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Originally Posted by madcorgi
Jeff, I'm guessing that guy in the video dropped a wheel at the outside of 3B as he was romping too hard on the throttle and it just snapped around and burrowed to the inside. I had a student in a Viper do the dame thing many years ago with similar but less dramatic results. I'd blame the driver, not the car. High HP + Low IQ =  |
Yup, I've seen a few guys do just that. But on the
warmup lap? It takes a special kind of driver to pull that one off. Most of these "special" drivers seem to show up in the 'merican iron.
Don't get me wrong - I love big V8's as much as the next guy. I was actively drag racing big block MOPARs in the late '70's to mid '80's. I love watching the old Trans-Am cars in B Production at the SOVREN events, along with the A Production big block 'Vettes. Very cool stuff.
I have to wonder, though, just how well one of our modern pony cars would hold up to DE day abuse. I've never seen one show up consistently enough to see, nor have I had the opportunity to talk to anyone who has used one for such for any length of time. The C5 and C6 'Vettes seem to hang in there, but I think they are a whole different animal than the new pony cars. The latter being built to a price rather than a purpose, if you will. I would be interested, too, to hear from someone who has tracked one for a few years. It's just that I have yet to meet that guy.