its obvious when ya see the 50ft tall spot lights all over the place to light up the street for their "illegal" racing, which is a farce, as they have a filming permit, you can speed, do burn outs, break every traffic law under the sun with a film permit. I don't fall for the illegal drama parts. Sad that a bunch of cheby n furds got Buick guys holdin back. Well never get respect if we can't run with the big boys. We kill HEMI's but small block chevys are to fast? Lord help us.......
Where does the money come from to keep a 4 sec car is all I want to know. None of them look like thy can afford that level of performance. Mikey
The "money" question was on my mind as well. I can see maybe a few guys that can round up that money, (wealthy parents, inheritance, successful business owner, etc.), but all the big inch engines, Prochargers and twin turbo's cost a LOT of cash. I know I couldn't afford that level unless I lived like a pauper and dedicated everything to the car and supporting equipment. More power to them is all I can say!! Looks like they're having fun..... that's for sure! Steve
Ok JR, you quoted me, but not sure why. 1st thing is , Who is Carl, and what Did it have ti do with my statement? 2nd, just cause guys been trailering cars to "street race" doesnt mean Its really street racing. Ask Mr Bruno, who had been there and done it through many many years. A long time ago. Street racing means, platea, insurance, full interiors, no roll bars and DOT tires. Drive your car up, do a buen out, race, collect ur money then cruise around hit the local burger joint or ur fav gas station and laugh about ur run. Trailers are for track cars, no interior, roll cages, no exhaust, giant meats under the rear end and dated seat belts. None of the cars on the show are street cars except maybe the Olds or big guy dereks camaro. But I dont remember if They too have cages or interiors. Thank you.
Actually I think the only one who routinely drives on the street is Farm truck. But I think there is a difference between "street cars" and "street racing". But that's another discussion. Its sorta like the definition of " clone, tribute, resto-mod". Ask 100 people, get 99 different answers.
Right on!!! That's how we did it years ago at the local shopping center on the Parkway. I think the show is watchable (even with most of them not being street legal cars and the little bit of "staged drama"). There are plenty of worse shows on TV to choose from. IMO, they just named the show wrong for what it actually is. Tony
Yea I agree, they should have called it..." Racing on a paved surface with a full blown race car" lol
Trailers were brought up as a reason that these are not street cars. These guys, and many others, travel a longer distance than you might think to race. They race all over and to drive would be crazy. If (or when) you break, do you want to leave your car there, hitch a ride miles home to fetch your truck and trailer? I even trailer my cars to the track just for that reason. Towed a few "we don't need a trailer" guys home. And as to define a "street car", I'm not even getting into that debate. I have my own ideas, but so does everybody else. The funny thing I have noticed is that a lot of guys feel that anything faster, or has more safety equipment, than their car is not a street car. Sucks to be them.
I didn't even own a trailer when I was running 10.60s to 10.90s. Even drove 13hrs each way to BG....once....running 10s. Now that is nothing compared to those guys that go across the country with an 8sec car and a little trailer with parts.
Ahhh, Yes! Drag Week. A couple of my Friends did that. Ron Gibbany (Chevy pickup) from OKC and Carl Stancel (S10 Blazer) from here in MI. They had never met before Drag Week. Ron saw their GoFast Productions shirts and stickers and knew they were friends of mine. Carl Jr. & Sr. gave Ron the fuel to make his last passes. Now they correspond regularly. Small world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKWaHJoma9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_LMu6Dfh5A
While I don't regularly watch the show I have seen it. 1: like was said above . Where do these guys get the $$$$ for all the equipment and support. 2: Street racing is not staged as much as theirs are. You know full well the cops know about it, especially being on TV. Like all the reality shows. They are staged for the show pure and simple. They don't " street" race they seem to run on perfect roads(no potholes, dips, deviations at all) and have NO traffic to worry about. Tim
The production company procures the permits, etc. to shut the streets down. If they filmed actual illegal street races, and someone got hurt, etc., the liabilities would be steep. So, this is what you get. There are videos of actual races in the 405, but those invited to be there are discouraged from taking them. The real roads they race on are mostly close to perfect and are mostly concrete as well. Here in MI, we have mostly asphalt. NOT that there is any street racing here.
I also heard the same thing here that Chicago spanked them and they couldn't even use the footage. They only show what they want you to see.
