mitsured wrote:

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get what done with 100hp??,,,not a drag race:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That's true but it doesn't take much skill or talent to go in a straight line fast it just takes money...and that is the ugly truth...unless your in top fuel!

It only took 100hp to smoke you in autox!! and what is your 1/4 mile time? 13 seconds or so. If I was to put the same amount of money into my Mini for speed instead of suspension it would be faster in a straight line, but the roads around here are not straight, I don't street race so what good would it do me. It would however kill my gas mileage, and I like a tank to last a week back and forth from Sedona!

Look at it this way...how often do you use your extra power? I bet not nearly as often as I use my upgraded suspension, if you did you would lose your license or gain some really unwanted attention.

To each his own, you like power in a car I like handling!

BTW I've been to 2 of these meets with Dan and the turnout is around 20 cars, trucks and bikes. Plus they have a 50/50 drawing at $1 a ticket so you could end up with enough gas money to top off the tank when you get back to Flag!! Josh won it last time so we stoped at the Black Cow in Sedona and had some desert!!

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That's true but it doesn't take much skill or talent to go in a straight line fast it just takes money...and that is the ugly truth...unless your in top fuel!

It only took 100hp to smoke you in autox!! and what is your 1/4 mile time? 13 seconds or so. If I was to put the same amount of money into my Mini for speed instead of suspension it would be faster in a straight line, but the roads around here are not straight, I don't street race so what good would it do me. It would however kill my gas mileage, and I like a tank to last a week back and forth from Sedona!

Look at it this way...how often do you use your extra power? I bet not nearly as often as I use my upgraded suspension, if you did you would lose your license or gain some really unwanted attention.

To each his own, you like power in a car I like handling!

LOL you make it sound like it doesnt take any skill to through down a sweet e/t,,,it takes just as much skill as tooting you car aroung a parking lot and the mits handles great,maybe not good enough to beat you at autox but on some back roads i have no complaints,and i use my extra power EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT,once you boost you never go back,theres nothing like getting on the freeway in the mits

I would say the talent behind drag racing lies more with the build of the car itself not so much actualy driving it down the strip. When your talking running in the low 8's in the 1/4 I'd say it takes balls! If your running below 6's you are definately needing talent to control that power safely. And while tooting the Mini in a parking lot might not require skill or talent, and there's literally no risk to you or others, it does develop skills for road racing. And that kind of motorsport carries with it a risk greater than drag racing simply because the speeds are the same, maybe higher and then add in turns and transitions and the difficulty rises.

Simply put; with the level of prep on the Mits you would have alot more risk (talent and experience are needed to overcome risk) in road racing than in drag racing (given you had equal experience in both sports).


You've done autox and I have drag raced I'm sure we will both do them again. I basicly just drag to see what the car I'm driving will do or what effect a power mod had on it.

I enjoy the hell out of road racing but it's just out of my budget to do it more than 3 times a year.

we should talk about going next weekend. im guessing that this weekend will be very slim with vehicles. but we can plan to go on the 11th at around 5ish. sound good to everyone? i speak of spooledup there so o think it would be awesome to see a differnet set of cars. the evo, cobalt, new neon, and so much more. think about it

We're down. Maybe we all can talk about it this Fri when hopefully everyone meets up at Sonic.

there is a huge ufc fight going on the 11th that i plan on watching so im not sure that i will be able to make it dude and i think im going to lake powell this weekend but i will know for sure by tomorrow

I should be there this Saturday. I might make sonic today as well.

Best i got out of 14.5 lbs of boost on my supercharger was 23.6 but, it was ok to pay for that because it was a blast! If you guys happen to go again ill hit that up to meet some new faces

It's a weekly thing

anybody interested in going this saturday?

Yup

And I think 06blackSS might as well but it wouldn't be till around 8:30 until he could show up. So maybe we can pick up the 2nd half and meet there around 8?

Im in, wont get off work till 8, then ill be flyin there so if you guys wanna show up together let me know..

i think im changing my oil today and if i get the wheels painted back i may be in i will let you guys know

If we have enough gas we'll go. But that's iffy