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Surprise Speed Tournament Matches Unlikely Pairs on the Road

caranddriver.com — Contrary to popular belief, not all car scribes had dads that raced Porsches. A good many of us waited much longer than we care to admit to be exposed to the cool cars of the world. We’ve done more time than we care to admit behind the wheels of beat-up New Yorkers and hand-me-down family-haulers. Still, you'd be surprised what can beat an R8.

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  • AmyVernon, on 07/14/2008, -0/+8i learned to drive on a '76 Chevy Impala station wagon with a V8 engine. That thing could zip into parkway traffic from a full stop with ease. That mother went FAST.
  • Jabrams2, on 07/14/2008, -0/+5Here are two videos from CARandDRIVER that correspond to this piece, but I didn't see in the article itself. I found them elsewhere on the site. It's great to physically see the match-ups.

    http://carvideos.caranddriver.com/?bcpid=627028702 ...

    http://carvideos.caranddriver.com/?bcpid=627028702 ...
  • Oasisma, on 07/14/2008, -0/+4Did you ever drift it?
  • Oasisma, on 07/15/2008, -0/+1"I used to race here back in highschool. It's exactly 1/4 of a mile to those railroad tracks...." - the Fast and the Furious.

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