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A historical thread. The disbelief that Tommy was for real. The ups/downs of cobra supporters. It's been an exciting month of posts.
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I figure it's got to be the Goodyear slicks on page 2 of Roger Kraus's catalog. Click this link, then click on "Cobra Tires", then page 2. Those have got to be what he's talking about as they look like billboards but are slicks.
http://rogerkrausracing.com/pages/pricing.html |
I'm actually curious about the cam in Blitz's car. Hydraulic or solid roller? Duration? Lift? LSA?
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To make 715hp, I am sure it has a solid roller. The Kieth Craft FE's with hydraulic rollers usually max out around 650 hp.
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As CW said, congratulations to both gentlemen, and thanks for sharing this great adventure with us.
Glad a great time was had by all, and everyone stayed safe. |
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I wonder if ol' Shell hisself got wind if this event. I'm sure he'd get a kick out of this. Forty five years of F1 technology and still Ferrari cannot beat the Cobra.
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I hear you. Laying down a 10 second run in a Cobra is not an easy task.
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I also wonder with all the practice that the Ferrari owner put in, did he hurt the driveline in any capacity (i.e. clutch slippage)? That car is capable of 10.90s out of the box, and on a prepared track and 75 degrees it was ideal conditions to replicate the "magazine driver" times that we all drool over. Trust me, I'm glad that the Cobra won. As someone else said here, a different driver in the Cobra and who knows what the results would have been? Both are bad ass cars. And one other thing. Who cares if the headlights aren't real? Wow. :eek: |
Great job Dan! Looks like you hooked up pretty good on that preped track!
Where are you guys thinking of doing the road course race? Any ideas yet? Glad to hear that both you and Tommy kept the shiney sides up. Both of you guys sound like class acts. Thanks for sharing this with us. |
Is there a video link somewhere in this thread?
Please tell me someone had a video camera and filmed it. Nevermind, found it. Is there more than one though?? Awesome event and good photo work!!!! |
A race between friends for the ages...very cool. Congrats to both guys for having the balls and money to get it on.
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Congratulations to both of you........well done !
Keith: did you publish the specs on the engine ? David Kirkham: The journalist that interviewed you last year for the article in the New York Times Magazine. If I recall correctly, he was really impressed with the ride you gave hiim and the Kirkham, maybe he would write an article for publication in a major magazine or ? |
I say Penelope did you hear the Cobra won?
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Kudos to Blitz for his driving skills, to the Tom Kirkham for building a world class car and to Kiethcraft for developing an awesome engine and finally to ol' Shell, for creating the legend. Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man, UK |
Way too cool.!!
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Just finished reading all this thread, unbelievable ... and how embarrassing ! Otomix -Ray.... you sold your car ??? must be proud ! still waiting on you to come down to Australia and help me polish !!! Perhaps your Aussie Kirkham can do similar in Australia ?. - note to all Aussie Ferrari drivers !!! The best thread to date. Soul. |
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All I want to know is who's the person who voted after the race was done? I could be mistaken, but I could have sworn there were 98 votes before the race and 99 votes after the race.
Blitz? Tommy? Was it you? :LOL: |
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No CSX in Carroll's stable, short of a dragon snake, would have won that race. I still think it's cool that a carb'd BB V8 in an original-like body and chassis beat the best, but ease up on the in-your-face, huh? :rolleyes: |
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