(08-21-2021, 08:30 PM)robkelk Wrote: OOC
Who was it who told me about Project Binky? Oh, yes - somebody who goes by "Looney Toons" on All The Tropes.
(It's a 36-episode series, and the episodes get longer as the series goes along, so set aside 18 hours or so if you're going to marathon the series. As of this posting, I've made it through episode 9.)
The tl;dr: Two chaps are putting a Celica engine and drivetrain in a Mini shell. Yes, it is as crazy an idea as it sounds.
Why mention it here? Well, if I recall correctly, Sora Hasegawa drives a Mini or something else the same size... She doesn't have to be making an overpowered street machine in disguise, but she could be restoring a stock Mini. Until she discusses the project with the gearheads at Westwoods, of course -- then the "overpowered street machine in disguise" starts taking shape. A project this size, even with Washuu-chan rapid-prototyping the structural parts instead of Sora making them out of sheet steel, would explain what she's been doing in her free time while the rest of the characters are having adventures.
Thoughts?
OOC:
Ben wouldn't mind. One of the things he'll be doing is converting some of the carports into full-fledged shop spaces.
Once San Antonio lifts off at the end of Season 1, motorsports will become a big deal in the city as those big, mostly empty expressways with their high-speed interchanges will beckon in a most alluring manner. And Ben will move into an actual shop, of which several dot the frontage road near the apartment complex.
There used to be a Formula 1 event here, but not ever since they changed the main streets in the downtown area to cobblestones. My character would try to do something bring that back, though.
We still have a drag strip, though. The Alamo City Motorplex is small, but it is an International Hot Rod Association member facility. There is also the Alamodome, which is more than capable of hosting, and has hosted in the past, monster truck rallies, tractor pulls, and motocross events.