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QuantumMotorsports · 01-01-2001, 07:36 PM

I think alot of the users posting in this thread simply fail to understand my purpose behind this post. I like Mr 5.0's post very much, however there are a few things I don't agree with. I never said anything about not feeling joy when winning. As I have said before, I love winning as much as all of you. I think everyone should be able to understand that when racing someone, the fun should not be in winning, the fun should be in racing. Sure, it is more fun to win, but I enjoy racing almost as much as I enjoy winning. I realize that most of the posts in this forum are within the guidlines of the forum, so I guess I'm not just questioning the few posts that break the forums guidlines by trashtalking, I'm also questioning the forum as a whole. Call me old fashioned, call me PC, maybe it's the fact that I'm from a southern town where everyone is fairly kind to each other, but in my opinion there is nothing like a good ole friendly race. The races I enjoy the most are the ones where both cars are so close that each driver stuggles as hard as they can to pull ahead and no one does. Because, in my opinion one could identify with a fellow driver best if neither was the loser and neither was the winner. My all-time favorite street race that I have participated in was while driving around town and a black 5.0 t-bird, same year as my cougar, pulled up next to me and threw me a rev. We raced up to about 80 at which point we slowed down and both almost instinctively pulled over into a parking lot where we both popped our hoods and began to rant about our cars. Neither of us had ever seen another cougar/tbird that had anything done to it. And it turned out that this guy was someone I went to elementary school with. I had never been friends with him, but to this day I have never had more respect for an almost perfect stranger.

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Michael Black
Quantum Motorsports
Norman, Oklahoma

1988 Merc Cougar 5.0 HO, P&Ped heads, 2.25" custom mandrel bent dual pipes, T5 five speed tranny
15.43 @ 91.08mph (not shabby for a 3600 pound car)
60' 2.453 Street tires suck!!!

01-01-2001, 07:36 PM	#7
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	I think alot of the users posting in this thread simply fail to understand my purpose behind this post. I like Mr 5.0's post very much, however there are a few things I don't agree with. I never said anything about not feeling joy when winning. As I have said before, I love winning as much as all of you. I think everyone should be able to understand that when racing someone, the fun should not be in winning, the fun should be in racing. Sure, it is more fun to win, but I enjoy racing almost as much as I enjoy winning. I realize that most of the posts in this forum are within the guidlines of the forum, so I guess I'm not just questioning the few posts that break the forums guidlines by trashtalking, I'm also questioning the forum as a whole. Call me old fashioned, call me PC, maybe it's the fact that I'm from a southern town where everyone is fairly kind to each other, but in my opinion there is nothing like a good ole friendly race. The races I enjoy the most are the ones where both cars are so close that each driver stuggles as hard as they can to pull ahead and no one does. Because, in my opinion one could identify with a fellow driver best if neither was the loser and neither was the winner. My all-time favorite street race that I have participated in was while driving around town and a black 5.0 t-bird, same year as my cougar, pulled up next to me and threw me a rev. We raced up to about 80 at which point we slowed down and both almost instinctively pulled over into a parking lot where we both popped our hoods and began to rant about our cars. Neither of us had ever seen another cougar/tbird that had anything done to it. And it turned out that this guy was someone I went to elementary school with. I had never been friends with him, but to this day I have never had more respect for an almost perfect stranger. ------------------ Michael Black Quantum Motorsports Norman, Oklahoma 1988 Merc Cougar 5.0 HO, P&Ped heads, 2.25" custom mandrel bent dual pipes, T5 five speed tranny 15.43 @ 91.08mph (not shabby for a 3600 pound car) 60' 2.453 Street tires suck!!!