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Old 10-06-2007, 05:22 PM
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Has anyone noticed that the race trucks (now there's an oxymoron) are running almost 10mph faster than the Cup "car of tomorrow "brick" ran in qualifying today?????? I saw some of the COTs qualify at 185/186 and there are several trucks running (nose to tail in a pack of 30) at 193+mph.
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Old 10-06-2007, 06:14 PM
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That is funny an AERO brick er truck is faster then the aerodynamic COT Cup car. Go figure

Seems the aero ppl need a few lessions.
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That is funny an AERO brick er truck is faster then the aerodynamic COT Cup car. Go figure

Seems the aero ppl need a few lessions.
They wanted to slow the cars down with the COT it has a bigger frontal area than the older cup car. Wonder when TOT comes in to play?
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I think the TOT is the same as the truck of today.............only they will have to race while pulling a loaded Fruehof trailer. Haven't you seen the Toyota Tundra adverts?
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I think the TOT is the same as the truck of today.............only they will have to race while pulling a loaded Fruehof trailer. Haven't you seen the Toyota Tundra adverts?
I turn them off as fast as possible.





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I saw some of the COTs qualify at 185/186 and there are several trucks running (nose to tail in a pack of 30) at 193+mph.
The draft adds a lot more speed.
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Our local 1/4 mile asphalt track has "boat races" where the bombers tow a boat hull in an Australian Pursuit race design. The car has to have a boat left or a portion of it to win. It is crazy to watch as the boats are destroyed.
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