Street Racing: Pedal to the Metal on now! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

MattR · 2004-02-09, 09:01 PM

looks like a cool show on Discovery Channel right now...Check it out.

Covers a lot of Street Racing topics and legit legal drags too.

tysonK · 2004-02-09, 09:16 PM

oh my.

BOO · 2004-02-09, 09:42 PM

Sweet Carbon Fiber on the Eagle talon

MattR · 2004-02-09, 10:02 PM

I didn't like where they went with that Talon. All power from Nos, it broke its damn axle. Typical half-ass tuning work, that car has so much more potential. Maybe their time constraints led to that, but???

As far as the Honda went, it seemed to be a lot more mechanically sound, that chick just couldn;t drive it yet.

Either way, big deal on the 9 second 1/8th mile runs. Those cars were both running nos and that was the best they could do??? Weak.

MattR · 2004-02-09, 10:17 PM

Ok that show really sucked, don't bother...

Turns out that chic ran a 12.4 in that car on the 1/4 mile, now that's more like it...however it blew up shortly after.

BOO · 2004-02-09, 10:17 PM

Kevin M · 2004-02-09, 11:04 PM

Drag racing is for people that can't drive and can't tune. You can build a 10 second car for about $5-6k, but good luck building a champion autocrosser for that, outside of the lower stock classes.

Disclaimer: I will be at Sac Raceway once again this Wednesday (second time ever) because I've suddenly discovered that my RS may just be capable of running 14s. :shock: I'd like to pull that off before I do the swap (and suddenly get into the 12s on a bad day

).

sperry · 2004-02-10, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Drag racing is for people that can't drive and can't tune. You can build a 10 second car for about $5-6k, but good luck building a champion autocrosser for that, outside of the lower stock classes.

F-Body + NOS. Straight line FURY!!

sybir · 2004-02-11, 10:06 PM

That show hurt my head so bad........

The girl with the Civic blew up her new B16A, and is selling all of those sponsored parts so she can fix the car now

BOO · 2004-02-11, 10:45 PM

That's a WOMAN for you

(We are excluding "DKNV from this

)

STIwish · 2004-02-11, 11:31 PM

Yeah, Debbie made me rethink my automatic assumption that women cant drive.

Kevin M · 2004-02-12, 12:09 AM

Bad driving by women isn't genetic. It's like when people say "you throw like a girl." What they mean is "you throw like someone who doesn't know how to throw." You looked like that the first time you picked up a baseball or football too, but then someone taught you. Same with driving. Women who have spent zero time attempting to learn how to drive (beyond the skills needed to simply make the car go, stop, and turn) suck just like they suck at throwing- unless they are taught. Don't blame the gender, blame the fact that nobody bothered to teach her.

STIwish · 2004-02-12, 12:24 AM

Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try.

sperry · 2004-02-12, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIwish

Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try.

Either a) they have no interest in learning, so teaching them won't do squat, or b) you need to send 'em to Skip Barber.

Kevin M · 2004-02-12, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIwish

Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try.

I bet they didn't like baseball either.

JoelK · 2004-02-12, 06:21 AM

So teach em something different. I taught my sister how to throw a frisbee, and she can now launch one better than any girl I've ever seen... better than most guys I've seen, even. (Keep in mind I haven't attended my first freestyle frisbee meet; I'm sure that will change then

).

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-02-12, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIwish

Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try.

Scott nailed it - they have no interest in learning. Women don't have some innate deficiency that keeps them from learning how to drive a vehicle well, it's just that a majority of them don't care enough about it to learn. There's a shitload of men out there that are piss-poor drivers too. I've read that there is research showing that females are actually innately better than males at jobs requiring fast response, intense concentration, and a high degree of situational awareness; i.e. fighter pilots and race car drivers.

sperry · 2004-02-12, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIwish

Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try.

Scott nailed it - they have no interest in learning. Women don't have some innate deficiency that keeps them from learning how to drive a vehicle well, it's just that a majority of them don't care enough about it to learn. There's a shitload of men out there that are piss-poor drivers too. I've read that there is research showing that females are actually innately better than males at jobs requiring fast response, intense concentration, and a high degree of situational awareness; i.e. fighter pilots and race car drivers.

Plus they have bewbies. Women are cool, even though they're PCE.

dknv · 2004-02-12, 09:41 AM

I knew I was hanging with some enlightened men in here.

Motivation/desire, followed by seat time, and good teachers is how I've been helped. Some measure of competitive spirit is also needed to go with the first & second items. What I don't have as much as many men I've driven with, and what I believe is rarer in women than men, is the amount of nerve it takes to push a car hard or through risky situations - i.e. race car drivers. I chalk it up to chemical variation, testosterone.

tysonK · 2004-02-12, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoelK

So teach em something different. I taught my sister how to throw a frisbee, and she can now launch one better than any girl I've ever seen... better than most guys I've seen, even. (Keep in mind I haven't attended my first freestyle frisbee meet; I'm sure that will change then

).

Dude!

Do you play Disc Golf?

It's what I do in the summer, Truckee, Tahoe, Cali: Grass Valley, Santa Cruz.

BOO · 2004-02-12, 06:35 PM

Ohhh NO !!! Dont get Tyson started again .. lol

STIwish · 2004-02-12, 06:48 PM

yeah seriously.

