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| What's the best modified car you've seen? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 28 2007, 10:56 PM (814 Views) | |
| Norbert | Apr 30 2007, 03:48 PM Post #31 |
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That's what I figured. Or a very heavy car, something a Paxo isn't.... I guess looking at the cars in question, it's very short gearing given the apparent nature of the track! |
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| AndyW76 | Apr 30 2007, 03:52 PM Post #32 |
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Think sprint cars in the US, they have insane amounts of horse power (not sure of an exact figure but I've heard of over 500) but only have a couple of gears that are very low so they can powerslide for 100 yards round the bends. |
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| theghostofnuvolari | Apr 30 2007, 10:32 PM Post #33 |
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I'm pretty sure they've kept it short-geared for maximum acceleration. I'm figuring 0-60 in about 3.5 seconds... who needs more than 140mph anyway ? i wouldn't build it to tailgate Audi S8's on the autobahns !!
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| theghostofnuvolari | Apr 30 2007, 10:34 PM Post #34 |
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Noooooooo !!!!!!!!! I promise no furry dice, no plastic bodykits, no tin can exhaust and no boom-boom speakers ! |
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| The STIG | Apr 30 2007, 10:43 PM Post #35 |
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Something similar to the JBA conversion then (www.jbacarconversions.co.uk) |
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| theghostofnuvolari | Apr 30 2007, 11:13 PM Post #36 |
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wouldn't open, is that the right address ? |
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| flood1 | Apr 30 2007, 11:24 PM Post #37 |
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I was in Watkins Glen for a GTP race and there was a Sprint car race on the tele at the Seneca Lodge (anyone ever been there?). The sportscar racers in the bar couldn't get enough of that stuff. The dirt sprint cars in our "neck of the wood" use small block chevy V8s with about 450 HP. Two gears and downshift into the turns for the power slide. The rookies take their foot out of it and over the outside berm they go. Wicked dad! |
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| The STIG | May 1 2007, 09:24 AM Post #38 |
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Should have been http://www.jmacarconversions.co.uk/ sorry. |
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| theghostofnuvolari | May 1 2007, 01:11 PM Post #39 |
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excellent ! yup, they're doing very similar conversions. the good thing about jma is a bigger choice of cars... thanks for the info stig. |
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| AndyW76 | May 2 2007, 02:09 PM Post #40 |
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It looks scary when them things crash. They just barrel roll, occasionally spitting out the driver. |
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| Norbert | May 2 2007, 02:19 PM Post #41 |
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Are these the 'World of Outlaws' thingies with insanely oversized spoilers on top that roll about three million times if they get out of control? |
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| AndyW76 | May 2 2007, 02:21 PM Post #42 |
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And the widest tyres yopu'll ever see! I think they are known as Outlaws in some places. |
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