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Location: Georgia, on the Florida line, right above Tallahassee
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I been asked to race 3 times in the last week or so. I'm an old fart now. I imagine everything runs that fast now.
(I'm in a small Georgia town. Racing is a thing, here.)
I got an old car. It does OK. Almost all new cars are as fast as that or faster right (sports cars)? I know, this seems like a self serving question, but, anyways, I got a friend who is also a mechanic who told me I can take a new Mustang. Yeah. Ok. Not from the ET's I'm reading online. (He's an old fart, too.)
I bet their's handles better at 100 MPH, too. Mine's a God!@#$n boat.
I been asked to race 3 times in the last week or so. I'm an old fart now. I imagine everything runs that fast now.
(I'm in a small Georgia town. Racing is a thing, here.)
I got an old car. It does OK. Almost all new cars are as fast as that or faster right (sports cars)? I know, this seems like a self serving question, but, anyways, I got a friend who is also a mechanic who told me I can take a new Mustang. Yeah. Ok. Not from the ET's I'm reading online. (He's an old fart, too.)
I bet their's handles better at 100 MPH, too. Mine's a God!@#$n boat.
I've never raced, but know a lot of guys who do (and I used to own a built 68 stang with a 351). The more you race, the more apparent the weak points in your car will be. Stuff will start to break!
Most street races usually happen on a roll. In that case, it's more about trap speed then it is ET in looking at the competition. In that case, cars that trap around 100 could give you a decent run, especially if it's the typical highway 50mph roll start. In that case, even most modern V6 sedans like Accords could give you a decent run.
Going from a dead stop, you probably have an advantage on the first 1/8th mile or so. You didn't post a slip, but most classic muscle is faster on the bottom half of the track, while modern cars tend to be faster on the top half. Basically, you get out of the hole quicker giving you an advantage at the start while they will reel you in up top.
This is all pretty general stuff, but basically any car that runs in the 13.5 range or traps around 100 can probably give you a decent run depending on the type of race.
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