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Old 03-05-2005, 01:12 PM   #31
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Rod zammit has run a 10.83 at 128mph with his sprintex supercharged el xr6 at the motorplex here in perth
It's Actually ran a 10.43 @ 128mph.. and that was with the tremec. it runs consisntant 10.6's now the auto is in but thats only been in for 3 meets so there still susssing it out.


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Old 03-05-2005, 02:38 PM   #32
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Hmm no one has mentioned Laminge's EB in a past life, 10.16 I think.
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Old 03-05-2005, 03:12 PM   #33
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laminges EB was a V8 :P
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Old 03-05-2005, 03:19 PM   #34
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Whoops so it was. Then again I doubt the 6 second doorslammer is a six.

Adrian Vella is the man, though Kyle Hopf came so close to running a 10!
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Old 04-05-2005, 03:00 PM   #35
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NA, JMM's Red Eb ran a 13.314 last month, on road tyres (no nos).
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Old 04-05-2005, 03:09 PM   #36
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i love whats classed as road tyres these days.
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Old 04-05-2005, 03:13 PM   #37
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i love whats classed as road tyres these days.
Your not wrong. I've seen then up close and although they have tread I wouldnt use them on the road. I'd call them semi-comps honestly. 13.3 is an awesome time but on std dunlops I'd say it would lose a few 10ths.
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Old 04-05-2005, 03:17 PM   #38
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i spose the biggest problem would be, if they put standard size road tyres on, they'd have to change the diff gears.
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Old 04-05-2005, 05:15 PM   #39
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i love whats classed as road tyres these days.
Well actually, any tyre which is D.O.T Approved, is a road tyre. Just cause they have a different compound and construction, dosen't make them any less a road tyre.

The new M/T Drag Radials are classified as road tyres, but they are more of a drag tyre than the Sportsman Pro will ever be.
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Old 04-05-2005, 05:16 PM   #40
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Well although the tyres are DOT approved you should also look at what would be legal on the road to really have a DOT approved tyre. Although the tyre may have plenty of tread, the tyres would not be legal on an EB by any stretch of the imagination.
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Old 04-05-2005, 05:20 PM   #41
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. Although the tyre may have plenty of tread, the tyres would not be legal on an EB by any stretch of the imagination.
Hang-on, we are not discussing whether or not they are LEGAL width for an EB, we are questioning whether or not they are road tyres.
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Old 04-05-2005, 05:24 PM   #42
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Technically, they are most certainly a DOT approved road tyre. The EB time has to be classified as a road tyre time...they are not slicks or dedicated competition tyres.
Would I put them on my car (even if it was legal) and go cruising? Not a chance.
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Old 04-05-2005, 05:32 PM   #43
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The in fighting about tyres doesn't mean much in context to the thread does it? DOT approved or rubber bands 13.3 N/A is flying but still nearly 2 seconds slower than geeas turbo..
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