I think that the last line is a kicker, also makes me a little jealous.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT with no sills
'63 Buick 215 eyeing another rolling chassis
> John Carmack (inventor of the Doom & Quake series) owns the following
> vehicles.
>
> 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.
>
> It was supposed to be done two years ago -- mechanics are worse than
> programmers.
>
> 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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