Japan's Toyota Prius Cup
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Japan's Toyota Prius Cup
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009...REEN/302029998
Sounds like I've imagined the HybridFest driving contest ... "deafening silence." <grins>
Bob Wilson
With steely stares and clenched hands, the drivers peer from their crash helmets as the race marshal slowly raises the green flag. Then the flag drops.
And they're off! But with deafening silence and snaillike lethargy. The field of Prius hybrids inches from the line to start the race.
No roaring engines, no squealing tires--and no wonder. The so-called Prius Cup pits Japan's Toyota dealerships against one another in a contest of gas mileage and crew service--not speed.
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And they're off! But with deafening silence and snaillike lethargy. The field of Prius hybrids inches from the line to start the race.
No roaring engines, no squealing tires--and no wonder. The so-called Prius Cup pits Japan's Toyota dealerships against one another in a contest of gas mileage and crew service--not speed.
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Bob Wilson
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Re: Japan's Toyota Prius Cup
That's great, I wish I could have been there. It's too bad that most people in the U.S. don't have the patience for these types of events, or maybe they do and we just need to get started. I'd like to see a smart car race, though that might be a bit dangerous if there were collisions.
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