It rained in Chicago. Dave, against better judgement, ran Tuff anyway. Dave blew the tires off on the damp pavement. Tuff hooked on the fully prepped lane. Tuff's car is very fast, but odds were in his favor. Dave should have exercised better judgement. His loss. Tuff has backed down on a rematch in OKC. Others showed and some did kick butt. OKC has respect for Chicago guys who showed. Did Dave get is rematch? Watch & see. Not trying to play expert here. It's just that I am old and know a lot of people being in this game for years.
As far as the show goes, the only real staged street racing is when the farmtruck and the dung beetle go "fishing". Are they not the only cars out driving on legal roadways on the show? Even with the his new monster motor? Wonder why that is? Perhaps it has something to due with being street legal? I also don't think they are doing this show for free, I'm sure the network is paying them something. Tony
I have to elaborate on this, When you say non of this cars in okc is street legal, I beg the difference. I would love to see any of you especially the low 9 and low 8 second boys on here do what Larry Larson has done! And yes he drives his truck to tracks farther then most Buick owners would attempt! I personally have met several of the guys at the first and second NMCA world final's in Memphis, Tenn. and went and show these guys race on the street in there home states. Mike Moran and his old Camero Chasper and pinto wagon, driven to work daily in Michigan, Spiro Pappas and his bad axx camero when it had a nitrous injected 632 in it, raced in flint, Waterford, Detroit, and Chicago and he drove it there. There are several others too. You say you cant have a street driven 8,7, and 6 second car or truck. b.s. I have seen them personally professionally and street race too. Like I said Buick needs to step up and get with the program because we are light years behind! I cant what until the new heads come out because it will be a big game changer then for anyone that can afford them and get the full use of them. oh by the way stay tuned to the show, Mike Murilo and his record setting dot legal car will be making a few passes on the show and he does street race Sincerely Gary M.
The Buick aftermarket isn't "light years" behind ive said it once maybe twice and will say it again. You do NOT NEED some 500 cfm head to run the number. As far as im concerned we have what's needed for 99.9% of enthusiast. Give me a 35 to 40k to blow and LOW 8's are there for the taking, with off the shelf parts How is that? BOOST...and a lot of it. The reason why Chevy camp has more parts is because apparently they need them because ive drug so many big chebbies with big heads,hi comp, and solid rollers than I can remember with an plain ole pump gas Buford, much like a Hemi they seem to be boat anchors, and yes I know there are PLENTY of brand X's that do work but tgey always seem to have WAY more serious hardware
There's also Jeff Lutz and Doug Cline, both street legal. (And nice guys) One of my long time friends, Jim Kline has a 7 second and a low 8 second GTO, both tube chassis, BBC cars driven on the street. Back in "the day", an 11second or faster car was on the ragged edge of streetabilty. Ahhh progress!
Hugger, here is my point. If you can afford a TA aluminium block, then there is no reason you can't go low 8's or even going in the sixes! Go to facebook and look up joe gordon! He is in flint,mi. he owns a 1980's chubby Malibu with a some block chubby and weighs 3280 pounds without his butt in it. It only runs 8.32 et at a bit over 150 mph as of last year consistently oh did I forget to tell you he drove it to port huron,mi and drove it around the great lakes edge with the sloan meusum tour and back to flint without problems. Now, can anyone of the low nine second cars do that? Matter of fact how about any of the eight second club cars do it? Oh here is the real kicker, the Malibu runs that number with mickey thompsons street ETs. they ate dot approved. my point is this, there is only a few in here that has hit the magical number as for hp to run that time and lower but havnt yet. Yes, I'm talking about a couple twin turbo buicks capable of doing it. Just use the search bar and you can read about it. sincerely Gary M.
X2! on the money! those are muti 100k cars. Also I'm sure with kid of money thrown at it a Buick could hang. S&S Chassis works not too far from here in Chicago, was building a full chassis twin turbo, big inch LS powered, Gran National, I'm sure it could run with those guys. And I'm sure i'll be hated for saying it but a Big Block Chevy powered 70's A body could run with them as well. Some of those guys have really crossed the fence as far as engine swaps, The Mopar has a Big Block Chevy, and at least 1 of those fox body mustangs is chevy powered, at least a BBC or LS skylark or regal could claim "corporate engine syndrome"
