A flying corvette
Apr 3, 2017 | 05:30 PM
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Racer
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From: Staten Island New York
A flying corvette
Apr 3, 2017 | 05:46 PM
Team Owner
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From: Oklahoma City OK
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Yep that one is all over the internet now!
Apr 3, 2017 | 05:49 PM
Pro
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From: Sussex WI
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
That's a lot of power...holy cow.
Apr 4, 2017 | 08:01 AM
Race Director
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From: Phoenix area, AZ
That's insane. Someone needs to hook that car owner up with Pops Racer. He can add wings that will pop out of the side so the car can maintain its airborne status. Just ask Speed how he does it in the Mach 5.
Apr 4, 2017 | 09:14 AM
Le Mans Master
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From: South Dakota
Was that the guy who asked about tires for street racing
Apr 4, 2017 | 10:08 AM
Drifting
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From: Mesquite, Nv
That's not a Corvette. It's a race car with a big motor that happens to have a body of a Corvette. Pretty impressive distance it went in the air.
Apr 4, 2017 | 11:00 AM
Pro
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From: Eugene Oregon
4000 hp turbocharged motor. Boost went up, front wheels went up. Air got under the car, and away we go.
Apr 4, 2017 | 11:36 AM
Racer
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From: San Diego CA
Quote:
Originally Posted by
MISTERZ06
That's not flying- that's falling with style!
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Apr 9, 2017 | 11:19 AM
Burning Brakes
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From: Farmington Hills MI
Anybody think that a set of wheelie bars might have kept it a little closer to the ground?
HH
Apr 11, 2017 | 11:11 PM
Le Mans Master
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Quote:
Originally Posted by
HoldHard
Anybody think that a set of wheelie bars might have kept it a little closer to the ground?
HH
No...IMO, wheelie bars cannot control that dynamic. His opponent pulled a big wheelie in the first 100 feet, so he did not have the speed up enough to get airborn. The "vette" was probably doing 170 by the time he got really high...just my opinion, though. I have seen lots of cars with bars go airborn.
Apr 12, 2017 | 01:02 AM
Instructor
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From: Austin Texas
Quote:
Originally Posted by
airmed2
That's not a Corvette. It's a race car with a big motor that happens to have a body of a Corvette. Pretty impressive distance it went in the air.
Last edited by Fighta; Apr 12, 2017 at 01:03 AM .
Apr 16, 2017 | 06:06 PM
Burning Brakes
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Apr 16, 2017 | 09:15 PM
Race Director
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That probably would not have happened if it were a GS C6 with Chrome wheeeels. (sic)
Apr 16, 2017 | 11:15 PM
Instructor
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The announcer needs to get a new gig cleaning trout, counting things, or ..#%^%^#{.
Wild power-