How do you like your street races started?
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How do you like your street races started?
I posting this because I have to settle a disagreement with a friend. We were arguing about the best way to start a race. From what I've experienced, most people start their races by the honking of a horn.
Whenever I'm starting the race, I honk the horn three times as evenly spaced as possible to make it fair. Go on the third of course. I think the optimal spacing between the honks should be about .5 of a second.
My friend prefers three honks, but with the first pause shorter than the second.
I'd like to hear what everyone's ideas about the perfect street start.
Whenever I'm starting the race, I honk the horn three times as evenly spaced as possible to make it fair. Go on the third of course. I think the optimal spacing between the honks should be about .5 of a second.
My friend prefers three honks, but with the first pause shorter than the second.
I'd like to hear what everyone's ideas about the perfect street start.
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the best way we ever started a race was having a girl stand between the cars about 10 feet ahead and she took off her bikini top, when we saw nip we would hit it.
for roling starts if its me and some one i know.. we normaly pace each other till we hit an innersection after we hit the white line that your supposed to stop behind we punch it. but if we are racing strangers every one seems to understand the 3 honk idea.
for roling starts if its me and some one i know.. we normaly pace each other till we hit an innersection after we hit the white line that your supposed to stop behind we punch it. but if we are racing strangers every one seems to understand the 3 honk idea.
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We do it a bit differently. Start the race with one car going off the other car's motor. If the guy who gets the jump gets pulled, its over, he lost. If he wins, then you do it again, and let the other guy get the jump. After both parties get the jump you can usually easily tell who is the clear winner and it takes away the whole, "you jumped the gun" argument.
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Originally Posted by cudaeh
the best way we ever started a race was having a girl stand between the cars about 10 feet ahead and she took off her bikini top, when we saw nip we would hit it.
What if her left nip showed before her right? would that be like bracket racing?
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I like the "3 honk" idea, but not everyone is hip to that. I usually just pace a car that I want to race, jump ahead a couple of times, and if he/she bites, IT"S ON!!!!
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the best way we ever started a race was having a girl stand between the cars about 10 feet ahead and she took off her bikini top, when we saw nip we would hit it.
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Originally Posted by xphantomws6x
Okay cudaeh ... the way I KNOW this is BS, is the fact that you actually RACED after the girl took her top off. If I ever had a race start like that, I would let the other guy run down the road as fast as he would like, and go home with the now topless girl.
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Originally Posted by Zo6Killer
I like the "3 honk" idea, but not everyone is hip to that. I usually just pace a car that I want to race, jump ahead a couple of times, and if he/she bites, IT"S ON!!!!
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Originally Posted by 1genCamaro
I think the 3 honks is good but ^^^^did anyone notice he said "hip to that" lol lol lol either youre really country in Ohio or you grew up in the 70's my friend lol
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I have a different idea that works really well. We always have a guy with one of those really bright "spotlight" flashlights stand about 20 feet in front of both cars, on the right or left side of the road.
He'll flash the spotlight once, when both drivers flash their headlights back, it means they are ready. Spotlight waits a few seconds, and flashes one time, meaning GO. This has always worked out really good around here!
Seems like the Honks idea is good too, if it's an impromtu race or nobody is there to Spotlight.
Anxious to hear other ideas!
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He'll flash the spotlight once, when both drivers flash their headlights back, it means they are ready. Spotlight waits a few seconds, and flashes one time, meaning GO. This has always worked out really good around here!
Seems like the Honks idea is good too, if it's an impromtu race or nobody is there to Spotlight.
Anxious to hear other ideas!
Taco
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Originally Posted by SidewayzOZ
We do it a bit differently. Start the race with one car going off the other car's motor. If the guy who gets the jump gets pulled, its over, he lost. If he wins, then you do it again, and let the other guy get the jump. After both parties get the jump you can usually easily tell who is the clear winner and it takes away the whole, "you jumped the gun" argument.
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Originally Posted by xphantomws6x
Okay cudaeh ... the way I KNOW this is BS, is the fact that you actually RACED after the girl took her top off. If I ever had a race start like that, I would let the other guy run down the road as fast as he would like, and go home with the now topless girl.
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theres that and the fact that this girl would pull em out for any reason... the dumbest of witch was for a candy neckless. go figg