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Old 07-13-2007, 02:32 PM
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Default Rado TC video

This is probably not the best place to post this vid, but it's kinda cool.

Chris Rado TC vs. New Z06 vs. Crawford STI

http://www.crawfordperformance.com/n...ticle_28.shtml

The TC sure is just as fast and handles just as well
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Old 07-13-2007, 02:36 PM
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Thats nice. I got to sit in that tC a couple of weeks ago. Sweet car!
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I like the new fender flares on it now. Thing is running 295 wide tires at all 4 corners now!
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NICE! To bad he couldnt' keep up with the subi!
Oh, and I guess that's not the one that's going to be at Scion VIP tomorrow? It said Chris Rado would be there, but since it's NHRA, I assume it would be his drag tC.

In any event. Nice vid. Good find. Thanks.
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That Subaru is amazing. Its a total track car w/widebody and it's won many time attacks. To keep up with that car is pretty good.
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
I like the new fender flares on it now. Thing is running 295 wide tires at all 4 corners now!
Yeah...thats carzy, I was over at the Twins Turbo shop in Long Beach, CA a couple of weeks ago and guess what was sitting there:




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What's up with the 3 brake cyclinders in the eng. bay?
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Old 07-17-2007, 02:11 PM
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^^good question
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I'm impressed with it's ability to hold those type of race cars off for so long. That speaks volumes to what extent this car can be really built too.
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Amazing. I love watching video of what cars can do. Excelent footage.
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I think that setup on the brakes is to control the bias between the front and rear brake circuit. you can actually set the force for the fronts and the rear. I'm pretty sure that's what it's for.
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subi was nicer
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sweet footage. im surprised he passed Rado!
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Originally Posted by Chrissy_tC
sweet footage. im surprised he passed Rado!
Im not. A fully built FWD car, VS a fully built track proven AWD car. Equals AWD car winning. Sounds normal to me.
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the tC was nice but how do you beat a 500hp/500trq AWD car on a road course ..... those were some fast ___ cars
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Cool Vid,, Very nice picture and good racing..
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Awesome vid.

And 295's all around are huge!
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AMD:
Did you see it at VIP? I'm going through the pics they posted, and they had pics of it, so it was there.
so ____ed I missed it!
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Yup Yup, I saw it
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