I'm surprised at some of the responses to this thread. There are other threads on this BB where egos try to outdo each other with their 8-9 sec street cars. I'm Pontiac to the bone, but I read all the "corporate" mags to know how the others think.
It so easy to blast the source of the article by saying you wipe your a$$ with HR. However, if the article was done by any other rag, it still brings to light the stark reality that HR, in my opinion, defined what a really fast street car is.
Every car that competed was required to drive 30 minutes in stop-and-go traffic, without shutting off (or you are dq'ed). Once at the track, they are given 30 minutes before making 3 passes. They were NOT allowed to have their hoods up prior to making passes. All of the cars were tech'ed prior to the 30 minute drive and were required to drain their fuel and were watched as they filled up with 93 octane.
How many of you on this board who claim to have 8 sec "street" cars could do this? I wonder...
As far as I'm concerned, this only presents a challenge to the Pontiac lovers of this world. Anything is possible with the right motivation (and lots 'o $$$).
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