OK, this really sucks

[Aaron Gibson]

Thats the smartest thing I've heard in a very long time! The horsepower
isnt the problem its the
road being clogged with fools.

Bravo,
Aaron

Dan Sinclair wrote:

>As has already been noted, the power-to-weight math is stacked against you on this one.  The SUVs and Trucks may be hauling another 1000 lbs. of vehicle, but with ample horsepower to haul 22-foot trailers, boats, etc., a tow vehicle can make a pretty competent dragster from light to light.
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>Had your gentleman racer in his Chevy been pulling the same stunt through a nice sweeping s-curve with some wet asphalt, I think you would have found a decidedly different outcome.  4000 lbs. of top-heavy truck in a tail slide is a handful...  Not much consolation I know.  But Audi quattros have never been overly generous on the power-side of things.  At least not until just recently.  And with the ECU chip businesses thriving, it would appear to me that the stock Audis are still not satisfying the power demands of many enthusiasts.
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>Having recently driven a bone-stock Corvette Z06 (405 HP, 3100lbs) it occurred to me that there will ALWAYS be someone out there with a more powerful ride.  While driving the car, I was getting raced, propositioned and cut-off by guys in Cadillacs, Hondas, Pickup trucks, you name it.  All of them knew that a Z06 would destroy their cars in a race - but it didn't matter.  They wanted get a reaction out of me.  They wanted to tell their friends they raced a Z06.  They wanted to piss off the guy in the $50,000 car.  Who know WHAT they were thinking, but it's clear that it doesn't matter how much horsepower you do or don't have.  Morons will never be in short supply on our freeways and roads.  How they'll get the best of you is anyone's guess, but be certain they'll never stop trying...
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>Dan Sinclair
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