RE: RE: RE: Really Fast Lightning

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 17:20:16 EST


Nope...registered the SS/SLP at .98g's. Even a truck can't do that...at
least not without some slippage (rear-end is lighter).

- Bernd

At 01:05 PM 01/24/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Yea! Until he hits the first corner (so much for the Chebby suspension).
>Must be the same one that I raced against until the corner caught him and I
>flash by him.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: DICEMAN469@aol.com [mailto:DICEMAN469@aol.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 11:15 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: RE: Really Fast Lightning
>
>In a message dated 1/24/00 2:14:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, bernd@texas.net
>writes:
>
> >
> > I know for a fact that the Lightning will not out-run a 1999 Camaro
> > SS/SLP. Buddy in SJ, CA has one and his brother-in-law has a newer
> > Lightning. They're even off the start but the Camaro easily pulls ahead
> > after 2nd gear.
> >
> > - Bernd
>Still not bad when you factor in the weight difference
>
>-Austin
>Vipertruck



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