View Poll Results: Dig race or Roll Race
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Dig racing or Roll racing???
11-30-2009, 11:34 AM
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I got no clue huh? Let's see: my first time playing with a Nitrous Oxide System (where the term NOS came from: before the name was used by the company "Nitrous Oxide Systems") was back in '88 when i got ahold of a full bottle and two beat up home made solenoids after my friend totaled his 6pack Charger: I made my own nozzles, switches, lines, plates... ran it on my 4 banger Escort, on my Suzuki GS550ES with the bottle in a tank bag that was strapped onto the back half of my seat, and then I put it on my friends 350/powerglide swap Chevy Luv (Luv became the S-10). Haven't used it since, but I've been around it all thru the '90s and till now, but I have no clue still eh?
Let me guess: 10 years ago you heard the term "Nitrous Oxide" and it rang any bells at all, you would be backpedalling saying 'I don't want to go to the dentist! You can't make me!' as you threw your little fit just like my kids do.
11-30-2009, 11:48 AM
#42
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Oh yeah, while I'm on the subject: Drifting. How the hell the Japanese could take what us rwd, v8 gearheads have been doing for 50+ years and make it into a Japanese or "ricer" thing is dumbfounding. So I guess my friends and I invented it back in the early 90's when I was competing with friends to see who could keep the tires spinning the longest around large empty parking lot courses in my '78 454 Z28? Wonder if we have a trademark dispute there...
11-30-2009, 04:10 PM
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11-30-2009, 07:51 PM
#44
My brother and I race from a roll usually. Less stress on the drive train and doesn't eat up the rear tires. When we race from a dig or a roll we are even through first so might as well put less stress on the cars.
If anyone asks to race from a dig or a roll I'll do either, don't care. And for the guy that said he'd rather race from a dig so he can row through a bunch of gears, instead of punching it and just changing gears a few times, that makes no sense to me.
When I race my bro from a dig I take off, switch to second, third, then fourth.
When we roll race we go from a 20mph roll, take off, switch to second, third, then fourth.
If anyone asks to race from a dig or a roll I'll do either, don't care. And for the guy that said he'd rather race from a dig so he can row through a bunch of gears, instead of punching it and just changing gears a few times, that makes no sense to me.
When I race my bro from a dig I take off, switch to second, third, then fourth.
When we roll race we go from a 20mph roll, take off, switch to second, third, then fourth.
11-30-2009, 08:42 PM
#48
I say why choose when you can do both?it seems auto guys swear by digs and call people who dont like digs pussies or something.
it also seems manual guys dont mind racing from either a roll or a dig.
( i wonder the % of people who voted dig and hate roll racing also have an auto)
and lastly awd turbo guys would race on glass if they could.
me personally i did more dig races in my old fwd car then any of my rwd cars. we used to just race, no excuses. be it a dig or a roll.
11-30-2009, 09:10 PM
#49
this post has it down to a t.
it seems auto guys swear by digs and call people who dont like digs pussies or something.
it also seems manual guys dont mind racing from either a roll or a dig.
( i wonder the % of people who voted dig and hate roll racing also have an auto)
and lastly awd turbo guys would race on glass if they could.
me personally i did more dig races in my old fwd car then any of my rwd cars. we used to just race, no excuses. be it a dig or a roll.
it seems auto guys swear by digs and call people who dont like digs pussies or something.
it also seems manual guys dont mind racing from either a roll or a dig.
( i wonder the % of people who voted dig and hate roll racing also have an auto)
and lastly awd turbo guys would race on glass if they could.
me personally i did more dig races in my old fwd car then any of my rwd cars. we used to just race, no excuses. be it a dig or a roll.
11-30-2009, 09:17 PM
#50
this post has it down to a t.
it seems auto guys swear by digs and call people who dont like digs pussies or something.
it also seems manual guys dont mind racing from either a roll or a dig.
( i wonder the % of people who voted dig and hate roll racing also have an auto)
and lastly awd turbo guys would race on glass if they could.
it seems auto guys swear by digs and call people who dont like digs pussies or something.
it also seems manual guys dont mind racing from either a roll or a dig.
( i wonder the % of people who voted dig and hate roll racing also have an auto)
and lastly awd turbo guys would race on glass if they could.
If I had my car with big slicks and a 9inch I'd bust everyone's ***** and call them pussies so I'd always have the best chance to win. No one like's loosing I guess. And the comment about the AWD guys racing on glass...I used to tell my brother "I bet when we set up races with the STi's around here, the night before they go out and sprinkle sand all over the spot where we launch from so they'll win. :Jest:
11-30-2009, 09:28 PM
#52
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Haven't used it since, but I've been around it all thru the '90s and till now, but I have no clue still eh?
Let me guess: 10 years ago you heard the term "Nitrous Oxide" and it rang any bells at all, you would be backpedalling saying 'I don't want to go to the dentist! You can't make me!' as you threw your little fit just like my kids do.
Let me guess: 10 years ago you heard the term "Nitrous Oxide" and it rang any bells at all, you would be backpedalling saying 'I don't want to go to the dentist! You can't make me!' as you threw your little fit just like my kids do.
Honestly, WTF is going on around here. It's about time to clean house again and keep 'Tech moving in the right direction.
11-30-2009, 09:53 PM
#53
Now your gettin it. If I had my car with big slicks and a 9inch I'd bust everyone's ***** and call them pussies so I'd always have the best chance to win. No one like's loosing I guess.
And the comment about the AWD guys racing on glass...I used to tell my brother "I bet when we set up races with the STi's around here, the night before they go out and sprinkle sand all over the spot where we launch from so they'll win. :Jest:
If I had my car with big slicks and a 9inch I'd bust everyone's ***** and call them pussies so I'd always have the best chance to win. No one like's loosing I guess. And the comment about the AWD guys racing on glass...I used to tell my brother "I bet when we set up races with the STi's around here, the night before they go out and sprinkle sand all over the spot where we launch from so they'll win. :Jest:
and we used to have to set up a race with awd guys in this fashion. pick and evo/sti and race from a roll then once the roll is done you come to a stop right there and do the dig run. if you let the awd guy pick the dig spot its gonna be dusty and wet. but we did have some very very very fast awd cars back in the day.
Who cares if its harder? The point was autos are faster...
11-30-2009, 10:07 PM
#57
we normally would do dig runs 1/2 mile to 3/4 depending on the stretch of highway we use.
thats if we have the space. i've seen a dig runs go a decent mile if a certain length needed to be pulled on someone for it to be a win.
thats if we have the space. i've seen a dig runs go a decent mile if a certain length needed to be pulled on someone for it to be a win.
11-30-2009, 10:12 PM
#58
Thats retarded. You guys dig to 150+? Everyone in your area runs 2.73's or you guys just like racing in overdrive?
11-30-2009, 10:19 PM
#59
11-30-2009, 10:30 PM
#60
If I race a skittle from a dig and I destroy him, but from a roll he keeps pulling away from me I don't consider it a win for me. I have to do both.