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Are We Part-Time Novices at Drag Strip???

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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 01:42 AM
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Are We Part-Time Novices at Drag Strip???

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Ok...I know the link is to an SL thread....but the guy giving out advice just insulted pretty much everyone of us MB owners who take our cars to the drag strip (which includes a huge amount of E55/E63's). Is it just me or does this guy just not get it.

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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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I've been to a 1/4 mile track twice and an 1/8th mile track maybe 4 times, so they prolly mean me .
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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I've been to a 1/4 mile track twice and an 1/8th mile track maybe 4 times, so they prolly mean me .

Oops...in that case...nevermind..

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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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that guy is just retarded. Who the hell ares about R/T unless you are bracket racing.
I am someone who does try to work on my r/t a little, but my times are not any different wether I hit it at the last yellow or sit there for 2-3 seconds before slamming my gas pedal.
He is smoking something and its not anything I want!
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Yup, it's just braggin rights at test n tunes like we do.

You could literally have a reaction time of 60secs if they didn't kick you off the track for sitting there that long and then run 10.9 once you punched it.
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Originally Posted by TMC M5
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...54#post3022054

Ok...I know the link is to an SL thread....but the guy giving out advice just insulted pretty much everyone of us MB owners who take our cars to the drag strip (which includes a huge amount of E55/E63's). Is it just me or does this guy just not get it.

Tom
The consumate bench racer telling us all he learned from watching NHRA drags on ESPN.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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I'm not affraid to admitt that I'm a part time drag racer, and that my car is built for road racing, but my car is idiot proof. I'm confident my grandmother could run a 11.50 in my car, it is honestly that easy....this guys seems like a tool, what's his excuse?

Hey pal, how fast does your 600 go? All that knowledge of yours has got to be worth at least 1 second LOL!
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