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This form of racing is silly #3204548 01/14/24 11:30 AM 01/14/24 11:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,880 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot
bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,880 S.E. South Dakota !	I know, to each his own but , The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: bigdad] #3204560 01/14/24 11:44 AM 01/14/24 11:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,237 fredericksburg,va C cudaman1969 master
cudaman1969 master C Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,237 fredericksburg,va	A race is a race, it’s a human thing. About the same as racing lawn mowers.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: cudaman1969] #3204575 01/14/24 12:09 PM 01/14/24 12:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,752 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,752 A collage of whims	Certainly not aesthetic. "Fugly" under-describes it.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: bigdad] #3204591 01/14/24 12:37 PM 01/14/24 12:37 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,185 aZLiViN J J_BODY I Live Here
J_BODY I Live Here J Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,185 aZLiViN	Well when you’ve wrecked every fox body in a 3 county area parts is a little hard to come by…..

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: J_BODY] #3204598 01/14/24 12:52 PM 01/14/24 12:52 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,826 MI, usa	Nobody ever complained when the pulled the fenders off a Model A. I agree it's ugly. But these guys are suspension experts. I equate it to dirt track ovals. It's all about the hook. If you bang it up that's the way it is. What surprises me is that some of the cars are actually pretty nice. Doug Last edited by dvw; 01/14/24 12:54 PM.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: dvw] #3204603 01/14/24 12:59 PM 01/14/24 12:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,362 Out of the State of Confusion blue_stocker pro stock
blue_stocker pro stock Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,362 Out of the State of Confusion	Come on guys, it just falls in behind the 'patina' look! Hahaha... I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson Freedom must be repurchased by every new generation General Daniel Jones, WW2 Tuskegee Airmen

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: blue_stocker] #3204607 01/14/24 01:02 PM 01/14/24 01:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,866 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,866 Ontario, Canada	Not a whole lot different than what Fetus McFarland runs and he has a huge following !

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: Stanton] #3204617 01/14/24 01:22 PM 01/14/24 01:22 PM
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GY3 master G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,669 Wichita	I like watching these races but choose not to participate. Guys like the Hoskinsons on SRC Channel and Ryan Mitchell with the KC Maxx Firebird manage to outperform most everyone else consistently. It's impressive to see what they can do on a minimal surface. I do hate the no front clip look, though, but most of those guys never win. In fact, other than Beater Bomb, Fox bodies don't win as often as they should for being the "ideal platform". Oh yeah, Beer Money too! That thing is such a sh*tbox! When you use a gradeschool pencil box to mount the switches...Lol! '63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: Stanton] #3204619 01/14/24 01:26 PM 01/14/24 01:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,355 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,355 north of coder	wonder what kind of slip joint is used on the column shaft to rack ?

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: bigdad] #3204648 01/14/24 02:45 PM 01/14/24 02:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA	Originally Posted by bigdad I know, to each his own but , Only in America, huh Is that a track in Mexico or South America Last edited by Cab_Burge; 01/14/24 02:46 PM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: bigdad] #3204654 01/14/24 03:28 PM 01/14/24 03:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,552 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,552 Rittman Ohio	There have been LOTS of "funny" looking cars to grace the dragstrip over the years all in the name of going faster than the other guy. Gus 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: fourgearsavoy] #3204665 01/14/24 03:58 PM 01/14/24 03:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	I haven't anywhere read what that car sounded like. Had to a be bit special for the era, right? Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: jcc] #3204668 01/14/24 04:04 PM 01/14/24 04:04 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,805 Arlington, Texas B bobby66 master
bobby66 master B Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,805 Arlington, Texas	I would watch that.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: jcc] #3204674 01/14/24 04:18 PM 01/14/24 04:18 PM
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A727Tflite master A Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,069 Michigan	Originally Posted by jcc I haven't anywhere read what that car sounded like. Had to a be bit special for the era, right? I haven’t heard anything like it. A rattle-ly tinny sound. Probably responsible for a lot of guys needing hearing aids.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: A727Tflite] #3204721 01/14/24 06:40 PM 01/14/24 06:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,479 Minnesota Hemi_Joel master
Hemi_Joel master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,479 Minnesota	Is it more silly than a race where you can lose by going too fast? Or 7 second cars going 10.90 on a throttle stop?

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: fourgearsavoy] #3204747 01/14/24 07:14 PM 01/14/24 07:14 PM
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ruderunner master R Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 5,778 ohio	Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy There have been LOTS of "funny" looking cars to grace the dragstrip over the years all in the name of going faster than the other guy. Gus This. Or are all the AWB cars worthless scrap? Angry white pureblood male

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: A727Tflite] #3204831 01/14/24 10:56 PM 01/14/24 10:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Originally Posted by A727Tflite Originally Posted by jcc I haven't anywhere read what that car sounded like. Had to a be bit special for the era, right? I haven’t heard anything like it. A rattle-ly tinny sound. Probably responsible for a lot of guys needing hearing aids. I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. What did you say? Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: fourgearsavoy] #3204841 01/14/24 11:28 PM 01/14/24 11:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA	Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy There have been LOTS of "funny" looking cars to grace the dragstrip over the years all in the name of going faster than the other guy. Gus If I'm remembering correctly that car was made and campaign by a bunch of Mopar engineering employees (on the sly) before Chrysler got into sponsoring drag racing and making special new drag cars for sale from their dealers, maybe not Last edited by Cab_Burge; 01/14/24 11:30 PM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: Cab_Burge] #3204842 01/14/24 11:32 PM 01/14/24 11:32 PM
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A727Tflite master A Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,069 Michigan	Originally Posted by Cab_Burge Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy There have been LOTS of "funny" looking cars to grace the dragstrip over the years all in the name of going faster than the other guy. Gus If I'm remembering correctly that car was made and campaign by a bunch of Mopar engineering employees (on the sly) before Chrysler got into sponsoring drag racing and making special new drag cars for sale from their dealers, maybe not Yep, The Ramchargers.

Re: This form of racing is silly [Re: Hemi_Joel] #3204898 01/15/24 08:09 AM 01/15/24 08:09 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,838 NW Indiana F fbs63 top fuel
fbs63 top fuel F Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,838 NW Indiana	Originally Posted by Hemi_Joel Is it more silly than a race where you can lose by going too fast? Or 7 second cars going 10.90 on a throttle stop? This EXACTLY! Most of the people racing cars like this are doing back-half no prep. At Us41 its from the finish line on. It's like racing in the alley. They need all the weight on the back tires from the hit. I would not personally do it but I respect the guys who are.

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