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bigslim
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Hope to see you here. Good luck with your Trilogy. You will love it.txmarauder said:
David Morton
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I jump on it from time to time because it just feels good, but I also know when I'm crossing the line and I think most of us know when we've gone too far, like when the other guys balls are doing his thinking and he's willing to go 70 through a school zone and we're unwilling to lose. Those are the times we need to remember the previlege of driving assumes we won't put the public in any undue danger. Just be discriminating and think first. What if some old lady does pull up to that stop sign and just goes as if it were a 4-way?
Bradenton Motorsports Parkway has a test & tune night almost every Thursday, and I'm down there as much as possible. It kinda helps me get it out of my blood. I can easily stomp it at a light in a 45 zone and go to 50 or so and let 'em get away. I don't have to prove anything to a stranger. But the guys at the track? Now that's another story. I'm getting the turbocharger cause that's where the results are for the track.
I'm thinking high 11's on pump gas with stock gears.
Bradenton Motorsports Parkway has a test & tune night almost every Thursday, and I'm down there as much as possible. It kinda helps me get it out of my blood. I can easily stomp it at a light in a 45 zone and go to 50 or so and let 'em get away. I don't have to prove anything to a stranger. But the guys at the track? Now that's another story. I'm getting the turbocharger cause that's where the results are for the track.
I'm thinking high 11's on pump gas with stock gears.
BillyGman
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Not this time, because you're wrong to go preaching to Darryl when you yourself break the LAW by speeding too. I think you should look up a word in the dictionary called HYPOCRISY. We all have to decide for ourselves what going too far is, and what it isn't.Warpath said:
I think that Darryl is old enough to make that decision for himself without you preaching to him like your his dad. Having a blown Cobra on the street, and also claiming in your profile that you never went to the track to race it makes it kind of obvious how you drive ON THE STREET. Who's going to spend thousands of dollars on their car just to make it go a whole lot faster to drive the speed limit? Yes, I'm talking to you who used to go by the username "Leadfoot". Now I wonder what "Leadfoot" implies.
That doesn't sound like you're that much against driving your STREET car fast on the STREET. Until you put on your other face when you decide to start preaching to someone, right? Try looking in the mirror first, and worry about yourself."Remove the BEAM from your own eye before helping someone remove the sliver from their's"
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Hey guys...I did'nt mean to start an argument on Darrel's thread. I may drive fast, but if conditions don't warrent it , no way!!!!
I have yet to have a run on a public street with my MM, generally I,m satisfied with 5-10 over.
I was just trying to make lite of young guys seeing old (others opinion) farts driving good lookin' fast cars on the road, especially if I haven't shaved for a couple days! Have to get my drivers and passenger windows tinted, then no one knows. YEA, I THINK I'LL DO THAT, the girls will go nuts when I get out of the car and no more pointing fingers:lol:
JIM
I do believe Mike Poore got my little HUMOR and nice way to represent Slim.
Hey guys...I did'nt mean to start an argument on Darrel's thread. I may drive fast, but if conditions don't warrent it , no way!!!!
I have yet to have a run on a public street with my MM, generally I,m satisfied with 5-10 over.
I was just trying to make lite of young guys seeing old (others opinion) farts driving good lookin' fast cars on the road, especially if I haven't shaved for a couple days! Have to get my drivers and passenger windows tinted, then no one knows. YEA, I THINK I'LL DO THAT, the girls will go nuts when I get out of the car
and no more pointing fingers:lol: JIM
I do believe Mike Poore got my little
HUMOR and nice way to represent Slim.
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Warpath
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BillyGman said:
I was not referring to breaking any laws in my comments. I was reffering to putting his and other lives in jeapordy for the sake of proving he has a quicker car. To me, that is stupid. I used to drink and drive a lot when I was younger. It doesn't get much more stupid than that. However, I've come to learn that behavior is stupid - not from getting in an accident, but, from finally accepting the consequences are real. Age does not equal wisdom. So, you can call me a hypocrite. But, I don't see how it applies since I no longer act that way. I know better now.
BillyGman said:...Having a blown Cobra on the street, and also claiming in your profile that you never went to the track to race it makes it kind of obvious how you drive ON THE STREET. Who's going to spend thousands of dollars on their car just to make it go a whole lot faster to drive the speed limit? Yes, I'm talking to you who used to go by the username "Leadfoot". Now I wonder what "Leadfoot" implies.
So, if I were to own a gun, that means I have to go around shooting people? That is true by your logic. I spend money on my Cobra because I like working on it a lot more than driving it. Most people don't understand it. But, its true. I have owned it since summer 1999 and I only have about 3,600 miles on it. You imply I am reckless because I have a fast car. Darryl told us he is reckless. I am worrying about myself. I'm worried someone like him will run into me. Leadfoot never seemed right for me. So, I changed it. I don't like my current one either.
I know no one personally who has been injured or killed and I have not been hurt in anyway myself. Sometimes you have to slap someone in the face to get their attention.txmarauder said:
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bigslim
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Needless to say I will never post another "Kill" story in fear of getting flamed :depress: . I will drive 55 all the time .
