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Offline Diamond Hell

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Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« on: 21 October 2011, 20:51 »
Outstanding work

http://youtu.be/iI9ptwMxunI

Good on him for proving a point  :grin:
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2011, 21:08 »
How would you go about insuring that for road use?

''has it got any modifications?''
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2011, 21:09 »
:grin: - although at some points he does look like he's about to turtle a little.
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2011, 21:10 »
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #4 on: 21 October 2011, 21:12 »
Simples - but probably more than your average Golf GTI to insure :grin:
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #5 on: 21 October 2011, 21:47 »
im suprised this is the first time some of you have seen red victor,its been around in one form or another for years.

also ive seen it run down santa pod
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #6 on: 21 October 2011, 22:04 »
Quote from: i_am_me on 21 October 2011, 21:47
im suprised this is the first time some of you have seen red victor,its been around in one form or another for years.

Been aware of it for a while and I don't think anyone else is saying they've not seen it before.  :huh:

Well done you for seeing it race though.
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #7 on: 21 October 2011, 22:09 »
Wonder if he actually needed to accelerate at any time lol
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #8 on: 21 October 2011, 22:15 »
Quote from: i_am_me on 21 October 2011, 21:47
also ive seen it run down santa pod
Me too.
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Re: Taking a 3000BHP drag racer to the shops
« Reply #9 on: 21 October 2011, 22:22 »
think it was originally in a 67 victor and shot a rod at pod in 2007 at PVW. Was a 1000bhp monster at start and used to have terminal speed of 189mph
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