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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
LMR's C7 Corvette. Runs 7.5 in the 1/4 mile. Still has full interior, functioning A/C and is street-driven. I'm so old, I remember when funny cars were running 7's! 
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Originally Posted by JackDidley
Not sure if videos are allowed so I will remove this if needed.
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Color me skeptical. I grew up around drag racing and have spent an awful lot of time around the strip. Even helped crew a nitro funny car that held the track record in Denver back in the late '80's. I think I know what it takes to dip into the 7's.
Here is a good friend's real, honest to God, authentic 7 second car. I've known Gene for darn near 40 years now, and have spent some time with this car. Notice some differences - how it launches, how it moves through the first couple hundred feet - this is where low E.T.'s are made. Check out the real drag slicks, and notice how much more rubber it puts on the ground than what is on this 'Vette. That, and Gene's car is all of 1,000 pounds lighter... on twice the rubber... with a very sophisticated, four link drag specific rear suspension hung under a very rigid race car frame/roll cage.
The real deal:
So, yeah - I want to see these guys do this at a sanctioned event, under the watchful eye of NHRA officials. Not that that will ever happen - they would never let a car with this potential run with such an abject lack of safety gear.
Sorry for the buzz killing skepticism. Just too much B.S. out on the web these days... I've become quite jaded.