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08-22-04, 05:17 PM
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| | simonjrwinter serial GT40 owner 
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Essex, UK GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 25  | Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
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08-23-04, 04:33 PM
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| | iraceone 4 Tenths 
Join Date: Aug 2002 GT40: Tulsa,OK RF GT40
Posts: 440
Rep Power: 11 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
Thats pretty cool, notice the flames at the back end from raw fuel out the exhaust , just as the car stops . | |
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08-23-04, 10:26 PM
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| | Mark Worthington 10 tenths
Join Date: Dec 2001 GT40: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,789
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
Needs more front brake bias. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] | |
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08-25-04, 05:37 AM
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| | Ken Mason A Tenth
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norwich England GT40: KVA/GTD hybrid
Posts: 148
Rep Power: 7 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
Ultimas are such ugly cars aren't they - although they do seem to go a bit! You would think that given a chance to design a car from scratch they wouldn't come up with something that looks so hunched up... | |
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08-25-04, 06:12 AM
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| | Fatal Attraction Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA GT40: Ex-DRB #35
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Rep Power: 21 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
It sounds like he shut down the engine when he reached 100MPH.
A little compression aided braking perhaps? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I'd love to know what gear ratios he has in that G50!
I'd be willing to bet that they aren't stock! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Like Mark stated, with better front brake bias, he might have shaved
another tenth or two. You'd think the car would have nosed dived a lot more,
trying to stop that fast.
Still, pretty damn quick! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] | |
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08-25-04, 06:44 AM
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| | James 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2002 GT40: Brighton, U.K
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Rep Power: 13 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
That's just plain wrong!
Holy shit, that's fast. Yeah, maybe more front brake bias - if it has bias adjustment.
Not the best looking car, but clearly very good at getting the job done! | |
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08-25-04, 07:34 AM
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| | Ron Earp Site Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Rep Power: 57  | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
I like it! Having never been a fan of the McLaren (horror of horrors!) I don't mind a bit if a car takes that title away. Man that thing is fast and I don't find it as ugly as some here. Oddly though, with my dislike of open/convertible cars, I like the Can Am version quite a bit.
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08-25-04, 10:02 AM
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| | BenL 6 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
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Thats pretty cool, notice the flames at the back end from raw fuel out the exhaust , just as the car stops .
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Are those flames, or the brake lights? (which otherwise don't seem to be working). | |
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08-25-04, 03:49 PM
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| | JohnD A Tenth
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia USA GT40: None yet, just a '68 Camaro, Datsun 240-Z and Nissan 300ZXTT.
Posts: 134
Rep Power: 6 | Re: Ultima smashes 0-100-0 record
American Speed (the engine shop that built the engine for it) has a very good reputation for building top quality Chevy small blocks. Very cool!
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