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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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Great pic Mike.
Who said DR's won't wrinkle...Those are you DR's, yes?
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Nice shot !! I like the little rubber chunk stuck to the bottom of your front tire
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Excellent. Is it a photo by Alex? The kid has talent
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Excellent. Is it a photo by Alex? The kid has talent
Dave Milcarek took it .
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Originally Posted by Dr.Ron
Great pic Mike.
Who said DR's won't wrinkle...Those are you DR's, yes?
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They look like ET Streets.

Great picture.
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Originally Posted by Paul_Z06
They look like ET Streets.

Great picture.
Yes they do...however....
I thought he runs on DR's, so I figured if they were ET Streets he'd correct...
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Yes they do...however....
I thought he runs on DR's, so I figured if they were ET Streets he'd correct...
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He had dr on that 9.3X pass but these are definitely ET Streets
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Originally Posted by Paul_Z06
He had dr on that 9.3X pass but these are definitely ET Streets
Shouldn't you be getting ready for work??
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Originally Posted by Dr.Ron
Great pic Mike.
Who said DR's won't wrinkle...Those are you DR's, yes?
Ron
Ron , No , 28-inch ET Streets , from when I was running my 441 NA motor . I have a pic from last Saturday that Dave M took that I need to order , the picture is blurred a little but there's at least one wheel off the ground . This is with the DR's www.davemilcarek.com/112605/ go to page 8 .
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Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
Ron , No , 28-inch ET Streets , from when I was running my 441 NA motor . I have a pic from last Saturday that Dave M took that I need to order , the picture is blurred a little but there's at least one wheel off the ground . This is with the DR's www.davemilcarek.com/112605/ go to page 8 .
I just saw it. There is daylight under the FR tire. Nice.
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