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Old 02-09-2009, 04:01 AM
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/car...80.story?page=1

I can't even imagine driving that thing around town.
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Crazy!

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Old 02-09-2009, 06:43 AM
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Street legal but not streetable. Neat machine, though.
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I'd be proud to say I built a car that quick from the ground up, too.
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No video of the run?
Old 02-09-2009, 09:58 AM
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My driver's license would be SO up in smoke if I owned that!

I was thinking those turbo intakes must be a hazard to small children. What about bird strikes? At least if you hit a pedestrian there won't be anything left after he's sucked into one of those.
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There are a bunch of videos of him driving it around on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLyDkbvxEEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifGp0...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cOJ7...eature=related
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2400 hp eh. so thats like having a V40, 20L NA 9KRPM engine (stuff 10 s2k engines into it..lmao)
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But the interior....
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It's not witchcraft ;for 250K you could duplicate it


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