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03-27-2012, 03:11 PM
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You can't tell me that a car that makes more than double what it did from the factory isn't impressive.
While I don't know what your car makes and it is probably more than 438 as I can see a intercooler in the front bumper of your car (if that's your car in the pic)
However, my comment was more directed to Mike96z who called us ricers and from his profile only says he makes 340Hp
While I don't know what your car makes and it is probably more than 438 as I can see a intercooler in the front bumper of your car (if that's your car in the pic)
However, my comment was more directed to Mike96z who called us ricers and from his profile only says he makes 340Hp
and no i don't think a car that makes double the power from the factory is impressive. a bone stock LS1 can dyno 300-315rw. add LT, cam and a little bit of nitrous and you're now doubled without doing any "major" modifications.
03-27-2012, 03:11 PM
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I just wanted to come in here and "try" to set things straight with who we are..
Probably made things worse, but I guess I got offended when I see someone who knows nothing about the club call us ricers.
Probably made things worse, but I guess I got offended when I see someone who knows nothing about the club call us ricers.
03-27-2012, 03:17 PM
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I'm just going to leave things where they are. Not stepping down, but I'm not going to continue as you all have your opinions about us already made before even taking a chance to see what we are about.
Tink, I'd welcome the opportunity to see your car. I know I'm slow but I take great pride in my car and I do all my modifications myself. To me that's what matters, not the horse power or the amount of cylinders.
Tink, I'd welcome the opportunity to see your car. I know I'm slow but I take great pride in my car and I do all my modifications myself. To me that's what matters, not the horse power or the amount of cylinders.
03-27-2012, 03:18 PM
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as you so pointed out, you were irritated by 1 persons comment. a responsible club owner/president would have PM'd that one person offering them to come out and check out the meet and GTG's. etc.
you're making your own bed.
03-27-2012, 03:22 PM
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That's quite possibly the truth... may have been the wrong statement to make at that point..
It was necessarily backing up/getting defensive about my club.. but more over the cobalt/ions...
Before I even found this thread I've had so many people tell me that TA's will never join the club because they think they are better than everyone else. I told them no, that we just hadn't met the right ones yet and that we'd get some in the club. Then this pops up and Mike went off with his statement. Almost verifying exactly what others had told me.
It was necessarily backing up/getting defensive about my club.. but more over the cobalt/ions...
Before I even found this thread I've had so many people tell me that TA's will never join the club because they think they are better than everyone else. I told them no, that we just hadn't met the right ones yet and that we'd get some in the club. Then this pops up and Mike went off with his statement. Almost verifying exactly what others had told me.
03-27-2012, 03:29 PM
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Outside looking in... but honestly I could care less of car clubs. A lot of events were already set up based on sites like LS1tech, LS2, DallasRacing, so on and so forth.
It just is not for some people, myself included. I could understand possibly attending a meet, but not essentially joining a car club and waving a little banner around.
Just my opinion.
It just is not for some people, myself included. I could understand possibly attending a meet, but not essentially joining a car club and waving a little banner around.
Just my opinion.
03-27-2012, 03:32 PM
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Outside looking in... but honestly I could care less of car clubs. A lot of events were already set up based on sites like LS1tech, LS2, DallasRacing, so on and so forth.
It just is not for some people, myself included. I could understand possibly attending a meet, but not essentially joining a car club and waving a little banner around.
Just my opinion.
It just is not for some people, myself included. I could understand possibly attending a meet, but not essentially joining a car club and waving a little banner around.
Just my opinion.
Yeah we all have stickers on our back windows that have the club site on them
But we have no dues, no rules on how many meets you have to attend. We understand people have lives outside of cars.
Our meets are GM based but we welcome out any car type to the meets. We are car enthusiasts and enjoy talking to anyone that is a fellow car enthusiast.
03-27-2012, 03:36 PM
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Tink, I am curious as to what you have.
It is true, car clubs aren't for all people. There are plenty of benefits to one though. Discounts play a big benefit. Between track and dyno days and parts/accessories. Often, there are people that help out with mods or tunes because they have been there before and know the easiest and best route and do it just to be fun and friendly.
Anticop, I don't blame you there. I have a bunch of friends that I enjoy hanging out with that I have known since high school and making time for a track meet or anything else is superfluous when you already know people that can do the same.
No need in getting upset or use condescending or negative language towards each other. We are all out to do the same thing in different way. Different strokes for different folks, right?
I hate to break any ones heart here but the term "Ricer" refers to Asian cars and specifically Japanese. Funny enough, we are considered "American Muscle" as yourselves because, well, no one witty enough has come up with a derogatory term for our name for our cars. That and many of us are supercharged which is very much a muscle car trait.
I have raced a 79 Monte Carlo SS with 1200+ hp NA, a 1200+ na Chevette, and a 1500+ na 69 Camaro SS so I am no stranger to the high hp v8 applications. I have future plans of such too but I am in the process of trying to buy a house first :-)
It is true, car clubs aren't for all people. There are plenty of benefits to one though. Discounts play a big benefit. Between track and dyno days and parts/accessories. Often, there are people that help out with mods or tunes because they have been there before and know the easiest and best route and do it just to be fun and friendly.
Anticop, I don't blame you there. I have a bunch of friends that I enjoy hanging out with that I have known since high school and making time for a track meet or anything else is superfluous when you already know people that can do the same.
No need in getting upset or use condescending or negative language towards each other. We are all out to do the same thing in different way. Different strokes for different folks, right?
I hate to break any ones heart here but the term "Ricer" refers to Asian cars and specifically Japanese. Funny enough, we are considered "American Muscle" as yourselves because, well, no one witty enough has come up with a derogatory term for our name for our cars. That and many of us are supercharged which is very much a muscle car trait.
I have raced a 79 Monte Carlo SS with 1200+ hp NA, a 1200+ na Chevette, and a 1500+ na 69 Camaro SS so I am no stranger to the high hp v8 applications. I have future plans of such too but I am in the process of trying to buy a house first :-)
03-27-2012, 03:41 PM
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I wouldn't necessarily say we are a club in the sense that everyone is thinking.
Yeah we all have stickers on our back windows that have the club site on them
But we have no dues, no rules on how many meets you have to attend. We understand people have lives outside of cars.
Our meets are GM based but we welcome out any car type to the meets. We are car enthusiasts and enjoy talking to anyone that is a fellow car enthusiast.
Yeah we all have stickers on our back windows that have the club site on them
But we have no dues, no rules on how many meets you have to attend. We understand people have lives outside of cars.
Our meets are GM based but we welcome out any car type to the meets. We are car enthusiasts and enjoy talking to anyone that is a fellow car enthusiast.
No, I understand that. I am just saying that a lot more people these days are consolidating to one or two websites.
The website/car club deal is saturated to say the least.
Nothing against your group. Just the way it seems for me
03-27-2012, 03:44 PM
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Like I told Tink via PM. I let my pride take control of me. And I already apologized to him.
