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    Road America T70 race

    10-03-2012 06:13 PM #1
    Enjoy!

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    10-03-2012 06:31 PM #2
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    10-03-2012 06:56 PM #3
    Impressive. Now does this guy have a power advantage or is he just driving the **** out of this thing?
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    10-03-2012 07:06 PM #4
    Lol at advertisement at the end. Definitely the right video to advertise with!
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    10-03-2012 07:06 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by The Holy Molar View Post
    Impressive. Now does this guy have a power advantage or is he just driving the **** out of this thing?
    ~575 Hp and car weighs 1,800 lbs with driver and full load of fuel. A good driver helps as well. Great vid BTW. I like that you can see the shifting and footwork.

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    10-03-2012 08:07 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Obin Robinson View Post
    ~575 Hp and car weighs 1,800 lbs with driver and full load of fuel. A good driver helps as well. Great vid BTW. I like that you can see the shifting and footwork.

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    Yes, and i'll add that it's a small block 302.

    Looks like he's having some serious fun
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    10-03-2012 09:08 PM #7
    Can't comment on the power output of that car because depending on builder and budget a 302 can be all over the map, but I can say that Jim Pace is a damn good driver so he is certainly driving the **** out of this thing.

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    10-03-2012 09:36 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by RQ1 View Post
    Yes, and i'll add that it's a small block 302.

    Looks like he's having some serious fun
    It sounds great too!

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    10-04-2012 02:41 AM #9
    Well he certainly was getting 11/10th's out of that beauty. Impressive driving. The 1 and 2 cars seemed to have pace on him at first, but he reeled them in like a champ.
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    10-04-2012 04:17 AM #10
    Now this is a series I'd be down for watching...
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    10-04-2012 06:40 AM #11
    Wow, he just blasts past 1st place
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    10-04-2012 11:04 PM #12
    With dominating cars like the GT40 and various Ferraris, it's easy to forget just how capable the T70 was. It really is one of my favourites from the era.
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    10-04-2012 11:20 PM #13
    Thanks for sharing! A Ford powered T70 is truly a rare bird if original. I believe they were pretty much all Chevy except for the disastrous 1967 Aston powered LeMans attempt. I think Dan Gurney might have piloted the only Lola/Ford to ever win a race. The video was also amazing, I really can't think of a better way to show off that track then with vintage machines like this. It really makes me want to go back but I think there are no more races scheduled for this year.
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    10-05-2012 03:54 PM #14
    bump for some good t70 racing
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    10-05-2012 06:35 PM #15
    Quote Originally Posted by RQ1 View Post
    bump for some good t70 racing

    and one more because this should be seen.
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    10-05-2012 06:44 PM #16
    Quote Originally Posted by A.Wilder View Post
    Wow, he just blasts past 1st place
    yeah, because the guy screwed up and had to lift.

    love the clutchless upshifts.
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