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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (5/15)
1/17/12 1:09am

daveo76
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Vancouver, WA - USA

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You gotta love stats like those. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (6/15)
1/17/12 1:16am

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Holy Gs!!!! Clown

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (7/15)
1/17/12 2:10am

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Oak Creek, WI - USA

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1981 Great White Shark. Red Interior, 350/190hp. PS, PB (SS), A/C CC, T-Tops, Going to remain as Stock as possible. Served three years in Active Duty Army, then Retired Air Force after 34 years! Badger State Vetts Car Club. 175,000 Original miles!!

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My head hurts from thinking about it !!

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (8/15)
1/17/12 9:56am

Willis76

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Very interesting - makes me wonder how John Force continues to drive those funny cars after all these years.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (9/15)
1/17/12 12:03pm

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I feel like that on my moped all the time.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (10/15)
1/17/12 1:31pm

manchestershark

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Equinunk, PA - USA

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1972 conv, 4-speed, 350, 200hp, numbers match, rally wheels, war bonnett yellow w/white top. good condition, nice driver.

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So much for the Eagle GT's.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (11/15)
1/17/12 2:21pm

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#1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas

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Willis76 said: Very interesting - makes me wonder how John Force continues to drive those funny cars after all these years.

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Well...it's like this...once you've been in one, and made a strong pass down the track, you just cain't get enough of it anymore. Much like fighter pilots and such, the rush is just too incredible to wanna stop...even if ya hit the wall a few times @200mph!
The acceleration is phenomenal....and addictive.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (12/15)
1/17/12 10:14pm

tb2k82ce

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1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.

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That is a woppie alright. Only thing that I know of that can match that is 300 feet long and goes from Zero to between 240 and 280 mph in 2 seconds or so.

Any carrier pilots out there in corvette land?

I got a chance to take a cat shot and landing once on a Navy aircraft carrier 0-240mph in 2secs (about 300 feet). Landing was not quite as bad because you come in slower and I was sitting back words so and just pressed against the seat.

Your story puts some prospective on why the cockpit of a dragster is so from fitting. The G force is incredibly debilitating if you are not strapped in tight.

I know there are a few jet pilots in the group that know firsthand about what G forces can do and how hard it is to fight against them.

That dragster story is unbelievable. I had no comprehension.

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (13/15)
1/19/12 3:22pm

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Totally Exherlating.........something I've ALWAYS wanted to do

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (14/15)
1/19/12 3:47pm

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1982 Black, ZZ4, Hooker Side Pipes, 3.55 Rear, Rebuilt & upgraded 700R4, All new suspension, brakes, & new Charcoal interior.

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YOU'LL POKE YOUR EYE OUT!!

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Re: DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION (15/15)
1/19/12 11:35pm

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DaveM said: YOU'LL POKE YOUR EYE OUT!!

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