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Fantastic drag race

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You might actually be surprised what wins among this competition...

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OMG!!! I think the hairs just stood up on the back of my neck!!! Those cars sound amazing.....
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Thanks Justin, very interesting race!

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The Ferrari and Audi were coming on strong at the end, check out the trap speeds, in order of appearance at the checkered flag:

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Look how far back the Ferrari was (and what a lead the GT-R had) at launch:

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This is a good illustration of what AWD can do for launches.
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Yeah, the AWD clearly got the better launch for the Nissan - and the Audi.

You could see the Ferrari coming up strong on the Nissan towards the end, with only the gear changes backing it off.

But man, for a V6 (granted, with some big turbos)...that GT-R is FAST!
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Very nice, I had my money on the Nissan so I'll go cash in my ticket. Finally won something. :)
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Yea, those GTRs are outstanding. Good bet rspi. Your gift will arrive in the mail any day now... ;-)
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