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Old Jul 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
Old Jul 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!
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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I like the new fender flares on it now. Thing is running 295 wide tires at all 4 corners now!
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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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.
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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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.
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 05:54 AM
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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:




Old Jul 17, 2007 | 06:15 AM
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What's up with the 3 brake cyclinders in the eng. bay?
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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^^good question
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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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.
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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Amazing. I love watching video of what cars can do. Excelent footage.
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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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.
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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subi was nicer
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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sweet footage. im surprised he passed Rado!
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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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.
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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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
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:38 AM
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Cool Vid,, Very nice picture and good racing..
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Awesome vid.

And 295's all around are huge!
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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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!
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Yup Yup, I saw it
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