There is deffinetly a 9 in that car - I remember watchin it at "Bug Jam" last year where he popped off his rear valance because he pulled such a big wheelie!!
I was also speaking to him resently (he lives near me) and apparently he has been using it as a daily driver!!!
Imagine if you saw it pop a wheelie like the pic above at a set of traffic lights!! - how cool would that be