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Subject: Re: Off to the track
From: <Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com>
Subject: Re: Off to the track
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:13:05 -0400
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Ev wrote:
> Good Luck !!!
> be safe
>
> Ev
Exciting evening. Brackets were rough last night. There were some
beautiful rides, and the cool weather allowed engines to run perfectly.
There were lots of cars in the 6`s. All of the rails (NHRA Super Quick)
were in the high 4`s and low 5`s; and last night there were 5 funny cars.
I met one of the drivers, who ran a 4.08 at 179 mph. That is an amazingly
fast 1/8 mile. I got to stand around his ride and just enjoy the view for
a while - it`s always awesome to see funny cars up close and personal.
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Klecko`s Komrades. All the way in 2003

From: "Diode" <jeff(at)rsmail.com>
Subject: Re: Off to the track
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Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 18:59:54 GMT
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It takes some pretty big balls to race funny cars. At least the rails have
the engine sticking out behind you so when it blows up, all of the flames
and shrapnel get left behind you. In the funny cars, you`re in a closed
environment with the engine in front of you. Many years ago Shirley "Cha
Cha" Muldowny got burned pretty badly in a funny car. She never raced funny
cars again after that. They ARE awesome to look at though... Anybody else
remember the origin of the term "funny car"? 2 free pictures of dave`s "big
block" to the winner.
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`68 L79 Coupe
`79 Triumph Bonneville
<Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com> wrote in message
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> Ev wrote:
> > Good Luck !!!
> > be safe
> >
> > Ev
>
> Exciting evening. Brackets were rough last night. There were some
> beautiful rides, and the cool weather allowed engines to run perfectly.
> There were lots of cars in the 6`s. All of the rails (NHRA Super Quick)
> were in the high 4`s and low 5`s; and last night there were 5 funny
cars.
> I met one of the drivers, who ran a 4.08 at 179 mph. That is an
amazingly
> fast 1/8 mile. I got to stand around his ride and just enjoy the view
for
> a while - it`s always awesome to see funny cars up close and personal.
>
> --
> ________________________________
> Klecko`s Komrades. All the way in 2003
>
>

From: "Roy" <Roy(at)home.net>
Subject: Re: Off to the track
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 17:17:31 -0400
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"Diode" <jeff(at)rsmail.com> wrote in message
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> It takes some pretty big balls to race funny cars. At least the rails
have
> the engine sticking out behind you so when it blows up, all of the flames
> and shrapnel get left behind you. In the funny cars, you`re in a closed
> environment with the engine in front of you. Many years ago Shirley "Cha
> Cha" Muldowny got burned pretty badly in a funny car. She never raced
funny
> cars again after that. They ARE awesome to look at though... Anybody
else
> remember the origin of the term "funny car"? 2 free pictures of dave`s
"big
> block" to the winner.
>
IIrc it was from the A/A with the steel body and the huge set back.
Announcer`s said they looked "funny". But that was a loooong time ago.
Roy
>
> -|>- Diode -<|-
> `68 L79 Coupe
> `79 Triumph Bonneville
>
>
> <Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com> wrote in message
> news:a9Zfb.43422$k17.15282(at)bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> > Ev wrote:
> > > Good Luck !!!
> > > be safe
> > >
> > > Ev
> >
> > Exciting evening. Brackets were rough last night. There were some
> > beautiful rides, and the cool weather allowed engines to run perfectly.
> > There were lots of cars in the 6`s. All of the rails (NHRA Super
Quick)
> > were in the high 4`s and low 5`s; and last night there were 5 funny
> cars.
> > I met one of the drivers, who ran a 4.08 at 179 mph. That is an
> amazingly
> > fast 1/8 mile. I got to stand around his ride and just enjoy the view
> for
> > a while - it`s always awesome to see funny cars up close and personal.
> >
> > --
> > ________________________________
> > Klecko`s Komrades. All the way in 2003
> >
> >
>
>
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Title: Renault upholds French auto tradition Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:48:33 +0000 Author: Kevin Dietrich

The French automaking industry has long had a reputation for turning out vehicles that appear to be built completely from scratch, as though there was not a single other car in the world from which to turn for inspiration.
Renault upholds that tradition with a couple of its prototype electric cars: the Twizy, shown above, and the Zoe, which not only have ridiculous names but are among the ugliest vehicles ever produced anywhere. Renault unveiled the concept cars last week at the Frankfurt Autoshow.
The Twizy, which looks like it has square wheels, is expected to go into production in the second half of 2011 and the Zoe in mid 2012.
As The Coyote Blog puts it: “Combine 40% French design and engineering, 40% political correctness, 10% Hello Kitty and 10% of WTF to get this new electric concept car from Renault with square wheels called the Twizy.”
Indeed, the Twizy looks like it would come out on the short end of a battle with a Big Wheel.
Of course, there’s no accounting for European tastes in general when it comes to vehicles – it’s apparently either all (Mercedes, BMW or high-performance expensive sports cars) or nothing (Yugo, Citroen or pretty much anything built behind the Iron Curtain). More on: http://southcarolina1670.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/renault-upholds-french-auto-tradition/
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