DKilbourne Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Having done both, roll racing when I was younger and had a slower car, it's easy to see which one is more difficult. Drag racing has too many factors rolled into it to be considered easier. Going out on weekends and staying out running around on the freeway was a hell of a lot of fun and we did a lot of things that I wouldn't consider now. I won more races than I can count due to better shifting. It still takes skill to hit gears, but traction wasn't an issue then. If I took my car out now on a cooler night it would be interesting to try and get traction at certain speeds, so that plays into it. It all depends on how well you know your car and how well you can get it to "work". I'd rather drag race now, because I don't need all of the headaches associated with the possible consequences of running one off on whatever road it happens to be. The thing that has always had me scratching my head is why everyone went from the "quiet" parts of the freeway to one of the busier parts of it. We usually didn't see a car for miles when we would go out. The areas that were used later were much busier. Of course that was going to get shut down. Still shaking my head on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Bracket Racing is an animal all its own. It takes a huge amount of seat time to be slow over and over again. I mean consistent. Although watching Phil try to repeat a run 5 or 6 times would be entertaining. Truth!! My dad made the final 4 in his class last night only to get beat out by a car that runs 18.2 all day long. I am not a fan of bracket racing, but I am a fan of heads up dig racing. I'm not saying roll racing isn't fun, just saying that it'd be nice to see more people out at the track. BTW I lied there was 3 of us from CR, Forrest Gump, Pontiac Freak and myself. Some of the manual cars out there are deadly consistant even when running low 10s high 9s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Sorry scooter, just wasn't trying to turn this into a janky bash feat. We have enough of those threads. I was trying to bring up a racing topic that everyone could relate to. Paul you are a bench racer, either get your car back out and get your manhood back out or stop living in the past. You arnt jp whats my car have to do anything? Ive still got other stuff to race... i told you i would race when we went to lunch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptok Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thought i'd chime in on racing at high speeds and skill.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 More skill to dig, more balls to do really high rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Truth!! My dad made the final 4 in his class last night only to get beat out by a car that runs 18.2 all day long. I am not a fan of bracket racing, but I am a fan of heads up dig racing. I'm not saying roll racing isn't fun, just saying that it'd be nice to see more people out at the track. BTW I lied there was 3 of us from CR, Forrest Gump, Pontiac Freak and myself. Some of the manual cars out there are deadly consistant even when running low 10s high 9s 18.2? Isn't there a cap on how slow they can run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 This thread makes me lol seeing as phil cant even launch my 13 second car. Come out trails and try bracket racing some time phil, ill even pay for you entrance fee and gas. Bet you cant make it one round unless some one red lights against you... Your an idiot, I told you I wasn't trying to beat on your car. Funny part about that is I ran .01 slower than you best pass all day , and I cut two .02 lights. Yeah I can't launch a car Gary have you ever beat me? Answer is no, my camaro was more dialed in with 6 passes on 2 different set ups than your pos v6 has been in the 3-4 years you've had it. Funny I can't drive last time I was at the track in the mullet machine it ran three 12.5s. The time before it was 13.1 2x and 12.9 once. I'd say I can manage a slow car just fine. Your car will still be running 14.s next year, let me know how that feels. And you still owe me dinner from when my non driving ass beat you atthe track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Tl;dr. Either way, Phil is slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Tl;dr. Either way, Phil is slow. i agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Title should have been to dig or to troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrsplat Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 new title. "dig racers get trolled" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurtoyou Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ok so a dumbass with balls doing 180 gets himself killed. But let rob, or Jp, or sam do 160 on the shitty freeway and they are great drivers. So how can that be a true statement? Controlling a car at that speed is harder than launching a car to me. Now let's take out the argument of marks/ rays/ and matts car, because Most of this board has a car that can do 150 plus with enough space is it really a race, if you need all this "space" to get to 150? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 is it really a race, if you need all this "space" to get to 150? so the texas mile isnt really a race??? nascar isnt really a race??? :gtfo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurtoyou Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 so the texas mile isnt really a race??? nascar isnt really a race??? :gtfo: Are those types of cars really comparbale to the ones your talking about?:lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Not really different from a dig when you have an automatic either. Whether you wait for the honk or the light, you just floor it. Having an automatic in a roll race sucks, punch it, then wait for it to downshift :lolguy: I used to push my foot so hard into the floor.. because thats all I could really do. If I had Spilners setup I would have popped out my diamond plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I used to push my foot so hard into the floor.. because thats all I could really do. If I had Spilners setup I would have popped out my diamond plate. Canadian-built, no problem, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comebackkid Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roll racing is alot better when you have fwd. Perfect example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roll racing is alot better when you have fwd. Perfect example Can you say Brake Boost? The Hondas rotors were hating life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roll racing is alot better when you have fwd. Perfect example That honda is a half ton lighter. No shit itll walk away. See the last race him brake boosting and the rotors were glowing? :no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Roll racing is alot better when you have fwd. Perfect example From a dig that car was getting busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Canadian-built, no problem, man. Block warmer and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Can you say Brake Boost? The Hondas clutch was hating life. fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 18.2? Isn't there a cap on how slow they can run? You'd think but sadly there isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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