Just two weeks after setting an NHRA record for electric dragsters in Whittman, AZ Dennis “Kilowatt ” Berube moved on to Tucson, AZ, and did it again. Berube ran 153.6 mph in the quarter mile in Whittman and then turned around and ran 159.65 mph with…
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2010 Chevrolet Camaro – Click above for high-res image gallery
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