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GRM Feature: $2007 Challenge Cheapparal Sucker C4

Old 04-12-2008, 01:33 PM
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Default GRM Feature: $2007 Challenge Cheapparal Sucker C4

The May issue of Grass Roots Motorsports has a feature on
the '86 C4 that Team Cheapparal fitted with twin turbos and
an Abrams exhaust blower driven by a two-stroke snowmobile
engine.

There is also a sidebar interview with the driver, some guy named
Danny Popp, who recounts his impressions of the car.

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Old 04-13-2008, 04:00 PM
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Thanks, picked it up while I was out today.

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Really makes me think ...
Old 04-13-2008, 09:25 PM
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A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a car while test fitting seats and main roll bar hoop.... and the fabricator guys says, "here, read this, check out this sucker Vette".

I said, "Hey! I know that guy!"

Small world. I sent him the UTube link of the interview of one of the owners.

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That was a crazy ride. Something like a two second advantage over non-sucker on a 30 second autocross course? Unreal. Oh, and they could pull the whole 200 pound assembly when they needed to go in a straight line. Very, very good design.

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