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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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Here are the results of the top speed shootout over a 1/4 mile drag strip in the June '88 edition of 3&4 Wheel Action.

Quad 500 79.26 mph
Banshee 77.05
Tecate-4 74.75
250R 71.89
Quad 250 71.48
Mojave 57.84
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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do you know what a in that test
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 03:57 PM
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Interesting.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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i ment to say a warrior
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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hmm interesting bit of trivia... and whats worse.. is the mojave and banshee havent changed since that race [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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Originally posted by: NY02Raptor
hmm interesting bit of trivia... and whats worse.. is the mojave and banshee havent changed since that race [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
sure they have!... the graphics, at least... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 06:37 PM
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[i]sure they have!... the graphics, at least... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
yah they should put some chrome on.. thatll make em really go faster [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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Quad 500 79.26 mph
They must have gone wild with the R&D on the Zilla after 1988 because according to most they were "MONSTERS"...In that same shootout the Banshee took the 0-60 time in front of the Zilla, i always like to think about the fast Zillas as "Nessy" you hear about them,some say they saw them but...
 
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