I enjoy drag racing against mustangs and trans ams when there's snow on the pavement. Patrick Dooley wrote: > >If you see a Dragon Green Rabbit Pickup next to you at the next stop > light > >and you are in your Vanagon... I'll win! Unless your Vanagon can do > 0 to > >60 in under six seconds that is! :P > > > think he's talking about dead stop acceleration, David. My turbo > pickup > would make the average vanagon look like it was going backwards, but > it > doesn't hook up until third gear. The problem is weight transfer - > namely > off the front wheels and onto the back. Great for van, stinks for FWD > > cars/trucks. We would definitely blow the drag race etiquette of no > tire > squeal..:) |
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