drag racer = brick on gas pedal
IQ < Brick

 

I think you can lump F1/INDY/CART/Le Mans/JGTC all together as the same style of racing though JGTC provides its own form of entertainment. Im hoping for Laguna Seca next year, I just want to see the pile of mangled metal at the bottom of the corkscrew

 

Pompous arrogance like this is why drag racers and corner carvers will NEVER get along. Such ignorance comes out of mouths that've never participated in competitive drag racing. Take that shit somewhere else or stuff it. Drag racers are adrenaline junkies addicted to raw acceleration. What's so hard to understand about that?

 

lighten up, it was a joke and I wasnt talking about pro's as much as the tools that surround me in nova. BUT I stick to my IQ statement based upon a couple pro's I have met.

my bias on drag racing is that until you get to the pro's, its all about money. You win if you arent a retard on launch and shifting and put more money into your car than your opponent. When it comes to pros there is a skill factor for the drivers but I think the real competition is between the mechanics.

 

I am not an avid fan of drag racing...I will go and watch however since its a bit interesting. I can only imagine the adrenaline from a pro funny car or top fuel car or even a 1000whp fwd dragger. I think its does take skill, reflexes ect....but I dont think (and I am no expert here) that the skill, endurance and physical shape required to pilot an F-1 car is even close ....of that required by a drag racer.
And the adrenaline of a WRC driver driving down windy snowy roads at night in speeds 4 times faster then the road is designed for must be amazing

 

That joke was played out 8 years ago and ruined one of the best Mustang clubs in Virginia. Let's not go down that road again and we won't have any problems. The tools that go to friday night T&T once a month and ride around for the next week with their numbers on their window are NOT drag racers, mmk? And sorry, but nobody is going to succeed at any form of racing without being at least semi-intelligent. Come out to Fun Ford Weekend with me next year and I'll introduce you to some people who'll show you what real drag racing is all about.

 

They all take different skills and deserve respect in their own right. I'm just as impressed by someone who can successfully pilot a 1200 rwhp beast down a 1/4 mile track on a 10.5" tire (if you've never been to a 10.5" tire Outlaw race, GO! You don't know what you're missing!) as I am by someone who goes flying around dirt corners while dodging goats in the road. They're both cool as shit IMHO.

 

yeah I would like to check that out sometime

 

skill and intelligence are two different things and yes I have met some pretty dumb pro draggers but I think you could find that with any racing. We have Capital Raceway and MIR up here so I have seen some of the top pro's run their cars. Personally I just thing that road racing is much more interesting than drag racing. A 1000hp car going in a straight line is cool and all but watching one plow around a corner with about 3 inches between it and the next car is a rush.

 

I plan to attend/compete in my first FFW this year. Maybe in a few months we should set it up so all us Ford guys make the trip together.