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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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Do we even want to know what happened there?
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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If I remeber he was doing like 200MPH in the desert in Nevada. Lost control and boom boom boom. Saw this car when it was @ Autolink ready to ship back to Japan. The driver walk away with minor injuries. Glad that he is fine.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:37 PM
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this was also accounted in the most recent issue of Car and Driver.
"Daijiro Inada's zoomy-looking 350Z only went 7 miles before a tire blew, turning the car into a roadside curiosity. Inada survived." (Car and Driver, DEC 2003) Harsh.
The article also says that the "all-Japanese" team's 2002 350Z is stroked to 3.8 liters and has twin turbos. The car is claimed to have 650 HP, costs $100,000 and was done in 3 months.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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Probably had RE040s on the car.
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Old Nov 29, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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They only made it 7 miles into the race when the tire blew. Some of the body is made of carbon fiber. Have the issue, great article.
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Originally posted by Boomer
Probably had RE040s on the car.

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