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Old 01-29-2009, 12:20 PM
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new land speed record!!!

Geomagic software , based in Durham , NC , and Team North American Eagle , will use Geomagic Studio software to digitally recreate the 56-ft-long Eagle vehicle in a quest to set a new land speed record , 800 miles per hour. they should just use a stretch hhr.
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Old 01-29-2009, 12:50 PM
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You're right on that one catdaddy, and here it is:





Any volunteers to drive it? drives from the back seat!
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Old 01-29-2009, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
You're right on that one catdaddy, and here it is:



volunteers to drive it? drives from the back seat!
i swear that's what i was going to ask , before i seen that you were asking. yes , me , i'd even take a copilot seat. is that the 1400ph engine i've heard about?
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Old 01-29-2009, 02:51 PM
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Na, it think it's only about 1,000HP. check it out: https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/lounge-10/gm-performance-goes-extremes-bonneville-hhr-7/
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Too bad it crashed!
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Old 01-29-2009, 02:59 PM
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Ya, that's an old pic, but couldn't resist when catdaddy said to run a stretched HHR for the land speed record. How often do you have just the right pics?
I heard that it crashed, but I thought they were going to rebuild and try again?
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
Ya, that's an old pic, but couldn't resist when catdaddy said to run a stretched HHR for the land speed record. How often do you have just the right pics?
I heard that it crashed, but I thought they were going to rebuild and try again?
I don't remember that.

I know they just missed a record the first season they went. Went the next year, running good, CRASH!!
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