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11-28-2011, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lone Star, 393 Stroker, TKO 600
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Bad Outcome from Street Racing
The video found at the following link titled "Two Turkeys on Thanksgiving Day Wrecking their Corvettes" was shot Thanksgiving Day in the Woodlands Texas.
Two Turkeys on Thanksgiving Wrecking their Corvettes in The Woodlands - YouTube
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11-28-2011, 01:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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Stupid driving, but I hope the gum-chewing cameraman also gets fined for driving without due care and attention for operating a video camera whilst driving...
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11-28-2011, 04:02 AM
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There will always be those that should never be allowed to drive fast cars until they can prove they know how, same goes for motorcycles.Oh lets not leave out those that do drugs, alcohol,road rage,medical issues,etc etc.Perfect world?
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11-28-2011, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Dadeville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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The thing about street racing is you don't have to be bad at controlling your car to have bad things happen. The other driver or an incidental third party can cause it all to unravel, as the previous video and this story in today's local paper points out: click here.
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Tommy
Cheetah tribute completed 2021 (TommysCars.Weebly.com)
Previously owned EM Cobra
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's Razor
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11-28-2011, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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I can see losing it on a perfect straight-away in a Cobra  , but don't those vettes have sophisticated, computer-controlled traction systems that will save even the most moronic street racer? |
11-28-2011, 11:42 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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Patrick,
These words may never have been uttered here before but....
you took the words right out of my mouth.
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11-28-2011, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ottawa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 2002 Superformance w/392 stroker
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Ego > Talent = Bad outcome
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"Anyone who drives faster than you is a Maniac,
and anyone who drives slower is an Idiot." - George Carlin
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11-28-2011, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Allen,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Werk77 289FIA
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Corvette- check
Another Corvette on a light- check
Traction Control off- check
Take out competition- check 
Daddy buys me a new one- check (or lying to wife what really happened)
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Scratch build 289 FIA see the Scratch builder forum on CC - sold
DRB GT40 MK1 red #49- sold
FF5 Mk4 #7733 302/T5/IRS - dark blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #7812 427/TKO/IRS - Guardsman Blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #8414 501/TKO600/48IDA Ollie the Dragon #91 - sold
FF5 Daytona Coupe 347/TKO/IRS Homage CSX2299 Viking Blue - sold
SPF 2063
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11-28-2011, 02:09 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by G-Pete
Traction Control off- check
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Ahhh, so you gotta leave that traction control stuff "ON" in order for it to work. Huh, who'd a thunk it.... |
11-28-2011, 03:23 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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My traction control can be a bit finicky.
When it rains, my foot aches. 
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11-28-2011, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
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Originally Posted by patrickt
I can see losing it on a perfect straight-away in a Cobra , but don't those vettes have sophisticated, computer-controlled traction systems that will save even the most moronic street racer? |
If you press the button once, it will turn off the traction control. Press and hold the button for 5 seconds, it goes in Competition mode and all electronic controls are turned off.
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11-28-2011, 04:16 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
If you press the button once, it will turn off the traction control. Press and hold the button for 5 seconds, it goes in Competition mode and all electronic controls are turned off.
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OK, so if I were to race a vette on the street, I should insist that he go in to full "competition mode." That will at least give me a five second head start while he holds the button in, plus, there's a good chance he'll just wreck trying to catch up with me anyway.  |
11-28-2011, 04:41 PM
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I am laughing my a$$$$$$ off. Sounded like a couple electric weedeaters. Did they hit 50 mph?
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11-28-2011, 07:50 PM
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Location: Prosper,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CAV GT40 #169, Ford 408 Stroker & ZF Transaxle
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Probably cold tires.........
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CAV GT40
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11-28-2011, 10:45 PM
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Location: Driftwood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gsharapa
Probably cold tires.........
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It was 75 in Houston on Thanksgiving Day. |
11-29-2011, 06:15 AM
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I'll concede to bad things happening no matter who's driving.Back in the day when easily provoked it was all about winning,then did not pay too much attention to the surroundings except for LEO's.
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11-29-2011, 06:36 AM
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Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
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If the car in the left lane would have been a cobra, the right lane corvette would have just done himself in...all by himself. Sad deal no matter what.
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11-29-2011, 07:31 AM
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Well said except sad deal no matter. Everbody makes their own decisions. The limp dick that filmed it was on Houston ABC channel 13 last night made me sick, he driving a 6Klb suburban taping with his phone. What a fuking hypocrit.
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Originally Posted by Bill Bess
If the car in the left lane would have been a cobra, the right lane corvette would have just done himself in...all by himself. Sad deal no matter what.
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11-29-2011, 08:32 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaxx
The limp dick that filmed it was on Houston ABC channel 13 last night made me sick, he driving a 6Klb suburban taping with his phone. What a fuking hypocrit.
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No, they say he's a "car enthusiast."  DPS investigating accident involving two Corvettes | abc13.com |
11-29-2011, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chester Springs,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 289 FIA #690, FRPP 427 Boss engine
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Are you not allowed to film with your phone? Must it be hands free while you're driving? I have no issue with the driver filming these two morons. We need more video of stupid people doing stupid things like street racing to hopefully keep others from doing it. This kind of crap gives us all a bad name and I'm glad he caught it on tape for all to see. This is also not the first time, nor the last, that local news will screw up reporting.
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Kirkham #690 289 FIA
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