading that he is back-halved also. But when we were talking to him he was running straight methanol, no gasoline. He also had two rows of 1086 injectors and was adding another row for 2004 (don't know if this happened or not). He also broke his pro-stock tranny (still launches with a clutch) by putting it into reverse without slowing down enough, ouch.

 

[gstowner]

Is Sheperd's tsi street legal. It showed him and the titan supra go head to head on nopi the other night. I was hoping shep would take it but unfortunately the titan beat him. I knew the titan was street legal so I was just wondering about the tsi.

 

[diambo4life]

Is Sheperd's tsi street legal. It showed him and the titan supra go head to head on nopi the other night. I was hoping shep would take it but unfortunately the titan beat him. I knew the titan was street legal so I was just wondering about the tsi.

They run "Street Tire" class, not street legal class. We can argue about the term "street legal" for hours. Everyone has their own definition.

 

[97TSIAWD]

They run "Street Tire" class, not street legal class. We can argue about the term "street legal" for hours. Everyone has their own definition.

Well as for being street legal, he was able to get plates for the car, and still has the car registered. But his county here in Ohio doesn't have emission laws. And I talked to him in August and he said the car is very hard to drive on the street any more, so he tends not too. Also, I thought the dissolved the street tire class two years ago? Or did it just change, cause he was saying the class that he was dominating in, with street tires, wasn't going to be around any more in 2003. I remember him having slicks on the car and looking for new 14/15" rims. I can't wait till he runs again this year, I want to see what his new setup is going to do.

 

[NegativeCamber]

Well as for being street legal, he was able to get plates for the car, and still has the car registered. But his county here in Ohio doesn't have emission laws. And I talked to him in August and he said the car is very hard to drive on the street any more, so he tends not too. Also, I thought the dissolved the street tire class two years ago? Or did it just change, cause he was saying the class that he was dominating in, with street tires, wasn't going to be around any more in 2003. I remember him having slicks on the car and looking for new 14/15" rims. I can't wait till he runs again this year, I want to see what his new setup is going to do.

I'm pretty sure that the street tire class is still around. I hope they keep that class, definitely my favorite class to watch.

 

[Stanford]

There are going to be some changes for the 05 season. Check out NOPI.com for more info.

And a side note, before I moved from Orlando (Home of Titan) a couple years ago. I saw Titans Supra on the street a couple times.

 

[eclipseT4]

Brent races PRO OUTLAW RWD. I know a few things about the car because we talked at the NOPI events a bit last year. John is racing in the Pro 4 cyl class instead of the Pro street tire class.