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Old May 2, 2015 | 03:31 PM
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R7U - 91 Players Challenge Car at track today

Saw this at Road America today for the Midwest f-body track day.
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Old May 2, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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Nice, very nice
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Old May 3, 2015 | 12:33 AM
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Woh! Very cool. Did you talk to the owner?
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Old May 3, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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Strange production number stat ... his car is 1 of 23 made. Camaros were 97. So no idea where his 93 is from.

Very cool to see the car used at a track ... back home so to speak.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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I did not talk to the owner. Just took the for sale pic for info in case anyone here is interested in contacting him. 608 is a Madison area code.
Car had no visible rust or panel dents.
Yes, cool to see it out and about on the track.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 11:41 AM
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And a short clip:
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Old May 3, 2015 | 12:34 PM
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That has always been the plan for my 1988 ... back to the track ... decals and all.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 01:47 PM
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NICE!
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Old May 3, 2015 | 05:15 PM
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So did the R7U come with the same equipment as a 1LE?
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Old May 3, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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Yes, '89 was the first year that 1LE was part.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:27 PM
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Kent is asking $32k for the car & it has 53,000 km on it if anyone is wondering.

Very cool car!
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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:34 PM
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darn I sold my 92 with 13000kms for 17000. Way too cheap. Fml
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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:42 PM
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He may be a driving instructor, also.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 09:04 PM
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32K seems a little high but then a few years back 20K seemed high.
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Old May 6, 2015 | 05:48 PM
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Re: R7U - 91 Players Challenge Car at track today

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So did the R7U come with the same equipment as a 1LE?
R7U was a marketing package for the Player's Challenge Series. It included 1LE as well as some other specific option for the series. Some of the odd things were power windows and locks. FWIW, Player's series cars made up the bulk of the 1LE cars in the early days.

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Old May 6, 2015 | 07:57 PM
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I wonder if the seal is still on the motor.
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Old May 6, 2015 | 08:08 PM
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He had to change the injectors and pulled the intake to do so. Not really opened, but not truly sealed. To his credit he was very forthcoming about it and has made no attempts to touch up the paint.
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