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MikesMerc
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bigslim said:
Don't do that Darryl. Those who feel the need to preach to others are usually just making up for some shortcoming of their own. Often times people feel the need to preach and have others "do as they do" because they lack confidence in thier own convictions. Having "others" join them in a certain behavior makes them feel better and justified.
Although I don't condone all out balls to wall racing on crowded streets, I certainly don't think its a big deal to run someone when the conditions allow for it.
Keep the stories coming Darryl!
Warpath said:
Hey Joe, you stole my line...
Been :flamer: ed for it before, after seeing a good friend of mine get killed
back in 87 from a street race, ( he was standing on the sidewalk) I, an
offender of a few street races stopped needless to say, and the horror of
seeing it comes back when I simply hear or read or see one going on, on the
street. Please use your heads when you'all are using our roads, you are
never alone when you think the coast is clear.
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Smokie
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Warpath, You could have made a valid and worthwhile point about street racing without insulting Darryl who happens to be a friend and a respected member of this club, your intentions may have been good but you went about it all wrong....let me ask you this: How well do you respond to criticism, when it begins with the words you idiot ????
Bigslim, I have enjoyed your posts (as always) and I do enjoy kill stories, I know how much fun you are having with your car since the install and it is well deserved.
Having said that, as a friend I remind you to pick the right time and place so the kill is a safe one.
Bigslim, I have enjoyed your posts (as always) and I do enjoy kill stories, I know how much fun you are having with your car since the install and it is well deserved.
Having said that, as a friend I remind you to pick the right time and place so the kill is a safe one.
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bigslim
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Thanks for all the support. I went out and lit up the tires in celebration. :banana2:
BillyGman
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Exactly. There needs to be a balance. racing people in heavy or moderate traffic, driving on the shoulder to pass people, weaving in and out of lanes as if you're using other cars as moving cones, and flying down streets with hidden driveways and parked cars is plain crazy and irresponsible. But when there are no trees, parked cars, nor heavy traffic or tight turns on the road, and it's just plain wide open visibility, and dry pavement, then even though there are still risks, the risk factors are much lower.MikesMerc said:
People have to be realistic, and have a balance. And it isn't realistic to be one extreme nor the other. If you have spent thousands of dollars extra just tomake your car faster, and to get the rear wheel power #'s into the 400+ range, it's just an unrealistic standard to set for yourself (and for others) which dictates that you're never going to EVER drive fast regardless of what the road conditions are. That's a standard that most people are just not going to stick to IF they're driving a car with that much power. And to say that you'll always stick by such an unrealistic standard is just a fairytale, cuz it aint gonna happen.
I really really enjoy reading about them.
MarauderMark
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jstevens said:
Yes just edit them correctly before posting and all is well..:up:
Warpath
Genius
Smokie said:
Fair enough and point taken. I appologize to all who I offended for losing my cool. However, I don't appoligize for my position on street racing. I wanted to make a point and hopefully reduce or prevent these stories from being posted. A simple, "Ahem, perhaps going over 100 on Woodward was a poor decision" would have likely been overlooked. I don't like it when people glorify such unsafe activities. I'm am used to other boards where a thread is immediately locked when street racing is mentioned and the poster is chastised. I'll summarize why I hate street racing:
There is no control over the environent during a street race. You do not know if there is an oil slick, pot hole, shrapnel, etc. on the road which could send you vering off the road into someone else or something else. What if a part breaks and you lose control? You cannot control where other people are and whether they pull out in front of you. I agree there are public areas that are lower risk than other. But, the risks still exist.
At a track (I making assumptions from pictures I've seen), the track is well kept and cleared of debris. Vehicles are safety inspected before the race and you are required to have proper safety equipment (helmet, cage, etc.) at least after the first run. There are ambulences near by in case of an accident. If someone loses control, they're contained within the track. The only risk to life and limb are to the drivers who know and accept the consequenses. No one else loses personal property.
You may believe that the coast is clear and a particular area is safe. But, that is not fool proof. The arguement that you don't know of any racing accidents is fooling yourself into believing past luck will continue.
I'm not a competitive person. I don't have the need to prove I'm better than anyone. Doing so, to me, is only serving to inflate one's ego. As I stated before, putting others at risk against their knowledge or without their approval for personal satisfaction is foolish IMO.
Hack - I have no idea what you are talking about.
Billy - I get similar reaction from other people as I do from you. People ask me what I do with the car (race at the strip or road course, shows, etc.). They laugh at me when I tell them the truth. You may not believe it. But, there's nothing I can do to prove it. I certainly do not go 55 (limit is 70). I usually go about 80-85 on the highway which is not uncommon. But, I certainly do not go that fast on a side street.
merc406 - Thanks for sharing.
MikesMerc said:
Say what you will. I couldn't care less about what others think of me. We all have our shortcomings. I pointed out some shortcomings of members here. I "preach" because I feel strongly about it and the reasons above. I feel justified because I spoke my mind.
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