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Old 06-06-2012, 12:43 PM   #2570
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Originally Posted by porcupinekiller View Post
Why is it that so many road race guys seem to dis guys that like drag racing? Drag racing also requires a high level of skill...especially in a 500+ hp manual transmission car on street tires. Taking a car that is capable of 11 sec 1/4 mile times on paper and translating that into real world actual track times is no easy task and to do it consistently is even tougher.

Nobody is really dissing 1/4 mile tracks. The point is, just because a car is good in that venue doesn't automatically make it king in all venues.

I think most of us grew up going fast in a straight line. It just seems to me from the people I talk to and hang out with, the older you get the more you take into account the handling of the car for turning left and right. I guess it's just the priorities that change.
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