DV - you're just too much!!! I've sent you an email
Your despcription of the 1/4 mile launches left a funny vision in my head of a wheelstanding Cobra with the crazy driver holding his hands above his head as though he's on a rollercoaster ride
David - thanks for your concerns for my safety. I've been having a few of those myself lately. As such, a chrome moly roll cage is next on my list of things to do before I drive the car. Scott (OZVENOM) just won't get off my case until a roll bar is in place. Richard's correct in saying that my car
isn't a FFR. It's just another Cobra body with a custom chassis underneath it. While I do have a 9", I have a single coil-over per side, with a Mumford link to locate it all and a Z-bar (4 link, but upper bars go backwards through the trunk) The bars are horizontal. See the attached photo if it works... While my chassis should be alright (though not even approaching a JBL), my recent driving experience has been more 1/4 mile oriented. Driving at 120" wheelbase streetcar at 100+mph sideways on a 1/4 mile track is WAY easier than drifting a 90" Cobra through a corner in my opinion. After some work on the setup, and after getting a feel for the way the car reacts, I think I should have a fun package - but one that still demands some restraint....
Richard - anytime a 935, M8 and a Lola are mentioned in the same breath, you have my attention. Tell us that you've driven them all, and now you're just teasing us..... If money were no object - I'd have the 510 cube M8D from the Matthews Collection in my garage. I wonder if he's sold it yet???
Thanks!