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From: League City
I hear ya.......but
at the track, its not "street racing," it is T&T, im there to see what my car can run.
i could give a crap what the dude next to me runs. hell if i know im faster, i let them go first becasue its fun to pull around. in the end, all i want to know i what MY car runs.
also too many times, especially in the cobalt, i get lined up (to my dismay) next to a loping 9 second muscle car.
i just let him go, then nail it when i can hear my lil 4cyl reving
at the track, its not "street racing," it is T&T, im there to see what my car can run.
i could give a crap what the dude next to me runs. hell if i know im faster, i let them go first becasue its fun to pull around. in the end, all i want to know i what MY car runs.
also too many times, especially in the cobalt, i get lined up (to my dismay) next to a loping 9 second muscle car.
i just let him go, then nail it when i can hear my lil 4cyl reving
I have a good friend that has an 08 Viper and we ran at the track heads up. First race I ran 11.5 he ran 11.7 I crossed the line first. Second race he ran an 11.5 and I ran 11.7 but I caught him asleep at the lights and crossed the line a half a car in front of him got the win light. He said we were tied 1 win each lol Yes I gave him the 3rd race anyway and managed the win. oh, i love to cut a good light. guess im more relaxed since i recently brought the cobalt to the track and i couldnt hear **** over the guys in the other lane.
i just wanted a time so i want really even paying attention to the yellows.
im a little more attentive in the Z since its ok to bring the revs to 5k and just drop it where the cobalt i had to hover around 2k and ridethe clucth out till 5k.
so i may have jumped the gun.
but still, on one of my runs. i tore up a mustang on the ET but since i sat for a second he won at the end. im sure when he saw the slip, he didnt go braging to his buddies about beating me to the timelights
i agree the track is not street racing but this guy was obviously tryin to race, he was slow off the light, he didnt set there for like 2 sec tryin to get a good launch he was just slow on the drop, and the fact that he said " im feelin pretty crappy about this right now" kinda meant to me he was but hurt he lost. i dont know about ur track but the track here lets those 9 sec muscle cars run by themselves, you have to be runnin street tires or dr to run the street cars and get in the top 8 at the end of the night.
considering the thread title, this thread is suprisigly calm (for now).
OP good kill/death, whatever youd like to call it
any idea what year? you said "new" but do you mean the 2010+ or 05-09 (a few pple still refer to them as the new ones)
OP good kill/death, whatever youd like to call it
any idea what year? you said "new" but do you mean the 2010+ or 05-09 (a few pple still refer to them as the new ones) i agree the track is not street racing but this guy was obviously tryin to race, he was slow off the light, he didnt set there for like 2 sec tryin to get a good launch he was just slow on the drop, and the fact that he said " im feelin pretty crappy about this right now" kinda meant to me he was but hurt he lost. i dont know about ur track but the track here lets those 9 sec muscle cars run by themselves, you have to be runnin street tires or dr to run the street cars and get in the top 8 at the end of the night.
and on the 8sec guys i ran. i did ask the tec if hed let the mucle guy run alone and let me get a piece of the stang behind him.
he said with a shrug, "nope, its just T&T bro so it dont matter"
grrrrrrr
i cant complain too much
$25 and a sticky track.
but that was annoying.....wish i was in the hugger
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WOW>...what's with all the hate?
and yes 23 is young.
Dude ran a better ET, he won the race. Crossing the line don't mean squat as it wasn't a street race. It was at the track with a friggin' clock. ANd so he had a power adder, so what? Had he actually known how to drive his ET would ahve been even better. It's obvious he either A) isn't setup for ET's or B) could use more seat time. plain and simple.
wth people?
and yes 23 is young.
Dude ran a better ET, he won the race. Crossing the line don't mean squat as it wasn't a street race. It was at the track with a friggin' clock. ANd so he had a power adder, so what? Had he actually known how to drive his ET would ahve been even better. It's obvious he either A) isn't setup for ET's or B) could use more seat time. plain and simple.
wth people?
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so i was at the track tonight doin ok for the stupid skinny tires i have, runnin consistent 12.8's and 12.9's, then i pull in the staging lane next to this new body style mustang gt. it was nice car, silver with black stripes with nice black torque thrust rims, i figured it was stock i didnt hear an exhaust. so we do our burn outs, an i launch an the mustang disappeared, it feels like a good run i didnt spin to much an i look back and the mustang is right on my *** gainin ground, we cross the line with him at my back finder so technically i won. when they give me my time slip i ran a 12.88 with a .3xxx reaction time and the mustang ran a 12.5 with a .7xx reaction time so i guess i lost on paper. we get back in the lanes and he get out an he asked me what i had done so i told him, an he had this stupid look on his face and said no power adders, i told him no and then i noticed the wide *** mickey DR's on the back and i asked what he had done, and in the most pittaful voice said "dude im supercharged" and i had to keep myself from laughing at him, then he said i actually feel pretty crappy about that right now and walked away with his head haingin low. it made me feel pretty good im not gona lie. he would have beat me pretty good if he new how to drive an wasnt asleep at the tree but it was still a good race, one of those ones i wish i woulda got on tape.
Oh boy!! It's going to get ugly real soon haha! I would say t&t is all et. However when running heads up for money or for sport when both sides agree on terms such as my race at the track against another guy! He beat me by 1 car length but red lighted I took it as a loss for me cause he clearly beat me but he was willing to hand over the money but I told him to keep it and take mine cause on the street there was no way to tell that he red lighted! Good race and for the kinda car he was driving he was a good sport!
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In the auto world, 23 is (generally) still pretty ignorant. I know I was. Still am, just a lil less so.
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From: DETROIT,MI
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WOW>...what's with all the hate?
and yes 23 is young.
Dude ran a better ET, he won the race. Crossing the line don't mean squat as it wasn't a street race. It was at the track with a friggin' clock. ANd so he had a power adder, so what? Had he actually known how to drive his ET would ahve been even better. It's obvious he either A) isn't setup for ET's or B) could use more seat time. plain and simple.
wth people?
and yes 23 is young.
Dude ran a better ET, he won the race. Crossing the line don't mean squat as it wasn't a street race. It was at the track with a friggin' clock. ANd so he had a power adder, so what? Had he actually known how to drive his ET would ahve been even better. It's obvious he either A) isn't setup for ET's or B) could use more seat time. plain and simple.
wth people?
Last edited by 02 wife; Apr 24, 2010 at 06:49 PM.
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Originally Posted by little red
how about this, how are you at math? lets say the gt500 which is a few hundred lbs heavier and has a good driver and runs 12.40 ok. then you subtract the 136 hp because for every 10hp you loose a tenth and then subtract a tenth for every 100lbs to the 2011 gt and then you have it
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Let me know if you want to stretch your LS1's legs against a Mustang.
We're pretty close to each other.
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I dont have 630rwhp Unit! My car is milder than yours but thanks for the invite!
Last edited by 02 wife; Apr 24, 2010 at 07:38 PM.
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And when I yank my next LS1, I'll be sure to dig this up...
Originally Posted by little red
how about this, how are you at math? lets say the gt500 which is a few hundred lbs heavier and has a good driver and runs 12.40 ok. then you subtract the 136 hp because for every 10hp you loose a tenth and then subtract a tenth for every 100lbs to the 2011 gt and then you have it
Originally Posted by little red
how about this, how are you at math? lets say the gt500 which is a few hundred lbs heavier and has a good driver and runs 12.40 ok. then you subtract the 136 hp because for every 10hp you loose a tenth and then subtract a tenth for every 100lbs to the 2011 gt and then you have it