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    Quote Originally Posted by tmntmail_ppn
    viper for sure
    Viper has a 49/51 front/rear weight distrabution. Its definetly not nose heavy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by h00t_h00t
    Well actually you DO need horsepower to be fast, a 100 hp car might do 0-60 very quickly but it would lack in top speed.
    nevertheless you can go sideways with almost anything.
    "I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    nevertheless you can go sideways with almost anything.
    been out in the snow in the MR2 yet ?
    A friend who picked on eup "for a bit of fun" has put his up for sale !
    I HAD warned him about throttling off mid corner
    Thankfully I think only his underwear suffered any damage !!!!!!!!
    "A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    been out in the snow in the MR2 yet ?
    A friend who picked on eup "for a bit of fun" has put his up for sale !
    I HAD warned him about throttling off mid corner
    Thankfully I think only his underwear suffered any damage !!!!!!!!
    no, no snow as yet...Having seen an Elise in an armco in sharp turning access lane to the motorway once (advisory speed 70 kph, done it with 120 in the Break) makes me know what you are talking about....
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    I totally agree. In the higher speed regions you need all the horsepower to overcome wind resistance, which builds up gradually, yet quickly

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    nevertheless you can go sideways with almost anything.
    Oh I know that, sitting at the back of a double decker bus coming towards a roundabout on a cold day the bus driver shouted "WATCH THIS!"

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