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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Tonight at our local racetrack i saw the saddest thing ever...it was a brand new comp. orange 2004 cobra. the kid rolls up and drives throught the wet box, he then tries a burn out by just taking off. after this he over shoots the staging lights. Finally he runs constant 16's all night...

someone needs a drive mod!!
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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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everybody's new at some point. I've never even raced at a track yet. And when I do I will probably look like a moron. that's the way it goes.

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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:42 AM
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everybody's new at some point. I've never even raced at a track yet.
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Yeah and neither have I..., but 16 seconds with a Cobra! Auto or Manual? How the hell could he do that!?!?
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:23 AM
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i have to say that's pretty f'in amazing.
i didn't think cobra's could run that fast.
it must have had intake, pulley, and exhaust.
and more than likely a 50 shot of nawz
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:05 AM
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you will always see people like that..

i enjoy it because when cars like that first come out and people see it.. they think they are slower then what they ACTUALLY are..

but some people do impress me with their bad *** driving skills like that
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
you will always see people like that..

i enjoy it because when cars like that first come out and people see it.. they think they are slower then what they ACTUALLY are..

but some people do impress me with their bad *** driving skills like that
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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Diolar Magnum
everybody's new at some point. I've never even raced at a track yet. And when I do I will probably look like a moron. that's the way it goes.

Brad


I disagree with that. The very first time I ever stepped foot on a race track was with my 2001 WS6 M6. I ran a 13.3 @ 107 mph having never ever been on a track before.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cornbread23
i have to say that's pretty f'in amazing.
i didn't think cobra's could run that fast.
it must have had intake, pulley, and exhaust.
and more than likely a 50 shot of nawz

Ha hah! That's some funny **** there bud.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by '02 WS/6
Yeah and neither have I..., but 16 seconds with a Cobra! Auto or Manual? How the hell could he do that!?!?
If it's real, it's an M6.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by necrocannibal
I disagree with that. The very first time I ever stepped foot on a race track was with my 2001 WS6 M6. I ran a 13.3 @ 107 mph having never ever been on a track before.
agreed, and that's fine and dandy, but I wasn't concerned with the dude's ET's so much as his "burnout" skills, and getting over the line before the runs. Either way, some got it, and some don't. And I hope when it's my time that I got it!

Brad
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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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given im an auto, but i ran a 13.9 not stalled at all on my first time ever. i had not even street raced before.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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I love seeing newbies at the track. Once I saw a ******* idot stage off the rear tires. The track people tried to get him to back up but then just let him go. I wonder what he thought of his 60 foot time? lol
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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Dont cobra's only come in manual???
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Old May 25, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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When i first went to the track, I was paying close attention to how everyone was staging, so i didnt look like a fool.
I avoided the water "box". and did the same kind of burnout he did. (i acually do that quite a bit =))
just my .02
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Old May 25, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mimic42100
When i first went to the track, I was paying close attention to how everyone was staging, so i didnt look like a fool.
I avoided the water "box". and did the same kind of burnout he did. (i acually do that quite a bit =))
just my .02
mimic, you are dynoing pretty damn low for having headers. you should be well over 300rwhp. if your numbers are after all of your mods you need to find the problem.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cornbread23
mimic, you are dynoing pretty damn low for having headers. you should be well over 300rwhp. if your numbers are after all of your mods you need to find the problem.
oops, i didn't notice the mustang dyno comment. but it still seems a little low to me.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 03:49 AM
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Sucks for that guy.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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thats as funny as that one older video of that viper that does about the same thing lol
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Old May 26, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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first time I ever ran at a drag strip i ran 12.2 and a false start!
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