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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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Alright I was coming home from my uncles house when I came apon a construction zone that was 1 lane with 2 ways of traffic .. So one way would go and then the other but I think my way was getting shafted because only like 5 car lengths would move every 10 min.... So after about 20 min I decided to turn around and find some other way to get around... So I back up and turn around and in my aggrevation I slammed the gas. I have never ever done a burn out close to this size in any car.. I left about a 3 car length mark on the ground leaving and getting a huge thumbs up by a guy in a 80'* Flame Jobed Regal, I waved and laughed very hard. Then I see him follow suit with an equally impressive burn out in my rear view. I hate summer cuz the damn construction and I think I have had enough....
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That'* sucks with the traffic and construction. That'* like normal in Michigan. But nice job leaving the tread. I'm sure you had a lot of heads turn.
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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Yeah you must feel my pain. It seems like they are trying to keep us in town. They killed the highway the expressway and 2 other main roads... Its total bull ****.. I say we impeech Granholm
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I know. I don't like her either.

But yeah, everywhere I go now, there is some sort of construction. I don't know how close you are to me, but I'm sure its horrible everywhere.
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gotta take the blinky lights off the signs...
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At the end of my street where it meets Main St., which both are pretty busy streets, there'* MAJOR construction and typical huge delays. Let'* just say I have to floor it in anger several times a day. Although there've been no huge burnouts achieved yet. You must have started off on some gravel or something and then kept the RPMs so high it never re-gained traction.

Nice job!
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At the end of my street where it meets Main St., which both are pretty busy streets, there'* MAJOR construction and typical huge delays. Let'* just say I have to floor it in anger several times a day. Although there've been no huge burnouts achieved yet. You must have started off on some gravel or something and then kept the RPMs so high it never re-gained traction.

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umm.. dumb question.. tried with "Traction Control off" ?? I can peel a nice layer with it off
Old Jul 10, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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You must have started off on some gravel or something and then kept the RPMs so high it never re-gained traction.
Not necessarily. In the SSEi if we nail the gas from a stop it will spin the tires up to 20+, and the GTP will spin up to ~50. The GTP will spin the tires up to 20 with the traction control on. Really, if you nail the gas hard enough from a stop, even in a stock n/a 3800 you can leave some pretty decent marks. It doesn't take gravel, although I don't doubt that there was any around seeing it was around the construction.
Old Jul 13, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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Yeah there was a little gravel but that did add to it much. Where I had reversed I was on a small patch of black top so that let my wheel spin good. Anyways I went by there again today and my marks are there still EUEHEHEHE



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