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Old 04-06-2011, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy View Post
The most high performance Cobra I know of that is running today is Bruce Cambern's # 3170. He spoke of the challenge of driving it in this thread: Click here. See comment #56 to read how he had to modify his throttle to make it possible for the driver to handle his 600+ HP. ... My point is that "enough power" is not an absolute quantity. It depends on the driver, the environment and all the components that must work together in the car.
I like that....“Two geezers brought a 44-year-old car and beat all the young punks.”

Of course, correct power for a situation depends on the whole mix of driver experience, environmental conditions, road or track. And I should have specified road use in the original post.
The replies are entertaining no matter what 'mix' is assumed.
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