Drag racing is crap

[Zipp]

I went to a drag strip last year that was opened up to the public for the day and enjoyed it very much. Much to my surprise, I saw many of those front wheel drive foreign and american cars that turned in some pretty dam good times and I gained some respect for them that day as far as performance goes but I'd still take an old American V8 over one myself.
And of course it takes skill to drag race...From tweaking the car before hand to going past the finish line. It's not just mashing the gas pedal.

Its basically like overclocking all the components in your PC and and running 3Dmark 2001 over and over and over but with fresh air and sunlight.

 

[NFS4]

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<< I've watched it on TV (and at the track), and it's about as fun to look at as watching NASCAR...which means it sucks IMHO. >>



LOL, here comes another "virgin" crapping on drag racing.

Watch car race on TV is like watch golf on TV.

You are entitle to your opinion, but I take opinions without actual experiences very lightly.

For those of you who are reading this thread, don't let these "virgins" keep you from experiencing drag racing. Do it once or twice, then decide for yourself if it is boring. >>


All of this "Virgin" crap is about as dumb as saying that you have no right to say that smoking sucks because you haven't tried it before. Or that you can't say that cocaine/speed isn't good for you b/c you haven't experimented yet.

 

[gregshin]

I've ran at pomoma speedway and street drags back in the old days at terminal island and Ontario.
I have a 98 Nissan S14 240sx with AC, Power Steering and 1100 watt sound system with 2 12inch subs. My car is daily driver. I used to run when all this was underground and import scene was the shizzit back in 1991. I guess as i get older my tastes change....

Give me a nice rear wheel balanced light wieght car on Laguna or the Lemans and i'll show ya what racing with driver skills is all about suckas!

 

[Rent]

<< all ya do is rev and rev and then mash the gas to see who wins >>



Wrong. There is a lot of skill involved in properly launching a car and keeping its momentum while shifting.




<< I've watched it on TV (and at the track), and it's about as fun to look at as watching NASCAR...which means it sucks IMHO. >>



You've never seen it in person? Once you smell the fuel, nos, and burnt rubber, it becomes a little more exciting.

Drag racing is TONs of fun. It takes alot to exact good times and maximum performance from your car.

 

[RoninRXN]

I did street drag back in the day when I still drove a Type-R. I agree that drag racing is no where near as fun as autocross or rally.

Drag racing is more dependant on the car than the driver. All the driver has to do is be able to shift very well and known when to punch the big red switch that says "NO2"

 

[Theslowone]

Well everyone has the right to their opinion so if you don't like it thats fine, but a lot of people do. Nascar, drag racing, and the rest depends on the person, I personally cannot stand watching golf. I like nascar and drag racing but can't sit through either to long, but I am like that with almost all sports.


gregshin
you have 1100 watts going to 2 12s and the rest mids/highs? What kind of 12 are you using? some vegas?

 

[Ladies Man]

you sir are an idiot

hop in a muscle car and mash on the gas... you can't tell me that burst of speed isn't fun

 

[NFS4]

<< you sir are an idiot

hop in a muscle car and mash on the gas... you can't tell me that burst of speed isn't fun >>


It isn't much fun if all you are doing is going in a straight line without much other involvement.

 

[Rent]

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<< you sir are an idiot

hop in a muscle car and mash on the gas... you can't tell me that burst of speed isn't fun >>


It isn't much fun if all you are doing is going in a straight line without much other involvement. >>



Have you ever ridden in a 'Vette?

 

[fastz28]

<< All of this "Virgin" crap is about as dumb as saying that you have no right to say that smoking sucks because you haven't tried it before. Or that you can't say that cocaine/speed isn't good for you b/c you haven't experimented yet. >>



Of course you have the right to say it. Last time I checked, this is still America. I just said I don't take your opinion every seriously.

Again, I encourage anyone with an open mind to try it once and decide for yourself.

 

[gregshin]

<< Well everyone has the right to their opinion so if you don't like it thats fine, but a lot of people do. Nascar, drag racing, and the rest depends on the person, I personally cannot stand watching golf. I like nascar and drag racing but can't sit through either to long, but I am like that with almost all sports.


gregshin
you have 1100 watts going to 2 12s and the rest mids/highs? What kind of 12 are you using? some vegas? >>



I got 2 amps...
Planet Audio 300 watt 4 channel TUBE driven amps running to my mids and highs by CDT Audio
RF Punch 800 watt 2 channel amp my 2 12inch subs from Ultimate Sound.

 

[gregshin]

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<< you sir are an idiot

hop in a muscle car and mash on the gas... you can't tell me that burst of speed isn't fun >>


It isn't much fun if all you are doing is going in a straight line without much other involvement. >>



Have you ever ridden in a 'Vette? >>



Yeah i ridden in C5's and C4's...what is your point?

 

[LAUST]

<< Yup, drag racing where a 10th of a second hesitation can make a car length's difference. >>


Amen to that, not only that but get into the higer classes and some guys even dial down the the 1000th of a seconf in the Supergas and stuff

honestly Gregshin don't be ashamed, most people who hate drag are just clueless mechanics as thats what 50% of it is about, it's about making a vehicle as powerful and Consistant/Relible as possible.

