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07-31-2012 08:39 PM #1156
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"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. " - M. Thatcher
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07-31-2012 08:58 PM #1157
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Pretty crazy stuff. He posts a bit now on Pelican. He just broke that record this weekend. Guess he is getting real close to getting in 8's
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07-31-2012 09:10 PM #1158
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i cant imagine doing a wheelie in my car hahaha
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. " - M. Thatcher
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08-01-2012 08:24 AM #1159
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Yeah, doing a wheelie half way down the strip is no joke!
I can picture you doing them Kris.. We both just need to bolt on another 1000 HP or so. Lol!
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08-03-2012 10:55 AM #1160
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Mars Red 1983 Jetta Coupe with AEB 1.8T swap KO3s, Peloquin LSD, Techtonics w/Borla, JOM coils, TAP chip etc.......
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08-03-2012 11:07 AM #1161
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that car actually looks pretty decent
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08-03-2012 11:20 AM #1162
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indeed, I am a fan of the 918. Though, I'd like to see it in a normal paint/color.
Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that's what we need.
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08-03-2012 11:24 AM #1163
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agreed.
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08-03-2012 11:26 AM #1164
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Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that's what we need.
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08-03-2012 11:26 AM #1165
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917 30
Adam Carolla had a discussion about it the other day on one of his podcasts. Mad car.
"The 917/30 was the most powerful sports car racer ever built and raced. The 5.374-litre 12 cylinder (90.0 x 70.4 mm) twin-turbocharged engine could produce 1,580 bhp (1,180 kW) in qualifying tune[citation needed], with twin turbochargers run up to full boost, 39 psi (2.7 bar), though it usually raced with around 1,100 bhp (820 kW) at 7,800 rpm to preserve the engine. Weighing 1,800 lb (820 kg), giving it a power to weight of 1967.36 bhp/tonne in qualifying tune and 1369.68 bhp/tonne in race tune. The 917/30 dominated the Can-Am series during the 1973 season. The 917/30 could go from 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 0-100 mph (160 km/h) in 3.9 seconds, 0-200 mph (320 km/h) in 10.9 seconds, and on to a top speed of more than 260 mph (420 km/h)[citation needed]. The high-level of performance and attendant fuel consumption of the engines, and ever increasing risk, has led to the 917/30 sometimes being cited as the car that killed Can-Am racing[citation needed]. The 917 was also the only championship winning car in Can Am not to be powered by Chevrolet.
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08-03-2012 11:31 AM #1166
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bummer on racing being nothing like that anymore.
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08-03-2012 12:51 PM #1167
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Before everyone got high and mighty about racing being a "test of driver skill" (above all else) there was a lot of innovation by small time teams. Oh and they had help from auto manufacturers before they started to look at racing as a profit driver instead of something you do just because you love cars more than anything.
Originally Posted by Digital K
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08-03-2012 03:41 PM #1168
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Ultimate winter vehicle? Still goes fast and has the ground clearance to get you through a snow storm... Originally Posted by OptimusGlen
Originally Posted by palmer
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08-08-2012 04:52 PM #1169
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08-08-2012 04:56 PM #1170
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