That is funny, but dubious. Testarossas don't have turbos, nor do they
have 1000 HP. I have heard that Carmack collects Ferraris, however.
James Nazarian Jr had this to say:
>I think that the last line is a kicker, also makes me a little jealous.
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>James Nazarian
>'71 B roadster
>'74 BGT with no sills
>'63 Buick 215 eyeing another rolling chassis
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>> John Carmack (inventor of the Doom & Quake series) owns the following
>> vehicles.
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>> I drive my twin-turbo F50 almost all of the time. It took a while to get
>> all the bugs sorted out, but it is almost a perfect combination right
>> now. It is light, nimble, and responsive, and 600 hp at the rear wheels
>> is just about perfect for a street car of that configuration.
>>
>> I only drive my testarossa now when I am low on gas in the F50 or if I
>> need to drive someplace where I think the extra inch or two of ground
>> clearance is important. It is heavy and ponderous, but every time I do
>> drive it, I am impressed again with the power. 1000 hp at the rear wheels
>> is excessive. It takes a while to spin the turbos up to the full 24 psi
>> of boost, but when it has a full head of steam going, it moves like
>> nothing else on the road. It runs away from superbikes on the highway.
>> However, when exercising it, you have a very clear sense that you are
>> taking your life into your hands.
>>
>> I will probably be getting rid of my TR when my next project car is
>> completed. It is a custom carbon fiber bodied ferrari GTO with a
>> one-of-a-kind billet aluminum twin turbo V12. It is going to make a bit
>> more power than the TR, but only weigh about 2400 lbs. I have a suspicion
>> that we will wind up detuning the engine, because 1 hp / 2 lbs is
>> probably quite a bit past excessive and into the just-plain-stupid realm.
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>> It was supposed to be done two years ago -- mechanics are worse than
>> programmers.
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>> I also have a little MGB that I am theoretically working on myself, but I
>> haven't had time to touch it in six months?
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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