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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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rolling down the highway in mexico and encountered a gtr. the rest is history. thoes gtr's are alot faster then i was expecting
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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yah. they trap upper 120s. and your car traps probably 105. at least a 20mph difference is a ***** ton. lol. i bet it sounded great though!

probably compares to when i got smoked by a C6 Z06.....but i enjoyed every moment of it lol
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Right, thank you for that vivid description. I can almost picture it.

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yah. they trap upper 120s. and your car traps probably 105. at least a 20mph difference is a ***** ton. lol. i bet it sounded great though!

probably compares to when i got smoked by a C6 Z06.....but i enjoyed every moment of it lol
I don't think that's right, lower 120s is more like it...still v fast.

Lexani...agreed, this was a poor read
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I don't think that's right, lower 120s is more like it...still v fast.

Lexani...agreed, this was a poor read
my bad......
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Right, thank you for that vivid description. I can almost picture it.

OP + kill stories = fail.

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I don't think that's right, lower 120s is more like it...still v fast.
They don't trap in the 120s unless there is a strong tailwind.
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They don't trap in the 120s unless there is a strong tailwind.
your avatar!

Where is that from?
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