Gates gets his 959 out of hoc and on the road Options

[airsix]

Here's the scoop at Autoweek. Not just Gates - he was just one customer. This shop has a regular production line running now.
-Ben M.

ps - the shop doing the Federalizing has bumped up the power/torque considerably. 215mph, 0-60 in 3.3, suspension upgrades too. To quote: “We’re maintaining a McLaren F1 GTR,” says Canepa. “And after driving both cars, there’s just no comparison. The McLaren skips and jumps all over the place. The 959 just squats and goes.”

[fiid]

Frankly though - this legal shit around imports is complete bullshit.

In the UK, your car has to pass a test every year where they check that your framing and bodywork is intact (any rust holes are prohibited), headlight alighnment. Handbrake has to hold the car on a slope after 3 clicks, and more. Any well maintained car will pass it no problems, but the heaps of crap rust buckets (I am talking about very old and badly maintained toyotas, hondas ford escorts et al - the ones with the tailpipes dragging on the ground - putting out black smoke) you see driving in california would be deemed unsafe and unroadworthy.

On the other hand a 959 or a lotus elise that is spotlessly maintained is deemed unroadworthy here! Bill Gates has made himself a sizeable chunk of cash. If he wants a freakin 959 - let him have it. He should be prohibited because it doesn't meet some standard that honestly half the cars on the road probably don't meet anyway!

And as for standard bumper height - tell me that the freakin chevy suburban that is plowing into the side of my 914 has standard bumper freakin height.... YEAH RIGHT!

The car you drive is an expression of who you are, and as such it should be protected by freedom of speech!

Since it is not - we should get the car clubs of this veritable nation together to get this crap out of law pronto.

Fiid.
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P.S. Here are some of the cars I would like to see around.....

959
Lotus Elise and Exige
Subaru WRX STi and Legacy GTB
The replica of the Porsche Lemans Racer from a couple of years back.....
what are yours?