Not sure if everyone has seen these pics yet but here are some shots of their newest drivers: *** Tanaguchi, and Tarzan Yamada. They qualified 7th but due to fuel problems *** dropped to 9th and Tarzan dropped to 11th =( ..But the car looks freekin HOT anyway!

 

They don't use the rear of the MS kit do they?

 

woot yamada is driving the rx8. for the ones who dont know him, he drives the dodge viper for drift series.

 

dam didn't notice that rear bumper...anyone know what kind of rims they are running?

 

When we asked about the rear MS rear bumper at Barber last year they told us that the fuel cell setup couldn't be set up right with it.

 

NICE PICS!!!

 

oh yes, and what a viper it is. I was there the day one of the 240's from the other pro drifters T boned his viper...
the 240 looked totaled, the viper looked almost unscratched haha
then he proceeded to climb the fences -_-

 

no wonder they arent running the MS bumper, I guess the fuel cell sticks out that much that it hits it.

 

here are some other pics of *** and his cars:

 

koolio

 

Fuel Cell? Hmm? Does that thing run on hydrogen?

 

I watched this race (finally got tired of not having the Speed Channel. Was it clear why they thought they were experiencing fuel problems? It was extremely hot (105 degrees F in the shade). I wonder if that had anything to do with it.

 

hydrogen? what the?

 

Anyone have any high res pics of the SpeedSource 8's? I'd like to have a good one for my background.
Thanks

 

A fuel cell is where the gasoline goes.

 

Cool pics.....I must say!!

 

here's a link to their website.. http://www.speedsourceinc.com/index...1505&section=ss

 

yep, nice pics. unfortunately, they got spanked by a couple of rsx's in that race. wonder if they ever figured out that fuel issue.

 

Well, where I'm from, we call it a tank.

 

they are running fuel cells.

 

Fuel Cells are different then fuel tanks, but both hold gasoline.

 

Cool pics!

 

yamada also drives the cyber evo. and last week came back from pheonix from time attack and got 1st, 2nd place was over 7-9 seconds behind. =O

 

Nice to see so many coverages on the 8. There are more pics on the modified.com

SpeedSource RX-8

 

LOL....
The difference is a fuel cell is designed to be resistant to puncture and resistant to explosions or leaking. Note that I didn't say IMMUNE but resistant. Basically a "fuel tank" is a big abs plastic tank while a fuel cell is usually aluminum.. sometimes double layered, and filled with a special foam that the fuel seeps into. In race cars it often means the difference between life or death although the clothing and helmets these guys wear are absolutly amazing. Could practicly take a swim in a volcano. Getting off topic but this is why "car" helmets are so much more expensive than motorcycle helmets.. its the flame retardant properties of a sn2005 (car) helmet VS a M (motorcycle) helmet.