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Re: Daytona 500

paul bauer wrote:
> 
> who cares? was he driveing a jetta?

Well, lets compare and see:

                        Dale Earnhart's 
                   	Chevrolet                           Jetta GLX
                        --------------------------------    ---------
 HEIGHT (inches)   	51                                  56.1
 WEIGHT (+driver) 	3600                                2937
 WHEEL BASE(inches)     110                                 97.4
 ENGINE                 358 c.i.                            V6(170c.i.)
 INDUCTION              Holley 750-830 CFM 4-Barrell        ?
                        Carburetor                          
 HORSEPOWER @ (RPM)     720 @ 8500                          172@5800
 TORQUE (ft/lb @ RPM)   525 @ 6000                          173@4200
 TRANSMISSION           4spd. man.                          5spd Man.
 WHEELS (inches)        9.5 x 15                            ?
 FUEL AND FUELCELL      104 octane gasoline / 22 gallon     ?
                        capacity fuel cell
 BRAKES                 Four-wheel disc brakes on all       Same
                        NASCAR Winston Cup Series cars
 CHASSIS                Fabricated rectangular steel        ?
                        tubing with integral roll cage
 FRONT SUSPENSION       Independent coil springs/twin       ?
                        control (A) arms
 REAR SUSPENSION        Trailing arms, coil springs,        ?
                        panhard rod, full floating axle


Looks like it wasn't a Jetta. :-)
greg.
  

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> >Earnhart WON!!!
> >
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