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Re: My Caprice/Impala is the fastest car in the WORLD!
I agree. caprices are not designed for 1/4 mile racing. what they do well is holding a fast pace, on the highway, or back roads, and doing it in comfort.
I actually have a cool story.
last weekend my dad has me drive 45 mins to madison VA to pick up some supplies for him. i get there just fine and load the 150+ pounds of stuff into my trunk and back seat.
on the way back, i decide to take a back road because they are more fun.
im driving along doing the speed limit when this 85-92 saab 900 turbo pulls up behind me and gets right on my bumper. well i speed up a little, and he is still on my bumper. next thing i notice, he is trying to pass me. well i let him go around, and he takes off. i take off after him. here we are two kids flying thru some back country road at 85 mph. there is this long stretch ahead that i see coming up so right out of the twisties, i gun it and take off. im getting ready to pass, but there is a huge blind turn that this guy must know about because all the sudden, he hits the brakes. well it is a blind turn and i nearly loose it, but manage not to. i ended up beating the guy in the end
lots of fun.
the thing is, i was actually beating him in the twisties because while he was sitting there waiting for his turbos to spool up, i had 200 lb/ft at my disposal, ready to GO. not bad for a 3.8L V6 w/ 150+ lbs of junk in its trunk
thought id share that story
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