-Picturing my mom in a Honda Hybrid racing... well anything!
I do race in competition but not on the streets. I gotta have a maintained track to really have fun! My dad ran the Silver State Classic in Nevada a few years ago. He averaged 135MPH in my Porsche and melted a bearing in the drive shaft. Everything ran smooth until a week after the race. It turns out the friction surfaces in the clutch were not lining up any more at low speeds and eventually tore it's self to shreds. That was a expensive fix.
Had a friend who died street racing. Talented artist, inspirational. I miss him everyday. He was selling his Corvette to someone and the buyer wanted to street race it. He did. They crashed. HMy friend died and the street racer survived.
This is why they have 1/4 mile straightaways and race tracks. Use them (and learn how to).
IMO your mom is an idiot. You are too for letting her do this stupid shit.
I love cars and I like racing. As long as its done off public roads and highways. Street racing is like hunting in a zoo...
Driving is a privilege, the license comes after passing written and road tests.
Maybe they should add a psychological test to weed out those who can't tell track from road.
I would hate psychological tests. If I want to drive (and never driven before) I would have an incentive to learn and get a good score on my drivers test. If I failed I would have no one to blame but myself and I would make sure to study harder. If you fail a psychological test you can't study a manual on "How to be a Better You" and take it again. If I were to fail a psychological test I couldn't blame myself for being me. That would lead to indiscrimiate frustration with the system and anger towards who-knows-what...
people who think speed limits only apply to other, less omnipotent drivers than themselves
perfect examples of the case for psychological testing
I don't mind going 65 because i cant even imagine how dangerous it would be here in Cali if the limit went up to 75mph, because you just know people would say "Then why can't i just go 80?".
I don't mind going 65 because i cant even imagine how dangerous it would be here in Cali if the limit went up to 75mph, because you just know people would say "Then why can't i just go 80?".
Have you been on the 5? I get passed left and right going 80.
I street race from time to time. Of course, the Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 is hardly a competitor. It's heavy, has a bad drivetrain, and is actually underpowered. The best street racing trucks I know of are are the old Chevy Syclones and the newer, modified diesels.
At the moment I'm working on my car and my technique at the same time, because I'd love to do autocross when I have some disposable income. I'm not exactly a street racer, but almost anyone who has owned a fast car has dragged it at least once. If you haven't, you're lying.
Your mom is delusional if she thinks she has a fast car.
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Originally posted by Neø
]Not really, because she usually races from light to light, and in that race the top speed doesn't matter, but what matters is the torque output. V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a high torque output in the 1st and 2nd gear, which means that the car gains speed faster if it driven at under 50 mph than at freeway speed. We (me and my Mom) prefer come out late in the evening, when all thefart-can Hondas come out to race. They have a high top speed, but it takes some time for them to accelerate, in contrast with my Mom's Jeep, which is rather slow on the freeway (but we still go about 90mph ).
-Neø
Oh, top speed matters. Most of the races I'm aware of end at the top of fourth gear. . . on the highway from a roll. Even so, a little japanese RX-7 will beat you through one and two anyway, since it does 0-60 in 4.9 seconds stock, which incidentally ends near the top of 2nd gear. The Hondas have neither a high top speed or a fast acceleration, even the NSX, though it's better than the rest. The V8 jeep mated to the automatic tranny is very unimpressive save the 4wd launch, and that's just first gear.
I'm not exactly a street racer, but almost anyone who has owned a fast car has dragged it at least once. If you haven't, you're lying.
I was about to challenge you on this, but than I remember there was one street race I was in.
And I mean this guy was asking for it. He pulled up along side my Porsche at a red light and revved his engine again and again. Than he rolled down his window and said "You wanna race?". I just kinda laughed. I peek around my window to see the light for the cross traffic changing from green to yellow to red. That was it. I revved my engine and our light turned green. The next thing I knew our engines were blasting away, his tires were screetching, and I was keeping up with him. Eventually my RPM hit 6000 and I shifted from 1st to 3rd (I was already at the speed limit) and backed off. I let that old punch-buggy pass my Porsche with all the self respect it could carry in it's trunk.
(In case you couldn't tell, I went way-way easy on him. )
I was about to challenge you on this, but than I remember there was one street race I was in.
