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Old Feb 28, 2020 | 12:03 AM
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Old Feb 28, 2020 | 05:40 AM
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Don't land very well...
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FB Video, ugh. But WOW! Thing looked really good in the first half of the video.
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That is pretty amazing to get that much air
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Used to drag race many years ago. Can't imagine the feeling from the driver's seat when she started to lift off the ground. Watched the video a few times. Pretty incredible how fast things change in fractions of a second.
Launch off the starting line sure is impressive. Glad it turned out okay for the driver.
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Did he make a full pass? Looks very close. T
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That was one reason for the design change in 68.C2's had a habit of getting light on the front at high speeds.
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That was one reason for the design change in 68.C2's had a habit of getting light on the front at high speeds.
Yep....I read in a Corvette history book that they had to put those two openings in the lower front end on the C3's to improve BB airflow and also help keep the front end down. Wonder how fast he was going when it lifted...
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Well Zora is quoted describing the C2 design and horrible front end lift as " C2 has the aerodynamics of a bad airplane"....
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Originally Posted by Redvette2
Yep....I read in a Corvette history book that they had to put those two openings in the lower front end on the C3's to improve BB airflow and also help keep the front end down. Wonder how fast he was going when it lifted...
Don't know how fast on the lift-off, but Shannon Poole's car goes high 4's in the 1/8 mile.....(mph?)
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Sure looks like it could have used a front spoiler, but damn it looked good before lift off.
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Yep....I read in a Corvette history book that they had to put those two openings in the lower front end on the C3's to improve BB airflow and also help keep the front end down. Wonder how fast he was going when it lifted...
Only 158 MPH !
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2020...ls-at-158-mph/
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