You guys recall the wreck my son was in..
11-01-2006, 07:52 PM
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You guys recall the wreck my son was in.. Well, he's walking fine, working etc. etc. Today, he put the smackdown on a Terminator from a roll twice in his '97 Eclipse GSX (paid for by the accident) going from 60 to 100. He gave the Cobra the jump and got him by a car each time. Not too shabby for a car we just finished modding. He was @ 20 PSI putting down around 340-360 WHP but is capable of 500+ WHP @ 30 PSI. The race weight with him in it is 3300#'s. Having ridden in and raced mine, he's really stoked about this kill. I can't say I blame him. We both figure the Cobra was stock or it wouldn't have been so much fun.
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11-02-2006, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan K
I am glad it seams he learned his lesson...
No offense because I am thrilled to hear he is recovering so well but I am sad to hear he is out street racing (??) and that his father is condoning it. Again, it isn't personal but after the trauma he has been through, regardless of whether or not he was driving, coherent, sober, whatever for the crash......he was in a near fatal car wreck and is now out racing at triple digit speeds on the street/highway.
I truly hope nothing else bad happens to him.
11-02-2006, 06:36 PM
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Yeah, he's street racing. I've been doing it for over 30 years myself. Whatcha gonna do? He'd be out there tearing it up with or without my blessing. At least he picks his spots and doesn't just go when the opportunity presents itself. As for triple digit speeds? From 60 that takes all of what? 8 seconds at his power level?
11-03-2006, 11:04 AM
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I can totally agree with Rott is saying, but every now and then, you need to clean out the cobwebs in your exhaust right? 
My dad sounds a bit like you, if the chance is presented to race, he is willing to go along providing it isn't in a stupid spot at all, when I do it he has a nervous look but by the time I finish a story he is laughing. Whats bad is when we switch cars and he will beat on mine more than I will.
When my tranny went out in my GTP he felt so bad that he pitched in a bit of money because he had a feeling he might have provoked it with the heavy burnouts in the car at the track earlier in the year. 
Glad to hear your kid is doing ok, just remember, at high speeds things happen fast, I always look back on the stuff Leno said about him driving that Porsche GT at about 200mph and someone saying to him, everytime you blink, you just covered a football field!
100MPH is my limit on the street, and that only ever really happens if I pass someone and I go to 2nd and go WOT rather than 3rd. 
My dad sounds a bit like you, if the chance is presented to race, he is willing to go along providing it isn't in a stupid spot at all, when I do it he has a nervous look but by the time I finish a story he is laughing. Whats bad is when we switch cars and he will beat on mine more than I will.
When my tranny went out in my GTP he felt so bad that he pitched in a bit of money because he had a feeling he might have provoked it with the heavy burnouts in the car at the track earlier in the year. Glad to hear your kid is doing ok, just remember, at high speeds things happen fast, I always look back on the stuff Leno said about him driving that Porsche GT at about 200mph and someone saying to him, everytime you blink, you just covered a football field!
100MPH is my limit on the street, and that only ever really happens if I pass someone and I go to 2nd and go WOT rather than 3rd.
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Originally Posted by CharlieCobra03
Yeah, he's street racing. I've been doing it for over 30 years myself. Whatcha gonna do?
He'd be out there tearing it up with or without my blessing. At least he picks his spots and doesn't just go when the opportunity presents itself.
As for triple digit speeds? From 60 that takes all of what? 8 seconds at his power level?
