the GM Ecotec motor has once again proven itself to be the baddest mamajamma on the block. Marty Ladwig in an exibition run at the 2005 NOPI World Finals from Norwalk, OH ran....are you ready...7.29 seconds at 201MPH!!!!
Marty is now the ONLY Pro FWD driver to ever run 200+MPH under both IHRA and NHRA rules.
Congrats to Marty Ladwig on a great showing...and thanks for the autograph and chit-chat session. Congrats to Gary on the championship win and records. You both really took the gloves off and showed everyone what they gotta watch out for next year. THE BIG, BAD ECOTEC!!
Marty, Gary, and both the crews were really nice to me and really ready and willing to answer all the questions I had for them. I have to say a big thanks for that because I was asking the engineers and crew members about everything I could when they weren't busy.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
awesome, congrats to Marty.
gawt dam that is hauling some freakin ass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
most excelant gob !!!!!!!
that car is amazing
wish there was a clip of it online
anyone else here the chimes of additional weight for the eco's again because it's "unfair"?
-Chris
There would not likely not be a weight handicap because they are doing nothing unfair. It is still a four cylinder and it is not rear wheel drive. The ECOtec is just so efficient.
Street-Legal 2003 Sunfire 10.58 @ 139 MPH
thats like saying the small block chevy 350 is unfair cause its so versitile
the ecotec owns all 4 cyl muhahaha
btw Ryne howd you do?
The one, the only, ME.
yeah and didnt the last time they did it make them faster. they added the weight to the front and just whent that much quicker. I am so sick and tired of the ecos getting no street cred. every mag you see its 4g6 this and 2jz that and once in a while some schmuck will bring up that all the winners where running the "ECHOTEK" bastards, but whatever.
ecos are the shady guy in high school that no one talks to but hes the one whos faster and better then everyone else.
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boobs now with Riboflabin"
very sweet i was there also
and the two hahn cars well 1 and the hanh stg 2 were sweet too
thats pretty sweet, maybe in a few years i will own an ecotec motor. . .
2006 Black Cobalt SS Supercharged G85
13.91@102.77
Adam Hahn wrote:There would not likely not be a weight handicap because they are doing nothing unfair. It is still a four cylinder and it is not rear wheel drive. The ECOtec is just so efficient.
This is just a generic thing with the ecotecs kicking ass at the track and Cadillacs kicking ass in the Speed World Challenge.
They keep adding weight to "even the field" and they just keep getting faster.
-Chris
i want one. I would love to see this car at import wars at GLD. Muhahahahaha. it is fun to pull up to places and have ppl in hondas cunckle to them to them self. at the cavalier. then you pop the hood. then they say " wow that has the ECOTEC right". yep. then blank faces.
i get that exact quote all the time.
me: "You wanna race?"
them: "What you got?"
me: "Cavalier"
them: "Ecotec?"
me: "Yeah with a little work done."
them: "No thanks."
I get that from guys with fairly well modified cars too.
I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26
hypsy(the12secondone) wrote:i get that exact quote all the time.
me: "You wanna race?"
them: "What you got?"
me: "Cavalier"
them: "Ecotec?"
me: "Yeah with a little work done."
them: "No thanks."
I get that from guys with fairly well modified cars too.
consider your self lucky all I get is
them: " why do you bother hooking up a cavalier"
me: " I know its not done much but the ecotec motor is really up and coming its being used by the fastest 4cyls in the world."
them:"what ever dood. you obvisuly havent raced any real hondas."
I fucing hate the H.
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boobs now with Riboflabin"
^^^^^ thats the typical childish honda owner
The one, the only, ME.
Ecotec > the average 4 banger
that's an AWSOME run....i just bought an eco, only has 560 miles on it so far! cant wait till it's broke in so i can really run it
does anyone know where i can find a picture of one of the engines in these nhra cars?
That aint $hit I ran 215 mph in 2003, I just didn't feel like posting it.
j/k, nice to see the eco represnting
K MAGICIAN wrote:does anyone know where i can find a picture of one of the engines in these nhra cars?
I have a couple, but there should be some in the gallery. Top left of your screen.
Over 200 in less then 10 seconds?? Thats insane?? Anyone have sny shots of his car just in general??
Jcavi wrote:yeah and didnt the last time they did it make them faster. they added the weight to the front and just whent that much quicker. I am so sick and tired of the ecos getting no street cred. every mag you see its 4g6 this and 2jz that and once in a while some schmuck will bring up that all the winners where running the "ECHOTEK" bastards, but whatever.
ecos are the shady guy in high school that no one talks to but hes the one whos faster and better then everyone else.
Thats cause both run 6's and actually have fast cars on the street in real life
Between the c6r, the caddy's, and the ecotec FWD cars; Gm is doing some awesome things with motorsports this year. What was Marty Ladwig's previous best? I saw that time and almost @!#$ my pants!! I was amazed at all the records broken at norwalk last weekend, so many cars were just flying.
