In that case you'd want to run the bike against either a Porsche GT1,
Mercedes CLK-GTR or a McLaren F1. Street legal, and all availabe for
about $1,000,000 and prob. quite capable of running with a NSR500...
Craig
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Aaron Hefner [SMTP:gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu]
> Sent: February 27, 1998 11:30 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re:fast neons -Reply
>
> >
> > The story was also published in one of the monthly bike mags, which
> is where
> > I read about the Viper lunching some internal parts. The story
> published in
> > the car mag neglected to mention it...
> >
> > BTW, the FZR1000 was not the best tool for the task at hand. A Honda
> NSR500
> > would have made things much more interesting. 200HP from 30ci and
> 286Lb dry
> > weight. (First GP bike to break 200mph in competition) Only one
> drawback,
> > you can't buy one, but you can lease one for $1,000,000 a year...
> >
>
> Well that would be a little unfair comparing a $60K vehicle (Viper) to
> a
> $1,000,000 a year vehicle, the reason they chose the 2 vehicles they
> did
> were because both were under $100K and both were production vehicles
> (Not
> custom made, etc..)
>
>
>
> > gk
> >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> __
> > Gary E. Klim - Somewhere in central Connecticut
> garyklim@snet.net
> > http://pages.cthome.net/garyklim/
> gklim@harman.com
> >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> __
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Aaron Hefner <gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu>
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 7:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re:fast neons -Reply
> >
> >
> > >You sure about that? I read the entire story and remember nothing
> about a
> > >blown engine or tranny....
> > >
> > >Bruce
> > >
> > >>
> > >> If I remember correctly, the Viper blew either the engine or
> tranny.
> > >>
> > >> gk
> >
> >
> >
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