world street race canadian team cars
03-20-2005, 01:13 AM
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world street race canadian team cars
* placed 3rd overall *
Vehicle: 1971 Chevrolet Vega
Motor: Turbocharged 427 CI big-block Chevy
Transmission: Performance Automatics
Website/Sponsors: Mopac Auto Supply, Performance parts & Tires
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Best ET & Speed: 8.59 and 162mph
Vehicle: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
Motor: 522 CI big-block Chevrolet
Transmission: GM Turbo 400
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Comments: Another Ontario racer who’s been tearing up the strip since the tender age of 16, also competes in the OSCA 8.90 and 9.90 classes.
Website/Sponsors:Warlock Performance-Chassis and transmission
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Best ET & Speed: 9.30 and 148mph
Vehicle: 1987 Mazda RX7
Motor: Mazda 20B 3-rotor
Transmission: Mazda 5-speed manual
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Vehicle: 1968 Chevrolet Nova
Motor: 427 CI big-block Chevrolet
Transmission: GM Turbo 400
Comments: Rich has been racing for fun since he was 16 years old. For the past two years he has been competing in the Ontario Street Car Association 8.90 and 9.90 classes
Website/Sponsors:Warlock Performance-Chassis and transmission
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Best ET & Speed: 8.96 and 152mph
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03-20-2005, 01:21 AM
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The vega is owned and driven by Sheldon Root of Winnipeg Manitoba and does get driven on the street.
He wet 8.5 on a 295 50 drag radial at the world street race
He wet 8.5 on a 295 50 drag radial at the world street race
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03-20-2005, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Racer
That Vega looks awesome.What's the time of the RX7?
seen thats the funny part.....it was never tested before it went down there..then on its qualifing run it blew the motor
03-20-2005, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by munch
seen thats the funny part.....it was never tested before it went down there..then on its qualifing run it blew the motor
03-20-2005, 09:27 PM
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From what I was told, the RX7s engine locked up on a qualifying pass.
He did manage to free it up and drove on the manditory 25 mile drive but didnt race.
And knowing sheldon, that IC probably did come out of a transport lol
He did manage to free it up and drove on the manditory 25 mile drive but didnt race.
And knowing sheldon, that IC probably did come out of a transport lol
03-21-2005, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by midnighter
Hahaha.. that sure sounds like a rotary.. the RX-7 is the sexiest of them all though
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03-21-2005, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Z28 MeTaL HeAd
Ur nutz.....all 3 of those others cars are WAY nicer than the RX-7...Especially the T/A and the Nova.....
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i agree i love the t/a my sisters bf has video of it purgin the nitrous in his garage on his camera sexy stuff :thumbsup
03-21-2005, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28 MeTaL HeAd
He found the video on the net or he is/knows the guy who owns it and has a real video of it.?
Thats soem cool regardless...
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Thats soem cool regardless...
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03-24-2005, 11:24 PM
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I personaly know steve who owns rx7 aka rex
car will be ready and should be seen this year.
he did run into a small problem hence why he did not full out run but has been taken car of and all systems are go for him
car will be ready and should be seen this year.
he did run into a small problem hence why he did not full out run but has been taken car of and all systems are go for him
03-25-2005, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by _skitzo_
I personaly know steve who owns rx7 aka rex
car will be ready and should be seen this year.
he did run into a small problem hence why he did not full out run but has been taken car of and all systems are go for him
car will be ready and should be seen this year.
he did run into a small problem hence why he did not full out run but has been taken car of and all systems are go for him
03-26-2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by munch
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Vehicle: 1987 Mazda RX7
Motor: Mazda 20B 3-rotor
Transmission: Mazda 5-speed manual
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Vehicle: 1987 Mazda RX7
Motor: Mazda 20B 3-rotor
Transmission: Mazda 5-speed manual
Comments: Steve has been building cars since the age of 12 and has been racing since 1990, coming first in the 1992 VW World Nationals.
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wow, props to this guy. that thing looks so sexy, and insane at the same.