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10-08-2013, 09:07 PM
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Turned Down an FBody Just Now
On my way to QT and a modded 2002ish Camaro pulls up next to me with the his windows down screaming something. I looked over and said I liked his car. He then asked if I wanted to race. So I said "sure, where?" He says, "Right here for $200." We were on Beltline in Irving. Assessing the situation, cammed LS1 Camaro with suspension mods that I can see, check. Looks like some R compound tires, check. My car probably weighs more, check. He probably makes a lot more power than me, check. One of the worst places in public to have a good run, check. Potentially getting chased by some guy that thinks I will pay him $200, check. So I politely say "No thanks." He says, "Ah c'mon man it ain't free" and drives away. Seriously?
-Alex
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10-08-2013, 11:39 PM
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Lol. Man I've gotten way too many tickets already with this car. It's not worth it, I think I may have a warrant for my arrest lol
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10-09-2013, 12:23 AM
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Scared to race Steve
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Fuck that. And if you won I doubt he would pay you.
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Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT
I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
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10-09-2013, 12:48 AM
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It's not worth it. $200 wouldn't cover your impound and ticket fees minimum. You could potentially loose your car and who knows what would/could happen and change your life forever.
Keep it at the track.
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10-09-2013, 01:21 AM
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I've had that happen, told them I'd beat them for free. He laughed and agreed.
I proceeded to surprise the hell out of him
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82 5.0 - h/c/i & DR's
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10-09-2013, 08:04 AM
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Good analysis. Good choice. But, i think you might have had 10 years of technology on him. Haha. So I would have liked your odds to pull.
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10-09-2013, 09:51 AM
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Guy was probably a H/C/I car with some nice sticky DRs, and your assumption of him making more power than you was probably correct.
Camaro owners only want to race when they know they can win.
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10-09-2013, 10:40 AM
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I've drug so many "cammed, badass" LS1 f-bodies that I'm just not scared anymore. They must just be worn out, because I remember the days when they ran hard.
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10-09-2013, 10:43 AM
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Location: Frisco tx
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theres a white camaro f-body around irving that i raced that sounds very similar to what you mentioned. the thing was f/i (not sure if turbo or supercharged) but it left me VERY badly. I was stock then, and it was from about an 80 roll, but that thing was insanely fast.
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10-09-2013, 11:10 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Irving / Oklahoma City
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Originally Posted by Bacadiesel
Lol. Man I've gotten way too many tickets already with this car. It's not worth it, I think I may have a warrant for my arrest lol
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As long as you don't go to jail before Friday lol.
Originally Posted by BLK2012GT
Fuck that. And if you won I doubt he would pay you.
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Ding ding ding!
Originally Posted by maxpayne
Good analysis. Good choice. But, i think you might have had 10 years of technology on him. Haha. So I would have liked your odds to pull.
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Wasn't about to chance it. He was clearly setup for drag.
Originally Posted by DirtyD
Guy was probably a H/C/I car with some nice sticky DRs, and your assumption of him making more power than you was probably correct.
Camaro owners only want to race when they know they can win.
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Yup.
-Alex
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