Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 italia

Main Menu

Portal
Forums

Nevada Classics

Advertise at CC

May 2026

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

CC Advertisers

· Kirkham Motorsports
Superformance
· Finish Line
· Hurricane Motorsports
· Serpent Express
·
· Planet Cobra

· Shell Valley Classic Wheels
· Eight Stack Injection

View Poll Results: Who will win the race - March 8, LV Speedway
The 458 Italia is unbeatable, wins all 3	22	17.32%
The 458 Italia is beatable, and loses 1	37	29.13%
The 458 Italia is beatable, and loses 2 or 3	14	11.02%
The 458 Italia is beatable, but the Cobra's driver isn't good enough, so it loses all 3	31	24.41%
The Italia's driver messes up, so it loses at least 1	23	18.11%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

1Likes

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Display Modes

#1 (permalink)

01-31-2011, 01:55 PM

rodneym

Full Blown Member

Join Date: Sep 2008

Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE

Posts: 2,594

Not Ranked

It's incredible that we can even talk about a race like this.
Drag racing has never been Ferrari's forte (obviously) but it means something to them (Launch Control) and they're working hard on it.
A lot of time has passed between the 427 and the 458.
Not bad for little British roadster with an American V8, originally from a sedan.
I know there's been advancements in the Cobra's drivetrain but I'll betcha there's more R&D in that 458's transmission than all of the Cobra's history.
Yea us.

As Patton said: "I love it. God help me I do love it so".

__________________
rodneym

Last edited by rodneym; 01-31-2011 at 01:58 PM.. Reason: got the quote right

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:20 AM.

Contact Us - Club Cobra Home - Archive - Top

The representations expressed are the representations and opinions of the clubcobra.com forum members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the site owners, moderators, Shelby American, any other replica manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. This website has been planned and developed by clubcobra.com and its forum members and should not be construed as being endorsed by Ford Motor Company, or Shelby American or any other manufacturer unless expressly noted by that entity. "Cobra" and the Cobra logo are registered trademarks for Ford Motor Co., Inc. clubcobra.com forum members agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyrighted material is owned by you. Although we do not and cannot review the messages posted and are not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Thank you for visiting clubcobra.com. For full policy documentation refer to the following link: CC Policy

Links monetized by VigLink