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Kelu challenges Arabas to a drag race
« on: February 17, 2010, 02:48:36 PM »
OK, I had enough, this guy keeps saying he will show me his taillights forgetting I have smoked taillights  :lol:

To tell you the whole story, we met on BB forum and continued to email where Arabas asking me many questions about performance on our cars. I mailed him over 30 mails with details, proofs and personal opinion. After he joined KappaPerformance forum and became a good user representing Opel GT.

Now that this slow GTer after getting his Trifecta tune thinks he can beat all mighty racer Kelu:
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Kelu has some trophies on international drag races, what Arabas has? He was beaten on street by a Citroen C2 :lol:?

OK, facts:
I challenge Arabas and his Opel GT

Place and time:
King of Europe drag event which will be runing on 24-25 July 2010 in Bucharest.

I am a good racer with respect so I will offer:
To host Arabas at my house to lower his expenses (who makes 12h drives to make a drag race knows how it is), and spend all that weekend with him guiding and treating the opponent as friend outside of the race.

Gentlemen, place your bets  :devil:

Later edit:
P.S. Even this sounds very serious and mean, it isn't. I'm full of joy and friendship and the main goal of this is to make new friends and meet them, compare our cars, help other kappa owners to get to a great drag race.
« Last Edit: February 19, 2010, 05:38:04 AM by Kelu »
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2010, 03:05:47 PM »
You can not ask for more you have extended a hand, made it easy too, no brainer win or lose he has fun gets a free flat meets a few new friends, whats to lose?

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2010, 03:09:37 PM »
Wow, I think we should all come and watch.  Better be some videos.  My money is on Kelu!  Anyone want to take the other side of a bet?
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2010, 03:17:51 PM »
This is like the Shaq vs. Kobe of the Kappa world.  Let the titans collide!!!  Woohoo!!  A good driver will almost always beat another car that is similarly modified.
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2010, 03:20:24 PM »
No way I'm taking the other side of that bet. Kelu has more racing experience behind him (from what I know) and I haven't seen any real results from Trifecta. They may be the best, but I say let's see them prove it. Come on Arabas, show up at King of Europe. Sounds like a good time for everyone and I would love to see video of this.  :2c:

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2010, 03:25:52 PM »
Where oh where is Arabas?  Does anyone hear a puck puck puck, chicken sound?  Maybe he will take the other side of a bet.  How much is a Drachma worth these days?  Oops, never mind, I just checked. 
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2010, 03:30:54 PM »
Where oh where is Arabas?  Does anyone hear a puck puck puck, chicken sound?  Maybe he will take the other side of a bet.  How much is a Drachma worth these days?  Oops, never mind, I just checked. 

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Come on Arabas, we're waiting........ :poke:

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2010, 03:41:28 PM »
Mac: i realized that my tone is too serious and made an edit.  :thumbs: Meeting other kappa owners, making new friends and showing Romania to others is the main goal of this.

chuckdoc For sure will be videos as I posted most of my finals races to this forum. Let me know if you can't keep my side on bets, I might help you  ;)

spicy3480 I will be Shaq being 6.36" tall and 210 lbs, I think the greek titan is smaller like they always are  :rofl:
We could always switch cars  ;)
Because of you/Jeff/Lyndon I might have a small advantage  :thumbs:

I know some drag results of Trifecta on a Kappa and to tell you the truth, is damn fast even the conditions can't be compared.
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2010, 03:43:57 PM »
Where oh where is Arabas?  Does anyone hear a puck puck puck, chicken sound?  Maybe he will take the other side of a bet.  How much is a Drachma worth these days?  Oops, never mind, I just checked. 
No more Drachma for some years in Greece :D
They are on Euro for some time and now they are blamed to be the hand-brake of Europe Union which I don't believe  :yay:
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2010, 03:45:43 PM »
I'll take the other side of the bet as my friend Arabas keeps his little secrets hidden and his silence for the final scream.... Driving in the roads of Greece is enough to make you a racing masterpiece....

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2010, 03:50:40 PM »
Wohooo, Ellada is showing up.
Kagem: I can offer same thing which I offered to Arabas if you are interested to come with him.
On top of that I keep some goodies away from posting to forum, things like meeting with some girls like those which you can see on my car on magazines, that's enough for your unique white GT?  :poke:
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2010, 03:51:28 PM »
Kelu, to have an advantage, make sure you only have 1/4 tank of gas in your car.  Shhh don't tell Arabas

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2010, 03:53:29 PM »
Kelu, to have an advantage, make sure you only have 1/4 tank of gas in your car.  Shhh don't tell Arabas
Common boss, what are you doing? I thought you prefer me, dang. I miss some guys on this, I know they would take my side  :(
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2010, 04:02:53 PM »
I'm definetly on your side, Go Kelu (Westers Tuned)

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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2010, 04:22:49 PM »
Wooohoooo!   I love the smack of the guantlet!!  Wish I could fly to Romania to see this!

Come on Arabas and Kagem .... let's see those GTs fly!


