SS/EA Camaro vs. Porsche 911 Turbo

Strittan · 03-21-2010, 06:01 AM

This is from Sko Uno Drag Festival at Mantorp Park, Sweden, back in 1991. Drag racing is not very big in Sweden as you may know (even less in the rest of Europe) and it's almost never shown on TV.

The idea here was to compare the slowest class in drag racing to one of the quickest sports cars you could buy at the time, to show the viewers how fast a sport drag racing is.

The race is about half way through the clip.

Tom Goldman · 03-21-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Strittan

This is from Sko Uno Drag Festival at Mantorp Park, Sweden, back in 1991. Drag racing is not very big in Sweden as you may know (even less in the rest of Europe) and it's almost never shown on TV.

The idea here was to compare the slowest class in drag racing to one of the quickest sports cars you could buy at the time, to show the viewers how fast a sport drag racing is.

The race is about half way through the clip.

Strittan, Thanks for the link, this is something I'd probably never find on my own. .....As far as your TV coverage , this is far more interesting than anything that ESPN and NHRA put on the air......I can only guess at what the announcer is saying ,but it still makes more sense to me than listining to Paul Page!.................Tom

Ed Fernandez · 03-21-2010, 07:26 PM

It looked like the Porsche ran a 13.49.If that's the case I could have gotten there first if I got the break of the tires.And that's with a 6 cylinder Gremlin.

Strittan · 03-22-2010, 05:31 AM

Yep, that's the time, and 167 km/h (104 mph). I pretty much hate sports cars so I have enjoyed watching this MANY times, lol.

On a side note. When they're talking about how the tree works, you will see a Panasonic sponsored A/A altered for an instant. That's Michael Malmgren, who became the first non-American to win an NHRA national event in 1990. He is now a Pro Stock driver since 1992.

03-21-2010, 06:01 AM	#1
Strittan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 61 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SS/EA Camaro vs. Porsche 911 Turbo This is from Sko Uno Drag Festival at Mantorp Park, Sweden, back in 1991. Drag racing is not very big in Sweden as you may know (even less in the rest of Europe) and it's almost never shown on TV. The idea here was to compare the slowest class in drag racing to one of the quickest sports cars you could buy at the time, to show the viewers how fast a sport drag racing is. The race is about half way through the clip. Last edited by Strittan; 03-21-2010 at 06:03 AM.

03-21-2010, 07:26 PM	#3
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: SS/EA Camaro vs. Porsche 911 Turbo It looked like the Porsche ran a 13.49.If that's the case I could have gotten there first if I got the break of the tires.And that's with a 6 cylinder Gremlin. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

03-22-2010, 05:31 AM	#4
Strittan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 61 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SS/EA Camaro vs. Porsche 911 Turbo Yep, that's the time, and 167 km/h (104 mph). I pretty much hate sports cars so I have enjoyed watching this MANY times, lol. On a side note. When they're talking about how the tree works, you will see a Panasonic sponsored A/A altered for an instant. That's Michael Malmgren, who became the first non-American to win an NHRA national event in 1990. He is now a Pro Stock driver since 1992. Last edited by Strittan; 03-22-2010 at 05:33 AM.