[Spridgets] Cobra v. Ferrari 458 Italia

[Jon Paschke]

Ha, I've got a poor mans version. Me and a friend built a lo-cost 7 
replica - lic here in Ca as a 1957 kit car. It weighs 1400 # and we 
powered it with a small block chev with a ford T-5 tranny and no we 
haven't done any full power launches. Sure is a blast to drive though, 
ugly and loud and rude.

On 2/8/2011 10:57 AM, David Booker wrote:
> As much as I'd love to see any Cobra kick a new Ferrari's butt, I doubt it
> would
> happen at a drag strip. I got to drive a real 289-powered one once a
> long time
> ago, and have ridden in, but never had the pleasure (or terror) of
> driving a big
> block one.  As anybody here who knows me would realize withiout
> me saying so,
> I've never owned any of them.
>
>
> So... Cobras really aren't as
> great as you'd think they ought to be at a drag
> strip. It'll put on a great
> show with a lot of wheel spin and sideways action,
> but has trouble
> translating that power to forward movement efficiently.
> The Ferrari on the
> other hand - has all kinds of traction control / launch
> control / paddle
> shift technologies that make it so anybody can drive it quickly
> in a straight
> line - with or without driving skills. The Cobra will be a handful
> and a lot
> will depend on how well the driver can get the power down.
>
>
> I actually tend
> to think the Cobra would have a better chance to win if it was a
> road course
> race. But only if there were enough straights for the big block Ford
> to come
> into its own, and only if there were not too many tight turns where the
> Italia would shine, and only if the Cobra driver was really good and the
> Ferrari
> driver was some rich poser that really didn't know how to drive...
> There's no question which I rather own or drive tho. (even a copy)
>
>   - David
> Booker
> Long Island
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