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Re: Are you impressed by this? eCOPO [Re: modelmakerinc] #2755236
03/23/20 09:49 PM
03/23/20 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by modelmakerinc

The fun of a car for me are all your senses being stimulated. The noise, smell, feel, sight and then the little nuances of a fuel powered whatever.

I'll save the electric motors for my leaf blowers.


It's more than watching...it's a full sensory experience for most of us. Without the smell of rubber and spent gasses, the roar....the vibrations you feel through the air and in the stands/on the ground....you're still a part of what's going on.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the smell of burning ozone...when I play with the AFX and Tyco cars... or for a real experience... the Eldons....but that's where electric cars are meant to be!

Re: Are you impressed by this? eCOPO [Re: rarefish] #2755295
03/24/20 01:09 AM
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I said the electric Harley Davidson would fail from the beginning and it did..................in my opinion so will the all electric muscle car eventually. All electric transportation is great for the masses but I never considered myself one of them and there are lots and lots of us here that will never, ever resign to being one of the boring, no life masses. Funny when the electric oven/stove came about they said it's the way of the future but the gas stoves are still around and there isn't a good cook or chef that will cook on an electric stove. And every year we pull out the charcoal or wood burning grill to enjoy some of the best tasting food not cooked on an electric stove or electric grill if there even is such a thing. Watch Formula E sometime.........BORING!!!!!!

Re: Are you impressed by this? eCOPO [Re: A12] #2755327
03/24/20 08:14 AM
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While I can admire and appreciate the performance from the electric stuff its just not for me.

There was a guy who did Drag Week 2019 in a Tesla. It was gutted on the inside and he used a drag radial on all four tires(drag week rules). It ran 10.40s and 10.50s all week and made the drives with no problem or range anxiety. 1320 Video talked to him several times, nice guy, and he shared lots of info about the car and his thoughts on it.

Drag week is probably the only venue where you will have a street car run a 5.99, a 10 second electric car, and a GM Minivan with two engines all at the same event lol.


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Re: Are you impressed by this? eCOPO [Re: dOrk !] #2756130
03/26/20 10:05 AM
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So Chevy/GM realized they can't build a gas powered car to beat Dodge & Ford gas powered cars at a drag strip, so they built an electric one so they can still be competitive? I like the Camaro's look and options overall, but calling it a COPO with an electric drive? Nine seconds in the quarter mile is cool, but is that street trim or race weight? Wheelie bars, chute & wheels says not really a street car. I like it, but I would rather have a modded LS version.

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