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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    03:41 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    That Corvair is quite mental.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    05:44 PM

    @ThreeLitre: I saw an LS powered RX7 at an autocross last year, and it scared the semen right out of me :)
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03:23 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    I'm caught between the uber lovely Porsche Turbo and the Caparo T1. Oh wells, gotta go with my old love from Stuttgart.
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    03:40 PM

    @Kaiser-Machead: I love that car too much to be scared of it. It's so pretty.

    That Speed 12 on the other hand...

    What padded-cell delinquent did they let out for a day to think up that concept?
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    Image of Clown Shoe Pilot Clown Shoe Pilot
    03:12 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    I'll cop to being scared of the 930. A co-worker/LeMons team mate of mine has one that she let me drive.

    The turbo lag is terrifying - when you finally get into the boost, it comes on like a crazed serial killer in your bed that you've somehow overlooked until you're just about to fall asleep.

    I'd still not mind having one though!
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    03:02 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    Carful with sayin' "Shelby" so much...you tryin' to get sued?

    Nice Caliber photo, though.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    02:37 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    Anything on the LeMons track is enough to scare the **** out of everyone.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    02:36 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    My '75 Duster 360 had a good punch off the line - quite entertaining for a malaise-mobile and the handling was fairly respectable at moderate speeds. Try to cruise it above 85 or 90 though, and it felt like it was going to dart off in unpredictable directions or even go airborne - that mid-'60s-vintage cart suspension gave only a tenuous grip of the road. A couple of sudden 540-degree spins on wet pavement was enough to shake my faith in the car. I wasn't all that sorry to see it go.
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    02:26 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us

    Can't decide between the Miata rat-rod or this.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    01:57 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    An old Rabbit diesel trying to merge into Houston highway traffic is the scariest thing I can imagine.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    01:55 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall during the development of the Chrysler Sebring. Clearly, cost cutting was the order of the day. Can you hear the guys with the german accents trying to convince their American "assistants" that no one will notice if they cut a few more corners.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    01:49 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us

    Lookin down a couple of posts, perhaps we ought to fear this...
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    01:46 PM

    In reply to The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
    I completely understand the 930's inclusion here, but you could almost make it any pre-993 911. We have my late father-in-law's '69 911 in our stead, and I swear that car really does mean to harm you if you aren't on top of your game. Albeit, his car is still mostly set up for the Street Prepared class autocrossing he did, so there is that. I know dad wouldn't want anything bad to happen to us, but that car has other ideas...

    You want to get more kids interested in physics? Take 'em to a track day chock full of 911's and give ride alongs. You really can feel the physics of that raucous flat 6 threatening to pass the rest of the car in any given corner.
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    Image of homeslice60148 homeslice60148
    11/09/09

    In reply to VIDEO: Shelby Cobra Flips At VIR
    Holy terrible placement of an off-camber corner, Batman! #shelbycobra
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    Image of sharkd sharkd
    11/09/09

    @homeslice60148: 14 & 14a are actually a very nice mini-complex, you take 14 slightly early, hug through the apex, then turn-in late to 14a, setting you up very nicely through the Rollercoaster.

    It rolls off to the outside, but it's manageable -- I've managed passes on the inside line and the outside.

    Hog Pen, (17/17a) however, is pure evil.
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    Image of homeslice60148 homeslice60148
    11/09/09

    @sharkd: I bow to your track knowledge! The most track experience I have is on video games. :( #shelbycobra
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    Image of Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson
    11/09/09

    In reply to VIDEO: Shelby Cobra Flips At VIR
    This is whath happens when you put a soft compound racing tire on a car that isn't set up for it. Physics is a harsh mistress. #shelbycobra
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/09/09

    In reply to VIDEO: Shelby Cobra Flips At VIR
    Yikes! Maybe the suspension is too soft, and tires too sticky? #shelbycobra
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    Image of layabout layabout
    11/09/09

    In reply to VIDEO: Shelby Cobra Flips At VIR
    Ouch! Cobra's have a reputation for biting back. #shelbycobra
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