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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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Don't know where he got it, or who from, nor what he paid. I just know he was showing pics of it last night at the taping. This past week, they raced on Thur and Sun nights. Lots of "list" racing at the top. Of course I know the current "order"......but I ain't talking.......LOL!!!
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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11/23/15 06:15 PM
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Glad he got another car already.
tboomer...for about $4,000 they'll show up at your local track to sell some T shirts and make a few exhibition passes. That's for ONE of the drivers and his car.
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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11/23/15 06:31 PM
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Doc and Monza get $5000 a piece to show up for a night at the track. I know when I was with them at Beacon Dragway in Kentucky on a SAT night, they BOTH sold 350+ shirts at 20 bucks a pop. That is the norm and both said they HAVE sold as many as 500 a night. Usually when they go out of town for an appearance, they arrange it to be one place on a Friday and another not too far away on Saturday.
You get quite a few 20K appearance weekends......you can afford some stuff. These guys are NOT rich. Doc has a big truck repair shop and Monza puts up garage doors for a living
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Glad to see he got a new ride. Love the show. Haters or not. Lol.
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Monte, Let me know what you think? you have a pm.... No idea........I have not seen the pics of his car myself, nor talked with him, but it seems plausible
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Good for him, glad he found something so quickly and I hope it'll fly with his motor in a much lighter car. I do have a soft spot in my heart for backhalf nitrous cars like the crow back before it was famous (or doc's car now): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBKN07HV2a0
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Doc and Monza get $5000 a piece to show up for a night at the track. I know when I was with them at Beacon Dragway in Kentucky on a SAT night, they BOTH sold 350+ shirts at 20 bucks a pop. That is the norm and both said they HAVE sold as many as 500 a night. Usually when they go out of town for an appearance, they arrange it to be one place on a Friday and another not too far away on Saturday.
You get quite a few 20K appearance weekends......you can afford some stuff. These guys are NOT rich. Doc has a big truck repair shop and Monza puts up garage doors for a living Match racing from the 60's comes full circle. Popular drivers, fast cars, T shirts. Now we need a modern Jungle Pam. Doug
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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They never claim to be street cars.
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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street worthy.......Comfortable? NO........street worthy? YES. The line between street car and race car is strictly the amount of aggravation and discomfort you are willing to put up with to drive it on the street.
The idea these RACE cars can't MAKE it on the street is laughable. They are extremely well built. The suspension stuff is very heavy duty, disc brakes, R&P steering, etc. The ONLY thing making ANY race car NOT streetable is usually the engine combo.
So while the Street Outlaws guys have never "claimed" they are "street" cars, they COULD be if they were so inclined.
Then why do you keep calling my street car a race car?
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Big Chief, found a new, but not quite finished 68 Firebird, pro-mod car that he bought. Carbon body, pinched Pro-Mod nose, etc. With all the guys showing up to race them with LIGHT cars, the 405 guys are forced to move that way as well, to stay on top. While the show doesn't pay these guys much, they are making bank on appearances and T-shirts sales. Chief had been smart and was putting that away, so had the moola to buy this when it came available. With parts salvaged from the GTO, they should have it going fairly soon.
While it hasn't been seen on TV yet.........after Dave wrecked his car, he is currently driving a Top Sportsman style, late model Vette on the show, until his new Nova is finished. He had to start at the bottom, but is well up now. Just like he did with the Nova..............Obviously lighter cars are going to be the future. If that's what people bring to race you, that's what YOU need to have Awesome...and I love 1st gen Firebirds
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Obviously he will continue to milk the cash cow with the new car.
BTW I suggest a new name not crow, "Cash Cow" has a certain ring to it, eh?
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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street worthy.......Comfortable? NO........street worthy? YES. The line between street car and race car is strictly the amount of aggravation and discomfort you are willing to put up with to drive it on the street.
The idea these RACE cars can't MAKE it on the street is laughable. They are extremely well built. The suspension stuff is very heavy duty, disc brakes, R&P steering, etc. The ONLY thing making ANY race car NOT streetable is usually the engine combo.
So while the Street Outlaws guys have never "claimed" they are "street" cars, they COULD be if they were so inclined.
Then why do you keep calling my street car a race car? Because that's what it is. It has a full cage, back half with a 4-link and coilovers. That's a RACE car that you choose to drive on the street. It's always been a race car and you haven't done anything to make it less of one
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Glad to hear he's doing OK and already got another car.  As far as it being a "cash cow" I would milk it until it's over also.  I'm sure he knows as well as anyone that it won't last forever. Then why do you keep calling my street car a race car? Because that's what it is. It has a full cage, back half with a 4-link and coilovers. That's a RACE car that you choose to drive on the street. It's always been a race car and you haven't done anything to make it less of one Sounds like one of the Street Outlaws cars.   Tim
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Obviously he will continue to milk the cash cow with the new car. Why wouldn't he? You see athletes on TV commercials promoting everything from pizza to satellite TV. What are they doing? Milking the cash cow! And they have multi million dollar contracts, these guys don't. I say make it while they can, it'll be over one of these days.
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Re: Well, that didn't take long......Chief has a new ride
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Glad to hear he's doing OK and already got another car. As far as it being a "cash cow" I would milk it until it's over also. I'm sure he knows as well as anyone that it won't last forever. I agree. Too bad the TV show treats them so poorly with low pay and terrible conditions (they signed up for). But if he has the cash to buy a nearly completed new ProMod, he may not be rich, but he ain't poor either! LOL
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