I think the real question is, was she as hardcore with you as she is
with the car ;)
I was being serious, and smart at the same time LOL. I agree with
you, I have driven a 12sec 911 and it is in a WHOLE different league
than a 15sec VW, so I can imagine a 9 or 10sec car would be like Warp
Factor 9! I was actually lending a sexist comment, not marquee-ist (my
new term hahaha)I think drag racing requires incredible timing skills,
and you must have good repeatability. I myself launch really well (for a
stock street car), but I can see how it would be tough to judge your
launches after you do a new chassis setup, ETC. When you compare $$$
spent to time having fun, I think Drag racing in the slower classes is
prolly a better deal than road racing, but I personally am interested in
honing my car control skills, not lowering my reaction time (altho they
do go hand-in-hand to some degree) I really have no room to talk as I
have never officially ventured down the 1320, and Im sure I would get my
ass kicked by really consistent bracket racers. However, I would like to
see any drag racer take their car to a road-race course, and see how
well they do their first time ;) Hehe, I will prolly drag a few times
before I die, Im just not too worried about it for right now. I wouldnt
mind having an all-motor VW in the low 11's someday. Nate Romero has an
8V Corrado, running 12.50's ALL MOTOR, with only 167HP @ wheels (I have
the dyno chart) I would like to take his title someday, but he is the
master of chassis setup, so I would be hard pressed to challenge him
without a year or 3 of practice. OK, Rambling done. 1320' rules, Road
Racing rules, Shuddup and drive (VW's) ;)
Jay
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Randolph <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Check this out.( kinda relates to:hey guys)
> > From: "Deutsch Sport Tuning" <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: OT:Check this out.( kinda relates to:hey guys)
> >
> > Sweet, but can she turn? Anyone with a 2 feet can drop a clutch in a
> > straight line. Hehe, its cool she is a chick and all, but drag
racing is
> > not really a testament to driver skill.
>
> so are you being serious or are you joking? thats such a
stereotypical
> VW guy resopnse that i cant tell if its tounge-in-cheek. and i'm the
> king of writing cheeky and having it be interpreted as being
serious...
>
> drag racing is no fun when youre running a 15 second car (or slower,
as
> most VW's are) and that somehow gets translated into requiring no
> skill. for most VW guys, its one of those "the more you know, the
less
> you know you know" type of things. or i suppose you should invert
that
> in this case. the less you know, the more you think you know, or
> something like that.
>
> look at it this way: drag racing requires being quick of the line and
> quick, smooth shifts. so does road racing. sometimes getting a good
> start can mean 2 or even three positions either way. and we could all
> go to the drag strip, and i'll bet most of us could pick up .2-.5
> seconds in ONE NIGHT just learning how to shift faster and smoother.
> and thats only 2 shifts, perhaps 3.
>
> how many times do you shift in ONE LAP on the track?
>
> i'll also bet most of us couldnt put down three runs within .1 second
of
> each other.
>
> ben
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