sounds about right....
Jason
1/25/99 1:42 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Short [SMTP:ashort@flash.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 12:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: fast rice rockets
Jason Jennings wrote:
>
> The white 3.3 60 guy I think runs in the low 11s, some make it
into the
> 10s.... Did you see the size of that juice bottle though?????
Not to
> mention the average civic weighs under 2000 lbs., about 2100
with a
> driver. I noticed his civic was pretty empty inside, ripped
out the
> back seat and everything.... His car probably weighs less
than 2k with
> him in it. not to mention the lap top support for timing.....
It's all
> about weight.... Doesn't the Dak weigh about as much as two
stripped
> down civics???? I want to find a weighing area.... My Stang
buddy at
> work wants use to weigh our Machines. We think his 95 Cobra
weighs a
> few pounds or so less than me.
>
> Jason
> 1/25/99 12:10 PM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Neff [SMTP:jndneff@texas.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 11:41 AM
> To: Dakota Mailing List
> Subject: RE: DML: fast rice rockets
>
> I saw it too. Power braking would be very easy in a
front wheel
> drive. Just
> set the emergency brake. It still goes to the rear
wheels. Where
> did you see
> the 1/4 times? The only time I saw was the yellow
turbo'd mini
> van that ran
> 14.20. The white Civic that they did quite a bit on,
they said
> would go from
> 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and the 1/4 speed was 120mph. They
also
> mentioned that a
> stock Civic would 0-60 in 8.8 sec. That guy did some
serious
> work on that
> car to make it go that fast. Of course he also had a
REAL V-Tech
> under the
> hood too. That didn't hurt him. They did sound very
funny. With
> all of those
> people doing that in southern Cali, it makes me wonder
how they
> are all
> getting those things smogged. I bet they all have
their friends
> do there
> smog checks.
>
> John
> 98 Dak 4X4 CC Sport, 5.2L, Auto, Mopar Headers, DDBC
(Does not
> sound like a
> bee hive!)
>
> <snip>
> Did anyone else see the show on TLC about cars. At
the end they
> had a
> spot about all the rice burning civics and such. THey
talked
> about
> how bad they were with NO2 and a laptop computer.
Some were
> running
> in the 9's and 10's but most were lucky to see 15's.
Sounded
> like a
> really big beehive. One civic had a set of big
slicks... on the
> front! Looked really funny doing a burn out. Wonder
how they
> power
> brake? Anyway, just thought it was amusing and
wondered if
> anyone
> else had a good laugh about it.
> <unsnip>
My R/T rc weighs 4,130 lbs with 215 lb driver.Alan S.
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