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3 May 2012, 05:01 PM | #1 |
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My 1965 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe
I'm driving it at a three mile track called Thunderhill Raceway in Sacramento, CA., and in that pic I was clocked at 126 miles per hour. I spun out a few laps later and got kicked off the track!
I also drag race it at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, but the fastest I've gone was only around 12 seconds in the quarter mile. I built the engine from the ground up...it's a Chevy small block V-8. I've autocrossed it too, and it held it's own for an old car. I wish I could build a Rolex! By the way, I'm wearing my 1985 datejust in that car. Can you see it? LOL. http://tinypic.com/r/zvtmbn/6 |
3 May 2012, 06:06 PM | #2 |
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Nice but 126 MPH dosn't seem fast for a 12 second car.
Were you stuck in a low gear?
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4 May 2012, 12:48 AM | #3 |
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I guess I forgot to point out that the photo is taken at turn 13 I believe, so I was in a curve, and that car doesn't hold up well with G forces at speed, that's why I spun out later, pushing her too much! ha ha, but point her straight and it's a different story. She's no show, but all go!
I knew an Australian who lives in San Francisco come up here to test drive her (he was interested in buying), but decided to become a purist (CIS) Corvette Idiot Savant and went with unmodded. |
4 May 2012, 02:13 AM | #4 |
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sounds like you are having tons of fun with that great vette, although i hate to see them in anything but original condition....
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He didn't say 126 in the 1/4.
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4 May 2012, 04:26 AM | #8 |
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Beautiful Stingray!
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Beautiful Vette ! My dream car is a 1965 Vette roadster with the 396 cu in motor.
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22 September 2012, 03:06 PM | #10 |
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See post below.
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14 May 2012, 01:51 PM | #12 |
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Very nice!
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13 June 2012, 06:29 AM | #13 |
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awesome machine
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8 September 2012, 02:59 PM | #14 |
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Cool car.
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gorgeous ride!
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21 September 2012, 12:43 PM | #16 |
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nice car for sure!!!
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Nice one.
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sick and classic
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