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> Video: Chevy HHR "Race Car" Molotov Cocktail at Road Atlanta, This thing was smoking fast until it exploded!
Jake Raby
post Jul 20 2009, 09:41 AM
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Here is a short clip of some in car video from our FP 914 this past weekend at Road Atlanta... Len is behind the wheel. (more video to come when I get it edited)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JVLy2fsq0M

When we first hit the grid on Saturday a Chevy HHR was on the grid with us.. we all thought it was a support vehicle for another racer until the cars rolled onto the track... When the guy started passing everything on the track except two SPU cars we wondered what the hell it was as he was dusting fully prepped cars on the straights and holding his own in the corners and under braking...

Come to find out it was an HHR Turbo, something I didn't even know existed.. Powered by a 260 HP a 4 cylinder Ecotec. Yesterday in the Race on the second lap it exploded into a ball of fury right in front of Len. The video tells the whole story!
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post Jul 20 2009, 09:50 AM
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As Paris Hilton would say, "That's Hot" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif)

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post Jul 20 2009, 09:53 AM
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post Jul 20 2009, 10:42 AM
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Yikes!

Driver ok?
Car survived?

Any word on the cause?
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post Jul 20 2009, 10:55 AM
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The engine scattered.. everything came out the bottom.

Driver was fine, HHR wasn't too bad.. a little smokey, but fine...
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post Jul 20 2009, 11:05 AM
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Quite a spectacular blow up. Jake & Len's car sounds great.

Congrats on your wins. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

http://forums.aircooledtechnology.com/showthread.php?t=3516
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post Jul 20 2009, 11:14 AM
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Actually that video doesn't do justice to the car/ engine/Len.... It was in the afternoon and my tune was just a tad fat for the conditions since we had odd weather.. Saturday the tune was spot on! Wait till you see the highlights video I am working on..
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post Jul 20 2009, 11:56 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol
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woops (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Nice video editing Jake. Can't wait to see more or Len's race. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Jul 20 2009, 01:02 PM
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That was wild! The guy is a hell of a driver! (Former runoffs winner in something else and a hired gun in Grand-Am l later learned). I didn't know that beast was going to be on the track with us until the Sat race was under way. We had a split start with two pace vehicles. We were the front pack and there was a group of SRF's behind us with there own pace vehicle.

On what I think was the second lap this red kid hauler/soccer mom ride looking thing blasted by me on the straight between turns 5&6 (and I do mean blasted!) l didn't know what the hell was going on! My first thought was the pace car driver for the second group had lost his mind and was getting down with us. Then he goes hauling ass into turn 6 and I was sure he was going to dump it. He was on 2 wheels for a moment. I got out of it and damn if he didn't save it. We got through turn seven and pointed straight and he just left my ass. By the time I got to 9 he was going into 10a. Blew my mind!
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post Jul 20 2009, 01:25 PM
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cool...

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post Jul 20 2009, 03:52 PM
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The power of a turbo, anti-lag/no lift shift and torque. Those cars are making 300whp easy on a stock turbo with an ecu flash only to up the boost, more fuel and timing............

18k out the door or so depending on gov incentives.

But you still get GM quality which is what you see there.
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post Jul 20 2009, 04:05 PM
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The HHR comes with a turbo with the SS model.
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post Jul 20 2009, 04:15 PM
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Sounds like a lot if engine in a car that looks like that. Hey, al the power to the guy but I wouldn't want to drive one no matter what they had in there.
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post Jul 20 2009, 04:19 PM
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The guy was throwing it around in the corners like nobody's business!! Going into turn 1 he was literally out of control and he admited that...

His other car is a Ferrari... Thats what he won a SCCA Title with last year..
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post Jul 20 2009, 07:44 PM
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Yup, one of the guys here at work has a SS TURBO that he's played with. It's plenty fast that for sure.

But you know what..........At the end of the Day, He's still in a Chevy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Jul 21 2009, 03:19 PM
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But you know what..........At the end of the Day, He's still in a Chevy.


True! But that Chevy outran a Lotus Exige that was in our group on Sat and would have on Sunday if he hadn't grenaded. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)

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post Jul 21 2009, 03:33 PM
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And so did you!!! The highlights video shows the even balance of our 914 and the Exige very clearly as you guys battled for several laps in each session tossing positions often.

Not bad for an 1800 :-)
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post Jul 21 2009, 04:42 PM
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No doubt!!
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post Jul 21 2009, 06:40 PM
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post Jul 21 2009, 06:41 PM
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I just did.....

Len, can you please share more info on your custom bolt-on 901 gate pattern for the Rennshift??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Nice work with your 914 race programs! You TIV junkies should ALWAYS be driving a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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