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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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That sucks... so much for a sure win.

I woulda pushed it past him.
You can push an s2000 to a 15 second 1/4 mile, right?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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Aww, damn. Well at least you tried.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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broken axel on only 300whp? what were you launching at? were you slipping the clutch or just side stepping?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Same thing happened to a guy around here but he was on 400rwhp I think...
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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that sucks, i feel your pain bro....really sucks you had to break an axle against a stock civic lol
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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13.2 @ 110mph is not bad at all! That Supra was gone!!!
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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yeah that supra was pretty quick, scottrunsxc do you know what size single he was running?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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Nice try.
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:12 AM
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broken axel on only 300whp? what were you launching at? were you slipping the clutch or just side stepping?
That's the 2nd axle I've broken in the last couple months. Axles on the S2000 are definitely weak, I've had a couple friends break them NA. I thought about upgrading, but I'd rather keep breaking axles than blow another differential.

The first run I wasn't ready at all, for some reason we had a pro tree. I revved as much as I could and dropped it. I bogged off the line. The 2nd and 3rd runs I dropped the clutch right around 5000. That seems to be the sweet spot on my car; no bog, not too much spin. I know it's not the nicest thing to do to the drivetrain, but if I'm going to the track I'm gonna go all out.

yeah that supra was pretty quick, scottrunsxc do you know what size single he was running?
I have no idea what that one was running. There was a big supra meet out that night, probably 50 supras out there. There were quite a few 10 second supras and a few sub 10. I definitely saw some turbos that wouldn't have a problem sucking up a 3 year old if he walked in front of the car at the wrong time.
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