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Joe Landsdown

Tue Dec 11 2012 15:59:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

727 cubic inches of Australian tire smoke. On this episode of Roadkill, there's endless burnouts and powerskids as David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of HOT ROD magazine are on the loose in Australia with 727ci of Sonny Leonard hemi-headed madness. The massive big-block makes 1,275 horsepower between the fenders of a 2006 Holden HSV VE Clubsport R8. In American, that's like a Pontiac G8. This display of overkill is the product of "Gup," the promoter of the Powercruise series of events in Australia, New Zealand, and Minnesota (USA) where tire smoke is the rule. On the show, you'll see tire fire from Gup's infamous "Elvis" '74 Holden HQ, from his 727ci Clubbie, from a 1,500ci diesel semi truck, and from Downunder's most throttle-happy petrolheads on both coasts. The miracle is that Freiburger and Finnegan aren't still in an Aussie jail. Of course, that might have been less punishing than the 30-hour flight home.

Pixacar Editors

Wed Dec 12 2012 02:18:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

As they say, More Gas More Power.

Mick Hannick

Sat Jan 19 2013 22:04:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

a 727 with 1,275 hp? That should be enough.

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