I like to do both, drag and road course racing. I think they both require skills and both are real racing. Everyone has their opinions on racing though and that is just fine. I think autox (racing in a parking lot) and nascar is not real racing although it does take skill, i just do not care for it. (except for nascar lol, drive to the left!
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I do plan to pm you a few questions on the srt6 however, i have not raced it on a road course yet (had my old car on the track several times however I do not have the experience on road courses that you have). I was a little suprised with the srt6 though, it seems a little lighter in the back end than i expected. my suspension is still stock though and my old car had a lot of suspension mods that i was used to so i really can not compare the 2. I plan to hit up beaverun and mid-ohio in the spring.
I just hope that someone will be there on those track days with Illegal Machine's mad racing skills and off da hook observational skills to determine the real winners of the races that day. Who knows, a guy that didn't even race his car that day may be the REAL winner according to Illegal "king of all racing" Machine.
Originally Posted by MMZ_TimeLord
I prefer... and WILL remain a real racer (not ¼ mile stuff, I like the twisties) I try not to dabble in armchair drag racing thank you very much. It usually ends with both sides in an argument over trivial crap that is easily solved by a ... yes, I'm going to say it... REAL RACE.
Whether a car has potential, the driver is crap or the sun was green that day makes no difference. If I run a race and my best lap time is slower than another person on the same course, then he's won the race where the fastest lap time wins. If I think I can be faster or the car can be faster... I try, or I look for a way to help the car grip better... but I don't tell others about how "I could have beaten that time". I'm going to look for ways to achieve that better time. If I think I can beat that time, I should prove it... then I don't have to do any arguing. I have empirical evidence that shows I was able to make the lap in better time.
The world is full of shoulda-coulda-wouldas... If he shoulda won, then why didn't he... if he coulda won, then he damn well better do it... if he woulda won, but he was being nice, then he's stupid.
I think my point and MrPhotoman's is this... The race is won by the racer that complies with the guidelines of the race and qualifies to win. In the case of a ¼ mile drag race, the person/vehicle that completes the ¼ mile to the letter of the rules in the least amount of time PERIOD.
I don't care if the guy did a 25 second quarter mile at mach 5. If the other guy did it in 24 seconds at 40 mph, then the guy going 40 mph wins by the letter of the rules. The other guy going mach 5 obviously fell asleep at the tree and will just have to live with his humiliation or go back and race again to PROVE he was faster and simply screwed up last time.
In short... I could give a rats A$$ if one car is faster than the other... it's nice to theorize and fun analyse, but it PROVES nothing.
Have a nice day...