[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

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.

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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.

You are absolutely right. Just because a car is street legal that does not make it a street car. It also will not pass tech at a NHRA event. It has a powerglide transmission not the 8 speed trans that it came with. That said, it is impressive engineering to do what it does. It gets down the track without big slicks because the power curve is controlled by adjusting timing and fuel in the cars computer. I have been to LS fest and seen some insanely fast street cars that look like grocery getters. One of my best friends has a C6 Vette that runs 10s and is a true street car.
Aint technology grand ??