Alan Casey wrote:
>
> >I'm not a big red light racer, not healthy for the license or insurance where
> >I live, all run ins I have had with them has been at the track.
> >
> >Check other re: and let me know your thoughts
> >
> >Bill
> >
>
> Bill I must agree with you there. If I were going to just run a 1/4 mile
> track I would go with the auto. No Brainer. Hell my wife could even race
> it and do just as well as I do. (would'nt she love that!). My only problem
> is that the 1/4 mile track race only comes around once a month, and only
> during the season, and then you only get 4 runs, and hell sometimes all 4
> runs you end up against some 8-10 second hot rod, not much of a race there.
> Here in Austin the real world racing takes place on the street. All the
> race fans seem to come out of the woodwork around 10pm on selected streets
> around town. About half of the races I am involved in don't even take off
> from a stand still, many people will start to slow up for the red, keep it
> about 20 mph and nail it on green. This is when it is important to keep the
> motor in its power band. If I am forced to downshift (as the auto will do)
> my traction is blown, and unless the other guy screwed up as well, I just
> lost a race. Now this can be accomplished in an auto by manually shifting
> it, but 20 mph is where my 2nd gear really shines, and the guys in the autos
> don't stand a chance unless the next light is far enough away to require me
> to shift to 3rd. Now I am sure that one night I will get my doors blown off
> by that automatic dak owner, but he sure as hell won't be stock, so he will
> have paid $$$$ for the honor. Thats cool..
>
> All this talk of autos has given me the urge to test drive a new Dakota with
> auto, just to see how peppy it is from the inside, I think i'll go scare the
> hell out of my local dodge dealer salesman. I'll let you know what I find. :)
>
> Alan...
> Alan have you ever been a philosophy teacher? Im impressed I dont know a
lot of guys with this cool of a look on life and horse power.
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