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Old 04-01-2019, 12:22 PM   #231
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Can't believe I'm going to miss it.
And I wish I were closer.
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Old 04-01-2019, 12:47 PM   #232
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Sometime, I’ll have to show up for a ride along. I’ll be out of town this weekend, sadly.
Well then it's good that I'm not doing any events this weekend!
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Old 04-01-2019, 01:24 PM   #233
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Well then it's good that I'm not doing any events this weekend!
Too bad I typed “this” when I meant “that.”
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Old 04-01-2019, 02:56 PM   #234
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Too bad I typed “this” when I meant “that.”
I hope I'm not the only one here that imediately thought... BLACK SHEEP

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You can get with this, or you can get with that
I think you'll get with this, for this is where it's at
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Old 04-01-2019, 08:12 PM   #235
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I hope I'm not the only one here that imediately thought... BLACK SHEEP
You are not, but I was thinking of Trik Turner's version.
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Old 04-02-2019, 02:56 PM   #236
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Here is one of the ~350hp-ish runs from early on. The engine kind of sounds like an industrial vacuum cleaner with a cold. But good gravy does it crank out power effortlessly.

Turbos are cool.

Sorry John, I saw this and couldn't help think of you:
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Old 04-02-2019, 06:16 PM   #237
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Sorry John, I saw this and couldn't help think of you:
I might borrow this
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Old 04-02-2019, 09:47 PM   #238
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Sorry John, I saw this and couldn't help think of you:
Have you met JV?
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Old 04-03-2019, 06:57 AM   #239
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That's funny. I think that's a pump, not a turbo, but whatever
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Old 04-14-2019, 12:37 PM   #240
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I drove it.

It is fun.

It needs a lot of suspension tuning.
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