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To: HPilot who wrote (510059)9/3/2009 8:44:37 AM
From: Taro  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1579758
 
Only a question of time and we'll see good old Stanley's out there again together racing against other steamer remakes.

Jay Leno own a couple of them, I believe...

Taro



To: HPilot who wrote (510059)9/3/2009 9:02:23 AM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1579758
 
The Tesla was turning a 12.5 second quarter, so it was pretty impressive. I think the rest were pretty much pathetic.



To: HPilot who wrote (510059)9/3/2009 12:15:24 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1579758
 
Electric drag racers should be the way to go. Electric motors produce full torque as soon as they are powered up. The only noise would be the tires smoking. A pre-loaded big capacitor could deliver tons of power long enough to get it a 1/4 mile.