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Old 11-12-2008, 01:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 11-12-2008, 01:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 11-12-2008, 01:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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LOL. Was that your Opel?
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Old 11-12-2008, 02:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I was not expecting that. It was like a rubber-band car.
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Old 11-12-2008, 02:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I think some bigger rear tires maybe needed.
Those look to small.
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Old 11-12-2008, 02:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Note to self: Little mid-engine cars make lousy dragsters. I thought he was going to flip.
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Old 11-12-2008, 08:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 11-12-2008, 09:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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someone has to ask, how fast is that thing? HP? 1/4mile times? TQ?

that thing got up and dropped pretty quick
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Old 11-13-2008, 12:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 11-13-2008, 01:21 PM   #10 (permalink)
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That has got to an incredible feeling in a car. A feeling I may never feel.
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Old 11-13-2008, 05:57 PM   #11 (permalink)
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someone has to ask, how fast is that thing? HP? 1/4mile times? TQ?
600 hp; 450 tq; under 10 sec 1/4 mile.
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Old 11-13-2008, 07:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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^that is one insane beast!!!
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Old 12-09-2008, 09:20 AM   #13 (permalink)
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needs some sandbags in the front trunk
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Old 12-09-2008, 09:31 AM   #14 (permalink)
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That can't be good for the frame...
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Old 12-18-2008, 07:34 AM   #15 (permalink)
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How about a wheelie bar?
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