But you prolly think that changing your own oil is tough, why don't you try to spec out your own CAM sometime. Until then get back on your Grand Tourismo game and keep practicing your pretend racing

 

[Rent]

I've ridden in L98, LT1, and LS6 Vettes... they've all left me with a smile on my face from ear to ear. If you don't get a kick out of hearing and feeling a engine propel you forward at an insane velocity, maybe you shouldn't be in auto-racing.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Drag racing involves a lot more finesse than one would initially think. I've not drag raced myself, but I know a few people who do and I've ridden along on a practice run once or twice. I can tell you that it's far from easy. My own sentiments do not lie with drag racing, as my recent purchase of a 914 (95 hp) clearly shows. I'd much rather spend time in the 914 running up and down among 2, 3, and 4 along an old creek road or on a road course than I would spend time in my buddy's NOS equipped Mustang (which is not streetable coincidentally). However, just because I'd rather be doing something else does not mean that drag racing requires no special skill, only that I personally would rather autocross. Saying the drag racing is just rev and mash the gas is like saying Indy is just turn left, it's a popular misconception that could not be much farther from the truth.

ZV

 

[LAUST]

Until you do it your OPINION means jack

 

[gregshin]

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<< Yup, drag racing where a 10th of a second hesitation can make a car length's difference. >>


Amen to that, not only that but get into the higer classes and some guys even dial down the the 1000th of a seconf in the Supergas and stuff

honestly Gregshin don't be ashamed, most people who hate drag are just clueless mechanics as thats what 50% of it is about, it's about making a vehicle as powerful and Consistant/Relible as possible.

But you prolly think that changing your own oil is tough, why don't you try to spec out your own CAM sometime. Until then get back on your Grand Tourismo game and keep practicing your pretend racing >>



Now this is getting personal...so are you saying Auto-X is pretend racing? Where do you live LAUST? if you live in socal i can take you with me to our next auto-x meet or to willow springs?

 

[Rent]

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<< Yup, drag racing where a 10th of a second hesitation can make a car length's difference. >>


Amen to that, not only that but get into the higer classes and some guys even dial down the the 1000th of a seconf in the Supergas and stuff

honestly Gregshin don't be ashamed, most people who hate drag are just clueless mechanics as thats what 50% of it is about, it's about making a vehicle as powerful and Consistant/Relible as possible.

But you prolly think that changing your own oil is tough, why don't you try to spec out your own CAM sometime. Until then get back on your Grand Tourismo game and keep practicing your pretend racing >>



Now this is getting personal...so are you saying Auto-X is pretend racing? Where do you live LAUST? if you live in socal i can take you with me to our next auto-x meet or to willow springs? >>



No one is saying Auto-X is pretend racing. He's saying Gran Turismo is pretend.

Auto-X is serious fun, I know tons of guys that do it. Zenmervolt hit it on the head, its personal preference, but drag racing requires no less skill than any other forms of racing.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Drag racing is far from "mash on the gas and that's it". Given equal cars, if that's all you do, you'll lose every time. Even in an automatic equipped vehicle you need to know what RPM to brake torque at to balence wheelspin and bog, what RPM to let the transmission shift at, and your car's reaction time at the light. And that is a VERY basic easy to race assumption car.

Go back to watching the washing machine

 

[gregshin]

<< Just real quick before I go,

I've done Road Racing, Drag Racing and Kart including Shifter Kart (over 120mph Karts) so I'm speaking from EXPERIENCE not wathing the gay a$$ TV

All those with TV experience SHUT THE FVCK UP.

They are all fun and have different skills, the more it's slammed on the more it means you don't don't sh!t about mechanics of cars and are just Magizene readers is ALL you are, go back to playing games :|

Until you do it your OPINION means jack sh!t :| >>



Hey laust are you even old enough to have a driver's license with a mouth like that? jezz bro calm down...it's just people's opinion. we cool bro? or else imma have to tap that a$$

 

[HamSupLo]

I don't know if drag racing is crap, but from watching on TV, it definitely sucks. No way is this considered a sport IMHO.

 

[CraigRT]

<< I don't know if drag racing is crap, but from watching on TV, it definitely sucks. No way is this considered a sport IMHO. >>



It's true!

I still don't understand why you have to have done the sport to think it sucks... if you were going to a track, and said you wanted to get in a car and race.. they would think you were an enthusiast of drag racing obviously... if you responded with, I think it sucks, but I have to try it to really know.. they'd think you were a f00king nut. I can't figure out why it has to be done, to be decided.. I think curling is fvcking crap, I haven't done it... and I never will!

and about the mechanics of it.. it makes no difference how mechanically inclined you are, towards racing...

plz explain!

 

[mrCide]

i always thought of it more a hobby than a sport..

 

[RedRooster]

I think drag racing is pretty exciting, although cars like Top Fuelers and stuff aren't really as much fun to watch as street cars. Granted, the speed is ridiculous in the 5000hp cars, but when a guy in a 98 Mustang pulls up to the line and you can hear the supercharger whirling away, then next to him a guy in a 96 Talon pulls up and you hear the wastegate fluttering as he revs the engine, you know these fellas are die hard gear heads who've probably put a good deal of their savings into this. For doing something they love, and get thorough enjoyment out of, you gotta respect that. Sure, they may not be pro drivers, and spin half way down the track, but the aura(sp?) at a drag track is quite something.

 

[RoninRXN]

As someone with experience in drag (not the one with the little parachutes that come out at the end...street drag), auto-cross and rally...drag racing doesn't even compare to the fun of doing actual turns. Geez...there isn't even a course. It's just a 1/4 mile strip.

Street drag is fun the first or second time but then when you start doing auto-cross...there's no comparison. Hehehe...racing through the city from point to point is damn fun too.