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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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Has anyone ever pulled the front wheels in a street legal car on street tires or drag radials? I was watching some drag racing on t.v. with my g/f and they were racing some type of stockish looking muscle cars. Outlaws maybe. Anyway, most all of these cars were pulling the front wheels big time. So my g/f, not knowing the difference between those racecars and my cars asks, "Your car isn't going to do that, is it?" I said no, not likely. But that got me to thinking if anyone has done it? Any legitamate wheel pulling stories? Classic
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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 01:37 PM
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It common to see both Panuzzo and my car with both front wheels in the air. I'm not talking monster wheelstands but air, I also saw Kieth Brownlee cars on it back fasica looking like it was going over.
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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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:cool: I wouldn't mind doing it once if I could get a picture of it. I figured it could be done on slicks, but I will only run street tires or drag radials.
Slicks + stock rear + 500+hp. + 2700-2800lb. car = Lots of little broken parts or a car laying on its roof. I really don't need either. :lol: Classic
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Old Jul 6, 2002 | 10:48 PM
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It common to see both Panuzzo and my car with both front wheels in the air. I'm not talking monster wheelstands but air,.
I have witnessed both Mackey and Panuzzo lift the front wheels almost an inch(really hard to tell from 100 feet away, but there was definitely air under there). I saw them both do it with the stock 8.5" sawblades(well Panuzzo had the 5 spokes).
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