BOO · 2004-02-12, 07:00 PM

It's all good though.. Just cause I dont know how to Do that .. lol

JoelK · 2004-02-12, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tysonK

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoelK

So teach em something different. I taught my sister how to throw a frisbee, and she can now launch one better than any girl I've ever seen... better than most guys I've seen, even. (Keep in mind I haven't attended my first freestyle frisbee meet; I'm sure that will change then

).

Dude!

Do you play Disc Golf?

It's what I do in the summer, Truckee, Tahoe, Cali: Grass Valley, Santa Cruz.

Not really. I've never been on a real course. Never tried to throw driver discs, either. I've just been fascinated by discs since I was a little kid, and I "figured out" and perfected the sidearm and thumber throws just messing around with the discs. I learned later from a book what the names were and how to throw an overhand. I've always wanted to hang out with some freestyle jammers... been keeping my eyes on a list with a bunch of Santa Cruz members.

Anwyway... enough about my disc fascination.

STIwish · 2004-02-12, 10:57 PM

They actually have real courses for that 'sport'!? You cant be serious.

2004-02-09, 09:01 PM	#1
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Street Racing: Pedal to the Metal on now! looks like a cool show on Discovery Channel right now...Check it out. Covers a lot of Street Racing topics and legit legal drags too. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-02-09, 09:16 PM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	oh my. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2004-02-09, 09:42 PM	#3
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	Sweet Carbon Fiber on the Eagle talon __________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2004-02-09, 10:02 PM	#4
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I didn't like where they went with that Talon. All power from Nos, it broke its damn axle. Typical half-ass tuning work, that car has so much more potential. Maybe their time constraints led to that, but??? As far as the Honda went, it seemed to be a lot more mechanically sound, that chick just couldn;t drive it yet. Either way, big deal on the 9 second 1/8th mile runs. Those cars were both running nos and that was the best they could do??? Weak. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-02-09, 10:17 PM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Ok that show really sucked, don't bother... Turns out that chic ran a 12.4 in that car on the 1/4 mile, now that's more like it...however it blew up shortly after. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-02-09, 10:17 PM	#6
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	__________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2004-02-09, 11:04 PM	#7
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Drag racing is for people that can't drive and can't tune. You can build a 10 second car for about $5-6k, but good luck building a champion autocrosser for that, outside of the lower stock classes. Disclaimer: I will be at Sac Raceway once again this Wednesday (second time ever) because I've suddenly discovered that my RS may just be capable of running 14s. :shock: I'd like to pull that off before I do the swap (and suddenly get into the 12s on a bad day ). __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-02-11, 10:06 PM	#9
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	That show hurt my head so bad........ The girl with the Civic blew up her new B16A, and is selling all of those sponsored parts so she can fix the car now __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2004-02-11, 10:45 PM	#10
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	That's a WOMAN for you (We are excluding "DKNV from this ) __________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2004-02-11, 11:31 PM	#11
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Yeah, Debbie made me rethink my automatic assumption that women cant drive. __________________ STIwish

2004-02-12, 12:09 AM	#12
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Bad driving by women isn't genetic. It's like when people say "you throw like a girl." What they mean is "you throw like someone who doesn't know how to throw." You looked like that the first time you picked up a baseball or football too, but then someone taught you. Same with driving. Women who have spent zero time attempting to learn how to drive (beyond the skills needed to simply make the car go, stop, and turn) suck just like they suck at throwing- unless they are taught. Don't blame the gender, blame the fact that nobody bothered to teach her. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-02-12, 12:24 AM	#13
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	Dude, I've tried to teach my wife, my cousin, around 6 girlfriends and not ONE of them gets it... its tunnel vision city no matter how hard you try. __________________ STIwish

2004-02-12, 06:21 AM	#16
JoelK EJ22 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minden, NV Posts: 144	So teach em something different. I taught my sister how to throw a frisbee, and she can now launch one better than any girl I've ever seen... better than most guys I've seen, even. (Keep in mind I haven't attended my first freestyle frisbee meet; I'm sure that will change then ).

2004-02-12, 09:41 AM	#19
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	I knew I was hanging with some enlightened men in here. Motivation/desire, followed by seat time, and good teachers is how I've been helped. Some measure of competitive spirit is also needed to go with the first & second items. What I don't have as much as many men I've driven with, and what I believe is rarer in women than men, is the amount of nerve it takes to push a car hard or through risky situations - i.e. race car drivers. I chalk it up to chemical variation, testosterone.

2004-02-12, 06:35 PM	#21
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	Ohhh NO !!! Dont get Tyson started again .. lol __________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2004-02-12, 06:48 PM	#22
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	yeah seriously. __________________ STIwish

2004-02-12, 07:00 PM	#23
BOO EJ205 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 2,076 Car: 12+tires Class: Spec. without hard work, nothing grows but weeds	It's all good though.. Just cause I dont know how to Do that .. lol __________________ LOL.. The other White Meat ... lol ------------------------------------------------ subaru(STi) is a boys car, mitsubishi(evo) is a man's car - Jeremy (Top Gear) GC,GD,GM

2004-02-12, 10:57 PM	#25
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	They actually have real courses for that 'sport'!? You cant be serious. __________________ STIwish

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