Glad you pointed this out. Chances of identical or near identical times are rare but not impossible. Chances that Costa ran 11.735, 11.733, 11.730 on that day as claimed? Zero
"well this record was posted nov2 2008 in greece i will find the timeslip,here is1 1 of my 3passes that day,on this one i did 11.735!"
According to his own results posted from the greekdragster.com He ran 11.735 (qualifying @ 10:33), 11.730 (semifinal @ 14:47) and 11.868 (final @ 15:44)...oops! What happened to the 11.733?! Gee, where's that time slip?!
So why the inconsistency/fabrication and subsequent self incrimination? Hmmn let's see...need to look very consistent, thereby implying how great of a driver I am... (11.735+11.730)/2 = 11.733! sure why not!...oops! got called on it, now need to show slips..oops! what about the 11.868? Gee caught me in a little white lie! And don't believe for a second that he forgot about that final run time!
Do I believe 11.730 is possible with a 2710 lb NSX and 340 rwhp? Sure. 2710 lb NSX with driver? Stretch. 340 rwhp from a 3.0 un-stroked/ un-overbored NA? Big stretch. His incessant denials about the use of NOS coupled with his consistent avoidance to direct questions about adding Nitro in his fuel and his tendency to dress up his already good times leads me to believe he is cheating with something other than NOS. Till then, who has the fastest all-motor/none-NOS & none-Nitro NSX? CL65 Captain of course!
Regards,
Danny