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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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i was there this weekend and pointed at the car thinking, i think this thing is gonna hook. OMG did it! also it is a BMR suspension lol. just amazing. suspension a bit too tight i thihnk
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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wow! that was sure a hell of a ride.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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WOW!!! and Ouch!!! that had to hurt the checkbook just a little!!!!!!

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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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thats bad ***.... anyone know what size tire??
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Its got to be the biggest et radial, 325/50.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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yup the big dog that everyone is running in outlaw radial classes. the 325 M/T

BTW, that is a testiment to torque arm suspension!
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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That's unreal, and bitchin at the same time!

glad they got racing in, considering it rained here in gainesville until sunday morning, I figured it'd get screwed over by the weather bands moving south..

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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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315/60 MT drag radials are the (radial) tire of choice...
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 04:52 AM
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Thats badass when all 4 are of the ground
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:51 AM
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Time for some wheelie bars.

What time does that car run....when its on the ground the whole time
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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That was cool. Great pics. Did he come down ok or hard?
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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in this case...:

less weight transfer... = more go faster.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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damn.!!!!!
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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Its a sweet car, no doubt. Isn't the T/A too long to be a BMR Extreme, the BMR seems to be shorter than that one.

More details taken from HOTRODGOSSIP.COM:

"This is the first stock suspension, 7second,
Nitrous car on drag radials. It ran 7.87 at 181 this weekend in
Bradenton at the US Street Nationals. The car is a 90 Camaro owned and
driven by Smooky Hall of Hollywood, FL. The car was built by Precision
Racing Development in Miami, FL. It has a 565ci motor, profiler heads,
and a 2-stage nitrous system by Applied Nitrous Technology."


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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Wow very nice, 181MPH on DRs, wasnt Rick at a 178? Nice to see its stock suspended, awesome car.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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What'd the damage look like after it came back down?!?
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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damn! I knew I should went down there
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Is that tranny fluid spraying out in the third pic?

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RED stuff where the drive shaft should be!

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