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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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Just wondering if your convertible top is down, how much will it slow you down in a roll race, and race from a dig?

I recently put about 2-3 cars from both on a convertable SS but he had his top down...just wondering how much the outcome wouldve changed if he had his top up...

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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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line'm up again...tell us what happens.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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People have posted like a tenth difference in the quarter before, not much difference at semi-legal speeds.

Such a small difference wouldn't really be worth considering unless your "roll" racing is from like 80 to 160 or something.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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I was top down against a modded C5 with top up a few weeks ago. He pulled me by two carlengths from 60-120 mph. Wish I could've stopped, put the top up, and gone again to find out the difference...
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