I kinda agree. The cars aren't so bad, it's the invincibility attitude of the drivers. My list of projects that I left in another thread didn't include the joint efforts between myself and friends. My friend and I built a 1/4 mile car that ran mid 9s for the entire season in 1983 @ 135+ mph. The top end ran over 180 topped out. The car was a 73 'Cuda with the 440 magnum and was dynoed @ 650 hp and awesome low end torque. We never did find out the torque rating.
My former girlfriend had a 17 year old son who had a ricer friend I "raced". Late 80 primer grey Accord with two blue stripes down the center of the cars top (GT 350 style). I allowed him to take a full car length for about a block before I opened the 4 bbls. Left him there like a scared dog. I even had time to pull into a parking lot and get the car stopped before he caught up. His first words, "I got my a** kicked by a station wagon, a STATION WAGON!" My girlfriends boy instantly fell into the US crowd and the next week his first vehicle was a 66 Ford F-150 with the big 300-6 in it.
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