First Dodge Challenger Hellcat sold in CO

If someone wants to drive fast. Join NASA Pro Racing, or go to open track days High Plains every Friday. Lots of cheap places for going fast. NASA is stupid cheap for what you get. Way safer than doing this crap on the streets.

For the record, I've done a lot of stupid crap on the streets. So I'm not throwing stones here. But there are great options for going fast these days. Legally that is.

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Originally Posted by Colorado_Outback

[ROFL1] 700 HP isnt all that fast anymore, especially when you only put it to two wheels.

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Yeah okay. I'm alright with being down a couple hundred ponies, because with the hellcat I won't feel as if I've dumped $100k on a boy racer version of the maxima and at least half that to make it faster. I've ran into those guys at a local meet & greet or two. They are stupid fast but cars like that are very few and far between here. In fact, that video showcases the majority of street rides of that caliber in this neck of the woods.

Yeah, I'd rather spend much less doing a resto-mod on my '68... But to each their own...

I live up the road.

From another forum I post in.

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Originally Posted by Colo.TJ

Went and took some pics of the Dodge Hellcat vs. tree scene.


Lots of people have died on this road. Many right in this spot. And is also supposed to be haunted.


http://www.paranormalstoriescolorado...iverdale-road/


The Hellcat hit the last tree which is out of the ordinary and may be the first to hit it. There doesn't seem to be much damage to it beyond what the Hellcat did. As you can see, the other trees have been hit a lot over the years.


http://motorsportstalk.files.wordpre...9190981702.jpg


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I won a GoPro last Summer. This is the first video/editing I did. I just took a quick drive down part of Riverdale Rd. with the camera to get something to work with.


You can see the turn at 2:17 and then again at 2:50 on my return. The 2:17 is the same direction the Hellcat was traveling when it hit the tree. It's the last tree on the left.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBOebshe7kA

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Nice pics and video action there....Jefe's AR.

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Originally Posted by Graves

Yeah okay. I'm alright with being down a couple hundred ponies, because with the hellcat I won't feel as if I've dumped $100k on a boy racer version of the maxima and at least half that to make it faster. I've ran into those guys at a local meet & greet or two. They are stupid fast but cars like that are very few and far between here. In fact, that video showcases the majority of street rides of that caliber in this neck of the woods.

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Yup.
People look at the numbers too much. It is not all about HP and torque. That is why merely 475HP Porsche GT3 kicks ass on circuit compare to cars with 125more HP.
I like GTRs. One thing I did not like (compare to 1000 things i do like) is that it is very/too forgiving.

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Originally Posted by Graves

Yeah okay. I'm alright with being down a couple hundred ponies, because with the hellcat I won't feel as if I've dumped $100k on a boy racer version of the maxima and at least half that to make it faster. I've ran into those guys at a local meet & greet or two. They are stupid fast but cars like that are very few and far between here. In fact, that video showcases the majority of street rides of that caliber in this neck of the woods.

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My point was more to traction, not power.
Like you saw in the video 500hp rwd cars had no traction(even from 40 or 50 roll..). I guess I could see owning a 500hp+ rwd if I lived some where that was warm enough to really enjoy driving it. Cold pavement+DOT tires+700hp= a lot of traction control light and/or wheelspin.
To me the Hell cat is more about looking cool and that HP number.

^ that too.

I live on car forum as well (surprisingly not active onGTRforums). One of the best examples are SLS AMG and C63AMG Black Series.
Great horsepower, but it has very little traction. Some of those torquy cars tried their best to make it linear power/torque band. With having a monster bore/stroke, I don't know it is possible to make it a smooth linear.

Personally, if I have 600+ HP, I would not buy front mounted engine. I would go for mid or maybe rear (Some 9xx model porsche).

As for some high rollers out here, they can buy a 195+ HP Mugen Honda Engine on a F3 car. *drool*
https://www.s2kca.com/S2000/showthre...Racecar-UPDATE!!!

http://i57.tinypic.com/2vw8az9.jpg






(Or, if someone wants to go all-in , go with Jordan Mugen Honda 3.0 V10) [LOL]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3.../Untitled8.jpg

Wow ^^ I really didn't need to see that link, there gos the next hour + of my life..