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0-100 in 4 sec car on news?

Postby 86_rolla » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:15 pm

did anyone see this last night. did anyone see this? a group of black drop outs in the u.s ie gang members etc etc who new nothing about cars before they started spent everyday after school withe there teacher and managed to produce a 0-100 in 4 sec car that uses bio something fuel and uses sweet f.a of it. I thought that was quite impressive :D
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Postby Truenotch » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:17 pm

Yeah Bio-diesel, made from soya or something, Using a motor made to run on deisel. Looked pretty cool but the finish on the fibreglass was pretty secondry :P
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Postby Zyros » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:43 pm

Sounds like my 1600 FXGT, 0 - 4 :roll:
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Postby barryogen » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:53 am

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/17/eveningnews/main1329941.shtml

It's funny seeing this as a new news item, I read about it mid last year, and thought it was cool at the time, but on seeing it on TV, they seem to have done a pretty good job.
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