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Troy | 14 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Ah, memories of a second-degree burn on my ankle while stepping over the door to get out. Fun car though.
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colincz | 14 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah huge design flaw I suppose
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Troy | 14 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Shelby was more focused on acceleration and top speed, to which he completed in a big way. The fastest racer at the time was the Corvette, and the Cobra would frequently lap the Corvette until Chevrolet started re-designing it.