And I mean this guy was asking for it. He pulled up along side my Porsche at a red light and revved his engine again and again. Than he rolled down his window and said "You wanna race?". I just kinda laughed. I peek around my window to see the light for the cross traffic changing from green to yellow to red. That was it. I revved my engine and our light turned green. The next thing I knew our engines were blasting away, his tires were screetching, and I was keeping up with him. Eventually my RPM hit 6000 and I shifted from 1st to 3rd (I was already at the speed limit) and backed off. I let that old punch-buggy pass my Porsche with all the self respect it could carry in it's trunk.
(In case you couldn't tell, I went way-way easy on him. )
Believe it or not, the old VW bug could accomodate the 3.8L 911 engine without major madifications. It was a well documented swap. You have a 944? (I couldn;'t really tell from the pic. . . but it's definitely a porsche with the 3.0L 4cyl. . . maybe a 958 or 968.) That's a nice car, but it's not really lightning quick. Even so I still love it. I was ready to buy a 968. Quite frankly it probably would have impressed my girlfriends way more than the RX-7, even though it's a far better race car. (I also saved 10 grand by going with the 7).
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Originally posted by tmp
Yes, my grandmother often takes the soccer team and dusts ricers with her mighty Windstar.
Really, tell the truth, you're 40 and doing a social experiment.
[B]Not really, because she usually races from light to light, and in that race the top speed doesn't matter, but what matters is the torque output.
And what if someone stumbles into the street while your mother is breaking the law? What if a dog escapes its leash and runs into the street? WHat is someone's pulling out of a driveway or underground parking complex?
Street racing is evil, dangerous and illegal. Everyone who does it should be barred from driving for the rest of their lives.
I used to street race in my youth. I had a 91 CRX that was "rather" modified (all in the engine, suspension and transmission, but did not have that bling, bling crap. I loved beating Camaros and mustangs. Nothing like watching the face of a muscle car drivers girl friend after they get their butt handed to them.
While I don't street race anymore (I have a Crown Vic for Gods sake), I do love making those losers in their civics/corolla/neon/(insert any other crap-mobile here) (with the fart pipe, wing larger then their car, big 20" rims and the stickers that are good for at least 5HP each) look like crap from stoplight to stoplight.
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I do race in competition but not on the streets. I gotta have a maintained track to really have fun! My dad ran the Silver State Classic in Nevada a few years ago. He averaged 135MPH in my Porsche and melted a bearing in the drive shaft. Everything ran smooth until a week after the race. It turns out the friction surfaces in the clutch were not lining up any more at low speeds and eventually tore it's self to shreds. That was a expensive fix.
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
Post a pic with you, your Mom, holding a sign that says "I street race with my daghter and she knows a shit load about cars." infront of you Jeep.
HA! This I gotta see!
I may have a new desktop picture for a while.
This is why they have 1/4 mile straightaways and race tracks. Use them (and learn how to).
IMO your mom is an idiot. You are too for letting her do this stupid shit.
I love cars and I like racing. As long as its done off public roads and highways. Street racing is like hunting in a zoo...
Immature drivers and excessive speed in 3000 pounds of poorly controlled metal
The most dangerous drivers are the ones who foolhardily overestimate their skills.
When street racers kill innocent bystanders it's tragic.
When street racers kill themselves it's Darwin.
Driving is a privilege, the license comes after passing written and road tests.
Maybe they should add a psychological test to weed out those who can't tell track from road.
Colour me unimpressed.
Originally posted by curiousuburb
Driving is a privilege, the license comes after passing written and road tests.
Maybe they should add a psychological test to weed out those who can't tell track from road.
I would hate psychological tests. If I want to drive (and never driven before) I would have an incentive to learn and get a good score on my drivers test. If I failed I would have no one to blame but myself and I would make sure to study harder. If you fail a psychological test you can't study a manual on "How to be a Better You" and take it again. If I were to fail a psychological test I couldn't blame myself for being me. That would lead to indiscrimiate frustration with the system and anger towards who-knows-what...
people who think speed limits only apply to other, less omnipotent drivers than themselves
perfect examples of the case for psychological testing
Originally posted by curiousuburb
people who get easily angered = road rage risk
people who think speed limits only apply to other, less omnipotent drivers than themselves
perfect examples of the case for psychological testing
I don't mind going 65 because i cant even imagine how dangerous it would be here in Cali if the limit went up to 75mph, because you just know people would say "Then why can't i just go 80?".
Originally posted by nwhysee
I don't mind going 65 because i cant even imagine how dangerous it would be here in Cali if the limit went up to 75mph, because you just know people would say "Then why can't i just go 80?".
Have you been on the 5? I get passed left and right going 80.
