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o2camaross · 09-15-2008, 04:43 PM

http://jalopnik.com/398484/mopar-dod...nally-revealed

The_Stache · 09-15-2008, 04:53 PM

couple reasons why..

1. The dodge drag pack cars are NOT STREET LEGAL. How would you feel if you buaght a car but couldnt license it or drive it on the street? GM feels thats not the way to go with consumers..

2. Dodge is only making 100 of them a year. Again.. unless you want to pay a huge wad of cash due to exclusivity.. GM feels thats not the way to go...

3. The cars are only available to current established race crews, in other words unless you happen to own a race crew.. your out of luck.

kevin2323 · 09-15-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by diarmadhi

couple reasons why..

1. The dodge drag pack cars are NOT STREET LEGAL. How would you feel if you buaght a car but couldnt license it or drive it on the street? GM feels thats not the way to go with consumers..

2. Dodge is only making 100 of them a year. Again.. unless you want to pay a huge wad of cash due to exclusivity.. GM feels thats not the way to go...

3. The cars are only available to current established race crews, in other words unless you happen to own a race crew.. your out of luck.

It is not that gm doesnt feel that is the way to go with consumers. This is a whole other type of consumer. Plain and simple it isnt street legal.

*CamaroSpike23* · 09-15-2008, 05:12 PM

its retarded.

seeing as how the cars are "race-only" and still weigh too much and are too underpowered to compete for any thing serious. tho since they are produced like that "from the factory" i guess they could race in a "stock" class without interiors and all that.

ucla1ove3 · 09-15-2008, 05:14 PM

lol ahhahaahahha ^^

stovt001 · 09-15-2008, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diarmadhi

couple reasons why..

1. The dodge drag pack cars are NOT STREET LEGAL. How would you feel if you buaght a car but couldnt license it or drive it on the street? GM feels thats not the way to go with consumers..

2. Dodge is only making 100 of them a year. Again.. unless you want to pay a huge wad of cash due to exclusivity.. GM feels thats not the way to go...

3. The cars are only available to current established race crews, in other words unless you happen to own a race crew.. your out of luck.

4. The Z28 historically is not a drag-race only oriented package. In fact, if you go back to the 1st generation the Z28 was the road-course car, not a strip car. For some reason for the 5th gen people have got it in their minds that a Z28 can only be a high-horsepower, supercharged drag beast.

Nexus6 · 09-15-2008, 05:32 PM

The big decision will be whether you want a 5.9-liter Magnum wedge, 5.7-liter Hemi or the big 'n nasty 6.1-liter Hemi

Mr Twisty · 09-15-2008, 05:41 PM

Sounds more like what a ZL1 could be.

o2camaross · 09-15-2008, 05:53 PM

yea i didnt know that it wasn't available to the average joe. That is pretty stupid. What exactly is the 5.9 wedge

Silverghost · 09-15-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by o2camaross

now why can't GM do this and call it a Z/28

because it is a Dodge Challenger?

sorry......... I had to say it.

SS4EVER · 09-15-2008, 07:16 PM

The race version of the Challenger I actually think will sell will be the Dodge Challenger Super Stock... Which is meant to compete in the Eliminator "stock" class in NHRA Racing... but yeah, the Challenger is way too heavy and bulky to competitively compete in actual track racing...

Although this would be the perfect time for Trans Am racing to come back out again...

Mr Twisty · 09-15-2008, 09:36 PM

Dodge & Ford know better than to go head-to-head with the Camaro on the twisties

*The_Blur* · 09-15-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stovt001

4. The Z28 historically is not a drag-race only oriented package. In fact, if you go back to the 1st generation the Z28 was the road-course car, not a strip car. For some reason for the 5th gen people have got it in their minds that a Z28 can only be a high-horsepower, supercharged drag beast.

SilverTurtle · 09-15-2008, 10:06 PM

because that's the wrong kind of track for a Z28 to be on

09-15-2008, 04:43 PM	#1
o2camaross Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 04 silvy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Driving Posts: 362	now why can't GM do this and call it a Z/28 http://jalopnik.com/398484/mopar-dod...nally-revealed

09-15-2008, 04:53 PM	#2
The_Stache SoCal Race Team #13 Drives: 2010 1SS:RS:LS3:SW Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,803 View My Garage	couple reasons why.. 1. The dodge drag pack cars are NOT STREET LEGAL. How would you feel if you buaght a car but couldnt license it or drive it on the street? GM feels thats not the way to go with consumers.. 2. Dodge is only making 100 of them a year. Again.. unless you want to pay a huge wad of cash due to exclusivity.. GM feels thats not the way to go... 3. The cars are only available to current established race crews, in other words unless you happen to own a race crew.. your out of luck. __________________ A.K.A - Diarmadhi (old handle) - So much to do.. So little money Owner : Fast-Stache Industries LLC

09-15-2008, 05:41 PM	#8
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,707	Sounds more like what a ZL1 could be. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

09-15-2008, 07:16 PM	#11
SS4EVER Camaro Convert... Drives: 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Metro Detroit, Mi Posts: 595 View My Garage	The race version of the Challenger I actually think will sell will be the Dodge Challenger Super Stock... Which is meant to compete in the Eliminator "stock" class in NHRA Racing... but yeah, the Challenger is way too heavy and bulky to competitively compete in actual track racing... Although this would be the perfect time for Trans Am racing to come back out again... __________________ 4 life! Currently Driving: 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged

09-15-2008, 09:36 PM	#12
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,707	Dodge & Ford know better than to go head-to-head with the Camaro on the twisties __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

09-15-2008, 05:14 PM	#5
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09-15-2008, 05:32 PM	#7
Nexus6 More human than human Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: The mouth of hell Posts: 1,887 View My Garage	The big decision will be whether you want a 5.9-liter Magnum wedge, 5.7-liter Hemi or the big 'n nasty 6.1-liter Hemi

09-15-2008, 05:53 PM	#9
o2camaross Drives: 2010 2SS/RS & 04 silvy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Driving Posts: 362	yea i didnt know that it wasn't available to the average joe. That is pretty stupid. What exactly is the 5.9 wedge

09-15-2008, 10:06 PM	#14
SilverTurtle Reality Check Specialist Drives: '02 Z28, 2012 45th SS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ATX Posts: 1,730	because that's the wrong kind of track for a Z28 to be on __________________ got tequila?