Well guys,

it`s long time ago since I was posting here.... long time to make up my mind.
It´s impressive how much a simple thing like a car took influence to my life. But from my position now I can tell you that I would never drive an ITR again. Why ? It`s a waste to drive it in public and it`s a money-eater if you race it. This may be not a problem in the States, but in Europe we can`t race an ITR, slam it into the wall and go and buy some parts at the next shop at the corner.... There are no parts.. We have to let them come by plane from USA or Japan.... $$$$

What I know by now, my decision to sell ITR5874 was right. Though my heart was bleeding to give it away.

I got myself a car for daily driving (what means comfort and torque and good looking in my case.... and most important: It has to be rare).

In the late 90`s, Opel (owned by GM) needed a homologation car (base model has to be sold 500 times to public) to create a racecar, to compete in the STW-series. The Vectra i500 was born. Only 500 were made. The STW-Racecar ran this 2,5V6 motor with 375bhp.



This is my new daily driver.... one of the 500 homologation cars



To not to loose the contact to Honda (without Honda, there`s no racing, an racing is in my blood), I talked to my friends at Idol-Motosport and we had been working... And I proudly can say now, that we became official Toda Racing Germany and Hondata Germany

Together with my friends I built up an EG6 hybrid, which will be a pure and only racecar....So I will keep on racing Hondas

I still hope some more people decide to join us in France:
http://www.integratype-r.de/html/itrexpo.html

 

wow, thats pretty sweet, how about some stats on that opel?
and how much did it cost you?

 

I hope this i500 vectra is better than a regular Opel, because I hate the way an Opel drives. Except the Speedster, but that's actually an Elise.

 

The i500 hasn`t really anything to do with a regular Opel. The suspension is very different ( that`s a must, because the STW cars were not allowed to differ too much from the street model), the engine is modified. Maximum torque has been transferred to 6500rpm (normally it`s 5800rpm). The bhp has been raised from 170 to 200. My car has got an adjustable ITT-Koni kit.... So be sure this car has nothing to do with the ones you may know

 

Cool. Sounds a bit like a Vectra Type R

Nice color too

 

Yeah,

every brand got their sporty cars...

Sure, it`s got leather, a/c, hifi, traction control and all that sh*t..... But it`s my daily driver..... For track action, I prefer my Hatch..

 

nice lookin car

 

Sounds like the right way to go! Good luck with your new car!

 

Take some more (especially interior) pics!

AA -who doesn't mind off-topic sometimes.

 

Why not an EP3? Seems like parts for the English made EP3 would be quite accessible in Europe?

 

I beet u that that opel is nothing compared to ur

 

I would have stayed with the R, but for getting another limited production car

 

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Depends on the use of the car. For daily driving I'd pimp that opel.. but I love the color so that might be why lol.

My GS-R = good daily driver with ITR springs.

 

I can't wait to go to europe this summer and chill

 

I am to old to drive around in a boy racer and visit my customers... I need something more grown up for my business.

 

the ep3 is a bread wagon, that opel looks h0t

 

that opel is sweet

 

...I thought you were going to buying a Seat?
Anyways - Nice Opel

Got any picture of the EG6 Hybrid Racecar-project? That would be nice.

 

Opel is looking sick

 

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Yep. I wanna see more pics of it.

 

It`s snowing outside.. I`ll take pics when conditions get better