At the moment I'm working on my car and my technique at the same time, because I'd love to do autocross when I have some disposable income. I'm not exactly a street racer, but almost anyone who has owned a fast car has dragged it at least once. If you haven't, you're lying.
Your mom is delusional if she thinks she has a fast car.
Originally posted by Neø
]Not really, because she usually races from light to light, and in that race the top speed doesn't matter, but what matters is the torque output. V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a high torque output in the 1st and 2nd gear, which means that the car gains speed faster if it driven at under 50 mph than at freeway speed. We (me and my Mom) prefer come out late in the evening, when all thefart-can Hondas come out to race. They have a high top speed, but it takes some time for them to accelerate, in contrast with my Mom's Jeep, which is rather slow on the freeway (but we still go about 90mph
-Neø
Oh, top speed matters. Most of the races I'm aware of end at the top of fourth gear. . . on the highway from a roll. Even so, a little japanese RX-7 will beat you through one and two anyway, since it does 0-60 in 4.9 seconds stock, which incidentally ends near the top of 2nd gear. The Hondas have neither a high top speed or a fast acceleration, even the NSX, though it's better than the rest. The V8 jeep mated to the automatic tranny is very unimpressive save the 4wd launch, and that's just first gear.
Originally posted by burningwheel
your mom races. i doubt it. now i'm starting to think that sammijo is right you are a male and you are lying about your identity
A friend of mine from high school had a mother who was very much into casual street racing. It's certainly possible.
Really, tell the truth, you're 40 and doing a social experiment.
Originally posted by Splinemodel
I'm not exactly a street racer, but almost anyone who has owned a fast car has dragged it at least once. If you haven't, you're lying.
I was about to challenge you on this, but than I remember there was one street race I was in.
And I mean this guy was asking for it. He pulled up along side my Porsche at a red light and revved his engine again and again. Than he rolled down his window and said "You wanna race?". I just kinda laughed. I peek around my window to see the light for the cross traffic changing from green to yellow to red. That was it. I revved my engine and our light turned green. The next thing I knew our engines were blasting away, his tires were screetching, and I was keeping up with him. Eventually my RPM hit 6000 and I shifted from 1st to 3rd (I was already at the speed limit) and backed off. I let that old punch-buggy pass my Porsche with all the self respect it could carry in it's trunk.
(In case you couldn't tell, I went way-way easy on him.
Originally posted by Ebby
I was about to challenge you on this, but than I remember there was one street race I was in.
And I mean this guy was asking for it. He pulled up along side my Porsche at a red light and revved his engine again and again. Than he rolled down his window and said "You wanna race?". I just kinda laughed. I peek around my window to see the light for the cross traffic changing from green to yellow to red. That was it. I revved my engine and our light turned green. The next thing I knew our engines were blasting away, his tires were screetching, and I was keeping up with him. Eventually my RPM hit 6000 and I shifted from 1st to 3rd (I was already at the speed limit) and backed off. I let that old punch-buggy pass my Porsche with all the self respect it could carry in it's trunk.
(In case you couldn't tell, I went way-way easy on him.
Believe it or not, the old VW bug could accomodate the 3.8L 911 engine without major madifications. It was a well documented swap. You have a 944? (I couldn;'t really tell from the pic. . . but it's definitely a porsche with the 3.0L 4cyl. . . maybe a 958 or 968.) That's a nice car, but it's not really lightning quick. Even so I still love it. I was ready to buy a 968. Quite frankly it probably would have impressed my girlfriends way more than the RX-7, even though it's a far better race car.
Originally posted by tmp
Yes, my grandmother often takes the soccer team and dusts ricers with her mighty Windstar.
Really, tell the truth, you're 40 and doing a social experiment.
http://www.turbovan.net/turbovan.html
There's at least one guy I know of who's running low 12's.
Originally posted by BR
Street racers should be kicked in the nuts (or ovaries).
true.
Originally posted by Neø
[B]Not really, because she usually races from light to light, and in that race the top speed doesn't matter, but what matters is the torque output.
And what if someone stumbles into the street while your mother is breaking the law? What if a dog escapes its leash and runs into the street? WHat is someone's pulling out of a driveway or underground parking complex?
Street racing is evil, dangerous and illegal. Everyone who does it should be barred from driving for the rest of their lives.
Kirk
While I don't street race anymore (I have a Crown Vic for Gods sake), I do love making those losers in their civics/corolla/neon/(insert any other crap-mobile here) (with the fart pipe, wing larger then their car, big 20" rims and the stickers that are good for at least 5HP each) look like crap from stoplight to stoplight.