Subject	It's all about BENCHMARKING. Like someone working out in >
Posted by	Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) on May 29, 2004 at 7:14 PM
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In Reply To	Why all the drag whores? posted by SuparexTT on May 29, 2004 at 01:52 PM
Message	the gym, people always ask "How much can you bench press?". Even though that has nothing to do with your overall level of fitness, its a common frame of reference that people tend to use when assertaining someone's relative strength level. To me, with cars, 1/4 mile drag racing and dyno testing are exactly the same thing. They are the "bench press" that you compare with your buddies regarding your cars. Sure a solo2 autocross or road-course racing may overall be more indicitive of how well your car "performs" but they tend to be tough to compare... a track time is meaningless unless you are comparing cars on the same day on the same course. "Yeah i did a lap at ____ _____ in 2 min, 10 seconds" ???????? Uh... is that fast, or not? :-) Everyone understands 1/4 mile times and rearwheel horsepower. Z-Jay Edmonton Z Car Club 93 300ZX TT - Stage VI 01 Sentra SE - daily driver
Follow Ups	Why all the drag whores? - SuparexTT 13:52:46 05/29/04 drag racing... easier and cheaper.... - ZRoTTyZ 14:04:44 05/29/04 *cough* - Spee 15:52:59 05/29/04 I concur. (n/m) - Red ZX (SoCal) 16:04:42 05/29/04 Its more or less whatever is floating your boat. - kryptonite729 18:36:14 05/29/04 key word "some" (n/m) - ZRoTTyZ 19:05:41 05/29/04 meh, that's opinion (n/m) - fourZero 20:39:39 05/29/04 cheaper always depends on how far you take anything - Hornswoggler 16:29:36 05/29/04 5 runs for $20!!! What a rip. $10 for unlimited here. (n/m) - mongoozTT 20:14:21 05/29/04 My 11 sec. Z becomes a canyon carver by only changing - Chip(GinnMotorSports) 14:10:14 05/29/04 What shock setting do you use on dragstrip? - HakenTT 14:13:12 05/29/04 I'm not a hard core drag racer, but: - Marshall 14:22:10 05/29/04 yeah no crap man, the road courses are SO MUCH MORE FUN! - z rider (wingless) 14:26:13 05/29/04 Comments about how easy drag racing is always make me laugh - crazydonkey 14:45:18 05/29/04 Trent has an auto NA, so his car is easy (boring) to launch - Chip(GinnMotorSports) 15:05:37 05/29/04 true, I didn't say that I didnt care for it, I did say that - z rider (wingless) 16:04:07 05/29/04 and you take on road courses often in your car? (n/m) - JuicycJ4(SWMO) 16:10:44 05/29/04 not too often, just street and auto cross, and the - z rider (wingless) 16:39:10 05/29/04 yep, no skill required...Have you got a 1.6 or 1.76 60'? - kryptonite729 20:06:27 05/29/04 main reason... - Jason300zxTT(NoVA) 15:07:12 05/29/04 cheap way to go racing and very competitive... - KILLR300ZX 15:32:21 05/29/04 Everyone pretty much explained it already - SeedyROM 15:51:51 05/29/04 But. - ZHOUND 16:03:22 05/29/04 Heh, no I meant easy in that it's easy to get out and do it - SeedyROM 16:13:25 05/29/04 Are "YOU" going to lay down a 1.6 tonite?!?!?!?! :P (n/m) - Z1TRUTH 16:18:16 05/29/04 Dean called and said it was packed. Not sure if I'll get in (n/m) - SeedyROM 16:20:52 05/29/04 Figures....the holiday and all. I'll going down around 6pm > - Z1TRUTH 16:24:22 05/29/04 F*CK, I get to go into work now - SeedyROM 20:05:15 05/29/04 LOL - ZHOUND 16:27:40 05/29/04 You don't here us complaining about "CANYON WHORES"! :/ - Z1TRUTH 16:05:41 05/29/04 can't complain there. - SuparexTT 17:09:46 05/29/04 Why all the canyon ripping whores? - Bigplansnocar (UTAH) 16:07:50 05/29/04 You forgot the quotes. - ZHOUND 16:23:56 05/29/04 American's don't understand all them twists and turns - Hornswoggler 16:27:13 05/29/04 you're more or less right but road course is $$$ for a lot o - SuparexTT 16:42:02 05/29/04 You mean this one? - Hornswoggler 17:07:28 05/29/04 ya! that's it... - SuparexTT 17:18:30 05/29/04 see... 1st annual ZdayZ - SuparexTT 17:23:42 05/29/04 Sweet! (n/m) - Hornswoggler 18:23:12 05/29/04 much cheaper than runing off a road and flippiong you car. (n/m) - Halo Z 18:41:16 05/29/04 It's all about BENCHMARKING. Like someone working out in > - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 19:14:02 05/29/04 Great analogy! (n/m) - Z1TRUTH 19:49:50 05/29/04 LOL, Its the alternative to the dyno. Drive straight, - Ash's Z (In Progress) 20:29:40 05/29/04 The Dragon is like 40 mins from my house, but my car is down - yawgm0thzx 22:07:39 05/29/04 thanks for sharing! (n/m) - fourZero 22:02:26 05/29/04 I'm in MO. We have no canyons. Only flat land w/ slight - mpbond(STL) 02:51:16 05/30/04 What is this So called morphing change? - ZBlacktt 04:03:53 05/30/04
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