Emerson Fittipaldi twin engine Beetle

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Emerson Fittipaldi twin engine Beetle

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http://technology.automated.it/2011/05/ ... vw-beetle/


Interesting engineering and creative and its still aircooled


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cool story!
BUT! Why go through all that and not race the Porsche 550?
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to do the impossible and upset a lot of people in the process
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ya, all well and good. But for one race?
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yes it is sad that it was only for one race, BUT what a RACE!!! or an hour of it that is....

Jusyt shows what can be done with the right frame of mind and 2x 2.2l aircooleds!!!! Now that is something to think about to power the DarkSide.....
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forgive me for digging up and old thread, but thats pretty epic... i really think i was born in the wrong era
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we were all born in the wrong era
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