HEY!
I resemble that remark!

I laugh at the cars with giant wings, body kits, etc... but unnoticed, I quietly laugh to myself.
I know that the kid behind the wheel is proud of the time, money, and effort they put into their car. Be it a Neon, Civic, Sentra, or whatever.
Same goes for ANY front wheel drive car at the dragstrip. It's not my bag. In fact, I think...no, I know they're fighting a losing battle. The car is limited, (weight x-fer, halfshafts, TRACTION!, driveability), and always will be. I know there are single digit front wheel drivers out there, but they are essentially six-wheeled vehicles.
Regardless, I respect their effort and I would lend them a hand anytime.

We were all kids at one time. I can remember my Dad shaking his head at me when I would have money burning a hole in my pocket so bad that I just had to put a bigger stereo in my car...or buy the latest greatest trendiest whatever that just came out that week.

Rice is a fad. It will pass, but there will be something to take it's place.
It's like vanning in the late 70's-early 80's.
Or pro-street in the 80's-90's.
Or pro touring in the late 90's to now.

People altering their means of transportation in order to stand out, go faster, impress girls, one up the next guy, etc. wll never end.

Those old schoolers that cannot face it need to grow up.

 

I don't think that is very true. Sure they could be made fast as hell but the majority of newer cars are faster stock than their parents and grandparents. I was actually reading about this the other day and a lot of stock muscle cars were running like high 15's to low 17's in the quarter. Don't get me wrong they all had much greater potential but I think stock for stock the newbies are holding it down.

 

Very true, no matter how vociferously the 2.0 turbo guys argue otherwise. That's why it's great to see cars like the 03 Cobra, a car that combines some of the newer technology with muscle-car displacement. Now if only they had sent it out of the factory with a single turbo or at least a twin turbo setup instead of that blower...


As far as old school/new school, domestic/import goes, I can't really take a side. The only reason I'm driving a semi-import right now is because I liked the awd drivetrain and more importantly the turbocharged engine, for cheap. If I'd had more money flow, I might be driving a twin turbo 5.0 fox body mustang instead. I get the same satisfaction from watching a drift video with a built hachi-roku wringing it's engine out to 9000 rpm as I do watching a vid like that street racing vid with the 427 Camaro flexing on a choice road in pensacola. (Though the v8's will always have the advantage when it comes to sounding bad-ass).

 

I don't mind imports,especally the fast ones.What I hate is the fucking rice,when I'm calmly doing 55 over the bridge and 4 or 5 stock ass VW's and Honda's come flying past me in the emergency lane.Thats the dumb fucks I can't stand,so in my eyes it's not new/old it's responsible driving/dumb ass kids who don't think.Damn,I sound like a father...P.s they do sound pretty bad ass

 

i think the import vs domestic is a good thing.....as in the way of COMPETITION.....just like the lakers vs the celtics when it was larry and bird,or florida vs florida st,jets vs dolphins,muhamed ali vs frasier.....etc etc.....its competitive spirit......i think some people take it too too serious......but like i read earlier if a guy ina stang or chevy or whatever was to pull up an laugh at me,whats the difference in that an you playing your buddy at home ina video game an yall talking smak........ya race,ya win yu talk smak,ya lose you say untill next time,then ya go home......

 

its early but i meant MAGIC & BIRD

 

Wow, lots of great views.

I can remember hanging out at the marina parking lot on the Tampa side of the bridge back around 1987. The good old days when people had to wait to race on the bridge and all of the races were for at least $20. The lot was as full as any lot is now.

The lot was full of many 'clicks' Ford guys, Chevy guys etc. There was also those out there who were just out to watch and hang. Also you always had those hard core street racers out who looked like they just finished installing there motor. It was never boring and the cops were just as harasing as they are now.

Times change but the type of people who attend the late night events at and around the bridge are the same. you have those out to race, those out to hang with thier friends and those who are just out to be stupid and make trouble. Times have changed and so have the cars. If your car is fast it doesn't matter what the name plate says. All that matters is what the time slip says.

I build old school v-8's because that is what I know how to make fast. If you like fuel injection or turbos that's your biz. I guess there will always be something to differenentiate groups from one another and there will always be jerkoffs who cause most of the trouble.

Mark

 

Cant we all be friends,I know you have a bigger motor.