Originally posted by bitemark46
I don't understand it either. I think people have a Supra mentality to run 12's. But their forgetting traction. I agree with you. Hell, I only have 301rwhp and ran mid 12's. No power adder, stock heads, cams, and intake. IMO I think it's more impressive to run a low et with a low mph than to run the same et with some outrageous mph. BORING. Sorry but 2.0 60fts aren't for me. 
-Mark
Well an et isn't everything either. Low ET's with low MPH is definitely a sign a well set up car and good driver combo however. The place where having all that power is nice is when you aren't racing, aren't racing from a stop or just want to have enough grunt to pass anything, anytime.
That's all relative of course and everyone has different "requirements" for their vehicle. I enjoy having slightly more power than whatever suspsension I have can handle traction wise. To me it makes the car "fun" to drive.
You take two cars.. one that traps 110 and one that traps 130...MOST of the time once you are rolling even 10mph the car that traps 130 is going to walk away from the car that traps 110.
So having the HP to trap high mph is a nice luxury.
Oh... and I don't fear Dan's car
(gotta stir the pot!)