20th April, 2009 Picked up the vehicle today, a Chevrolet Suburban 350 V8 5.7 Litre - a nice truck. Picked the vehicle up from a Funny car shop - WOW, take about a boys dream. These guys have a budget of 11m US to run two cars this year. 800 HP, 0 - 100mph in 1 second and over 300mph in 3 seconds. Top speed achieved to date is 331mph - WOW Costs $5000 US a run, motor stripped after every run. Changed the ownership of the car at the DMV (Dept Motor Vehicles), a wait of 1 1/2 hours in line and that was on a good day. Then Insurance - $130 US to insure the vehicle for 3 months, + $330 US for public liability. Temperaure was 100F today, apparently we are in a
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