OK, so someone has coined an upcoming event as the "REAL STREET SHOOTOUT". Let's think about this for a moment?
First and foremost I like to start this off by stating that I am older than 98% of the people on this board and that I grew up in the "muscle car" era getting my drivers license in 1978. Therefore don't bother judging this post as banter from some snot-nosed import-driving kid.
REAL STREET SHOOTOUT? What does "real street" mean? To me it does not mean a semi-prepared chassis, sporting an open headered big block, a rear end gear the size of a hubcap, and a cam duration long enough to fly a Cessna in and out of the valves.
A "street" car is one that you can fire up at 7:00 in the morning and not set off the car alarms in the next county. One that you can drive for more than 5 minutes at highway speeds. A car that you could take your wife/girlfriend/significant other out to a nice dinner in (I do not mean McDonalds or Hometown Buffet)without wearing ear protection and popping Excedrine migrane tablets. A car that your wife/girlfriend/significant other could drive home when you've had a few too many PBRs!
Why do they just call it like it is as the "ALL MOTOR SHOOTOUT", and leave the "street" to the cars that are actually able to drive on them.
Discuss!