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Old Apr 1, 2017 | 07:31 PM
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I was not going to post this but I can't resist... my son was at a 1/2 mile shootout today and accidentally caught a Porchse doing this....
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Originally Posted by Tjf2000
I was not going to post this but I can't resist... my son was at a 1/2 mile shootout today and accidentally caught a Porchse doing this....


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That's called German reverse engineering
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How the Porsche boys love those sticks.
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Originally Posted by SLOWRYDE
That's called German reverse engineering
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Awesome.......but not as awesome as those shades.
Old Apr 1, 2017 | 08:37 PM
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Not buying it. Car would not launch in reverse.
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Originally Posted by viperZ06
Not buying it. Car would not launch in reverse.
Correct. Driver accidentally moved the shifter to R after setting up launch control.
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All I saw was the sandwich...... I'm hungry!!!!
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More dollars than sense....
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Originally Posted by viperZ06
Not buying it. Car would not launch in reverse.
But it did. He may not have had launch control active, he could have have been brake torque... but its not a joke.

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IDK whats funnier, Jr eating the sandwich, or the reverse take off...
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Of course Vette guys never do anything stupid.
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Originally Posted by ALMS21
Of course Vette guys never do anything stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4E1-HYuyA
Now that's embarrassing😬




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