Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil> wrote:
: The fastest streetcar that broke the new USFSCS record was Ed Parker's 1967
: Chevy Camaro SS/RS doing a 8 second run in the quarter mile at 170 MPH.
: This was accomplished at the Norwalk Raceway (past April 2002).
: Where was the so-called Jap cars? LOL
Pshaw. ;-) If you want to go fast, you need a Mopar! What
is currently claimed to be the world's fastest street car is a
Duster based out of London, Ontario (Canada). Its all steel
except for the hood, bumpers and deck lid, and has all the factory
glass (no lexan) - 3,160lbs. Its just got a mini-tub in the rear
and runs on a 10.5" tire. Best time so far is a 7.53, and that
time was run lifting at the 1,000' mark. (NHRA requires extensive
safety measures below 7.50 which would require hacking up the car -
they don't want to do it, so they have to lift or the NHRA will ban
the car from running at any NHRA strip.) It is estimated that if
they were allowed to stay in it for the entire quarter mile, it
would be in the 6's. (i.e. a street car in pro stock territory)
The motor is a supercharged HEMI running on alcohol. It is currently
registered and licensed in Ontario and is driven on the street from
time to time.
This car was just featured in Mopar Collector's Guide (October 2002
issue).
---Jon-
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