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Dusted a Toyota today...

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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Dusted a Toyota today...
Well it had to happen. Someone wanted to challenge me from the STOP signs which are at every corner in Summerlin (suburb of LV.) He implied he could beat me by digging out from our first parallel side by side. At the next corner he waited and I knew he wanted to play. I don't know what he was driving except it was a big SUV and made by Toyota. Well I gave him the intersection lead and then floored it...went by him like the wind! (BTW...I had the A/C off and the sunroof cracked since it is only 73 here today.) I didn't wait for him at the next stop sign and never saw him again except in my rear view mirror...all of a sudden he was a slow driver...

I don't usually do that kind of thing but I had to road test this Beast so I can report to the forum any problems...

This thing is scary, especially with the A/C off....
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Hahaha!! Never thought I'd be seeing a kill story from NevadaJack.

Was it this?

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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Hahaha!! Never thought I'd be seeing a kill story from NevadaJack.

Was it this?

Yeah Asian...it was a dark green of some kind.

Made my day...:-)
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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Way to go, Jack.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Excellent work Jack! That dude went home cryin' to mama...
I recommend MB devise a drag chute attachment for the trailer hitch
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Excellent work Jack! That dude went home cryin' to mama...
I recommend MB devise a drag chute attachment for the trailer hitch
That drag chute sounds like a good idea...this 550 can really move out for such a big and heavy vehicle.
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I 2nd AsianML's post. lol

I nEver thought I'd hear Jack say he smoked somoene!

WAY TO GO JACK

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My SA told us not to floor it before we hit 1000 miles. Still waiting to see what she can do all out. However, I've goosed the accelerator a few times, and it moves RIGHT NOW.
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My SA told us not to floor it before we hit 1000 miles. Still waiting to see what she can do all out. However, I've goosed the accelerator a few times, and it moves RIGHT NOW.
I'm at 1200+ and counting...(counting the kills that is...:-)
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