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• The Grand Menagerie: July 10, 2014

[Feldynn]

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Class in Session
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La Grande Menagerie, or more accurately (for our purposes) the beasts of Gran Turismo .  This week we're running a free for all, tune as you please event with a central theme of "Animals".  The only cars allowed must have a direct or indirect reference to some kind of animal (real or well documented fictional) in their manufacture / model name and common nicknames, the emblem itself, have other kind of animal name / image on them and be non-race cars.  Obvious candidates by name are Jaguars, Mustangs, Vipers and such.  For make / model emblems you have marques such as Ferrari (the prancing horse) and Lamborghini (the raging bull), though there are others out there that also fit the bill quite nicely!

Here's a sort of FAQ that might help!

Q:  Hey Feldynn, this RUF BTR is a real pig to drive so that counts right?
A:  No, nice try but no.  However the RUF Yellowbird IS allowed due to "bird" in the name

Q:  I painted my car "Elephant Gray" so I can bring that right?
A:  Hahahaha, NO.  Again good try but no

Q:  Say, I heard there are various types of bird in the "Martin" family so Aston Martin counts right?
A:  Yes they do and well done, that's a perfect example of what I mean!  


Hopefully this all makes sense to everyone , like I say both real and fictional animals are allowed so cars like the Pontiac Firebird are acceptable as a Firebird is technically a Phoenix, there were a Fiat Unicorn that'd count too.  Some cars like the Suzuki Swift (swift being a type of bird) or Abarths (scorpion emblem) would count but won't make the spec for this race, here's a quick list of cars / makes I've identified as acceptable but there are probably others I've missed.. if anyone can think of others that seem good please bring them and / or post here too for funsies .

A/C Cars / Shelby Cobra (cobra)
Aston Martin (Martin is a bird)
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (fish related)
Dodge / SRT Charger (Charger was a type of war horse)
Dodge / SRT Viper (snake)
Ferrari (prancing horse logo)
Ford Mustangs (horse)
Holden (lion logo)
Jaguar (big cat)
Lamborghini (bull logo)
Pontiac Firebird (phoenix / bird in the name)
Pontiac GTO (aka "Goat")
RUF Yellowbird (bird in the name)
Cizeta V16T '94 (3 animal head logo)

I'm sure that's not everything but it's a good selection to get started with and can be added to .

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Track:  Grand Valley Speedway
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When: Thursday, July 10st
Official Running Time: 8-11:00pm EDT
Lounge Comment:  Touch of Class
Lounge Owner:  Feldynn
Lounge Setting:  Private / friends only
Lounge PP Limit:  545PP
Driving Aids Allowed:  Traction Control, ABS, Driving Line
Car Setup: open
Tires:  Sports Soft
Tire / Fuel usage:  Fast
Grid:  Reverse grid based on previous results
False Start:  On
Start Times:  Auto clock set to 6 mins
Lap Count: 5ish (more or less if needed)


Wrinkles:  Cars must have ties to an animal of some sort (see examples / suggestions above) and non-race cars only (Tuners allowed if they meet the animal requirement).  Other than that, race clean, race hard, have fun!

Anyone interested in attending please send me (Feldynn) a Friend Request on the PSN before 8pm on Thursdays if possible, if it says I'm full just drop me a quick PM and I should be able to make room .

[Wolfpack987]

Nice looking event you've got coming up.

[DudeTuna]

What of the Coleoptera order of insects?

[Feldynn]

What of the Coleoptera order of insects?

Beetles and bugs of all shapes and sizes would certainly qualify Dude, though I'm not sure the Veedubya family have one that would make 545PP do they?  If I can find enough smaller cars we may do a "Petting Zoo" edition for those less beastly ones .

Also I just remembered that the Cizeta qualifies under the "animal emblem" clause as it appears to have 3 animal heads (possibly cat or wolf related) as part of the logo, should anyone be desperate enough to try that one .

[Wolfpack987]

Did somebody say...Wolf?

BTW, it's too bad GT6 doesn't have the Porsche Cayman included. 

[badaboya1]

Could 'RUF' be considered part of the canine language, making it animal related?

Not that I really want to drive one of those pigs.

[DudeTuna]

GIS brings up this for the Chevelle


can I use one of those?

[DudeTuna]

Behold! The Dino.

[DudeTuna]

Let us not forget the Bull.

[Feldynn]

GIS brings up this for the Chevelle


can I use one of those?

A rescued horse named Chevelle, that's a win in my book Dude.  Bit more tenuous a link than I'd like for the most part but it's a rescued animal so I'll happily allow it .

I think the Redbulls are all race cars, but if there's a regular or tuner car with the Red Bull decal on it that'd be fine so long as it's not a full blown race car.

[RoninTuna]

[Turbo-Tuna]

Great racing, goos times. Loved the Boss and F430. The Shelby Cobra was an interesting one.