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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2010, 04:56:02 PM »
Gimme a K, gimme an E, gimme an L, gimme a U...what does that spell? KELU!!!!!
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2010, 05:01:42 PM »
The more experience driver will win most of the time.
Kelu loves to drag race so the pendulum should be on his side.
Do not know much about Arabas so if he is also a drag racer then it should be a very interesting match.
I am assuming both cars will have the same mods, and the tires would be similar.
Good luck to all of you and have a lot of fun guys, that is what is all about.
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2010, 05:09:06 PM »
I hear Arabas just placed an order for a new 50 trim turbo unit.

Do you guys have money riding on this...?
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2010, 05:30:07 PM »
spicy3480: I have one challenge in my pocket for you too, but will be very hard to take place.

LatinVenom: he does some street races afaik, and Greece is full of twisty nice roads as Kagem mentioned. We will see, I promise I will keep my bags in the trunk ;)

wspohn: what??? sir, I know you being a fair and serious person, i hope you are not ...
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2010, 06:03:45 PM »
Hey guys, isn t someone allowed to go and have bussines dinner nowdays???
i am here!!! (after spending some corporate euros  :D)

Kelu, now i will give you one more chance to make fun of me:
it would be great to avtually meet you and hang out with you -even do you the favor of racing you  :lol: - BUT, on July 25th it's my girlfriend's b-day...sooooooo King of Europe is out of my schedule (OK, i can already read aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall your pocking comments guys!!)

but, i promise to plan to come there and meet you, maybe you come to the track of Serres as you have promised and meet more Opel GT guys there!
after the drag race, we will do some cornering too, OK?????????

hey all of you guys, u all support Kelu, no one supports me poor Greek guy???? :( :( :(

anyway...our roads will cross one day Kelu and we will have some friendly races, i promise!

FYI, me with Trifecta updated tune, Solo HF cat and Solo Mach shorty, drag raced against Kagem (he only had the BASIC Trifecta tune and no other mods) and Kagem was faster than me and even faster than EDS 325hp !!!! how about that????
his car responds perfectly to the tune, no other kappa owner would like to meet Kagem in a race...

OK u can now start making fun of me guys!!
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2010, 06:12:14 PM »
Nah, we love ya too.  Besides I would love to visit Greece someday.  Best friend at work is from Greece.  He explained Greek politics to me and it made my head hurt.
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2010, 06:20:48 PM »
Nah, we love ya too.  Besides I would love to visit Greece someday.  Best friend at work is from Greece.  He explained Greek politics to me and it made my head hurt.

Chuckdoc, NEVER talk politics with Greeks... we won't stop talking! it's a matter we seem to ba in love with.
actually some statistics have shown that people that have very powerfull cars on drag races, tend to love to talk about politics :) hahahhaha!!
wonder why Romanian guys never talk about politics?? just kidding..

it would be great to meet with Kelu and you guys from US and Canada and have some great days racing and exchanging opinions and comparing mods, but unfortunately distance and limited time from work are very restrictive..
with Kelu i am pretty sure we will meet coz he is crazy enough to wake up and drive to Serres circuit, so i will go there to meet him!!
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2010, 06:32:35 PM »
Hey you guys invented democracy and proceeded to attack each other.  (Athenians vs Sparta), Peloponnesian Wars. 

What did we get from Romania?  Dracula!

Just kidding Kelu, I still remember all the wonderful stuff you guys invented.
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2010, 06:55:59 PM »
Arabas: take dinner with your mobile phone connected to the web if you are not in front of computer while you eat.  :rofl:
We can't do drag racing at Serres circuit, I see it coming, you wanna grab me in a circuit racing because I'm not so experienced there and the power of the car can be deleted by a crazy driver like you  :lol:
Now you are saying you are weak? Even with an updated version from Vince you are still slower than Kagen, that's sound to me that your car needs a driver mod  :lol:

We don't like to talk about politics because we like to tune our cars and talk about them, how come talking about politics can make have better drag racing cars  :rofl:? What statistics are you reading?  :lol:

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with Kelu i am pretty sure we will meet coz he is crazy enough to wake up and drive to Serres circuit, so i will go there to meet him!!
Don't... please don't, stop it.

What did we get from Romania?  Dracula!
Just kidding Kelu, I still remember all the wonderful stuff you guys invented.
Greeks were around here some time ago, especially from where I'm coming from (Black Sea seaside), but we are mainly Dacians combined with Romans which became Romanians about 2000 years ago.
Dracula were invented by you guys in last years, stop it or I will go after your bloods  :poke:
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Re: Kelu challenges Arabas on a drag race
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2010, 07:00:52 PM »
Kelu, my money is on you to win the event over Arabas!  With all your experience you will show him your tailpipes for sure.  Man, I just got back from the gym after walking and jogging six miles and taking a short drive in Miss Red Eagle on the Interstate and find this thread.  It should be a whopping good time.  I wish that I could witness it in person and even drive with you guys but... Kansas is a long way.  I will offer Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz" to give you some luck.  You see Kansas has a lot of wind, maybe she can ride behind you and provide an extra push!  All kidding aside, Carol and I wish you all the best in your adventure.  

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