Hahaha Hot Rod Blog - Drag Week

[SuperBuickGuy]

With respect, Speedy is a Ford man. Finishing behind 200 other people is kind of the MO.

(I AM BREAKING YOUR AGGIES)

can't.....speak..... must....breath



so treed, but so right

[BBR]

Hey hey hey, I'm the Ford man with broken Aggies around here!!!

As for trailering my POS to the start of DW.....

I know exactly who has worked on my car (me) and I' don't trust me enough to drive it there, do DW and then get it home without setting fire to it somewhere along the way and walking into the sunset.

[OldMachinist]

Get out of the past, I'm talking about today. I don't think DW was happening in the 50's when the bootleggers were around. Think 2012.

And just as I thought you take things out of context.

[38P]

Get out of the past, I'm talking about today. I don't think DW was happening in the 50's when the bootleggers were around. Think 2012.

The point is that an event doesn't have to be the Daytona 500 or the Grand Prix of Monaco for it to have potential publicity value. An engineering mule or two and a few grand to cover expenses on DW* could earn some free ink and recognition from opinion leaders. That wouldn't even cover Vaughn Gitten's tire bill, or keep John Force in brewskies.

If GM was doing it, everybody would be thrilled. But if it's a "better idea" from Ford, let the cat-calls and the jokes begin.

[38P]

Of Course, given "Government Motors'" sponsorship of . . . .

the Hot Rod Power Tour, I strongly suspect the SIM brain trust (i.e the
Borg cubical hive) would figure out a way to either block any factory-backed Fords from DW* or screw 'em out of any publicity.

[Scott Liggett]

the Hot Rod Power Tour, I strongly suspect the SIM brain trust (i.e the
Borg cubical hive) would figure out a way to either block any factory-backed Fords from DW* or screw 'em out of any publicity.

I know David, and I doubt he'd do that.

[38P]

As for trailering my POS to the start of DW.....

I know exactly who has worked on my car (me) and I' don't trust me enough to drive it there, do DW and then get it home without setting fire to it somewhere along the way and walking into the sunset.

I fully understand the theory. I just don't subscribe to it. But then, if the car will run for 1000 miles during the event, it ought to run for ~ 600 more to and from Amarillo . . . .

[OldMachinist]

Point is it's just your idea. Not Ford not GM not Mopar. If a factory decided to enter DW it would not be a low buck approach.

And DW gets as much publicity as Bonneville? Really? Haven't heard of any "big" effort from across the pond to enter DW as has and continues to happen with Bonneville. This just cracks me up!! Hot Rodders certainly know about DW but how about the people that read Motor Trend type magazines? They know about Bonneville but I have my doubts about DW.

[38P]

And just as I thought you take things out of context.

Everybody knows you wrote that people shouldn't buy a new car and run it on DW*.

[38P]

OLDY, there were some dudes at DW 2011 from Australia! Maybe it wasn't a "big effort." But then DW* isn't 50+ years old yet.

As for low-buck Factory efforts . . . a couple of Ford engineers ran One Lap of America a few times with stuff they "borrowed" from work. They didn't show up with a fleet of 18-wheelers and a cadre of technicians.

[OldMachinist]

I wrote that DW is about grassroots hot rodding not buying a 55k new car to participate but twist it any way you want. If you read about the interesting adventures on DW they are about keeping your modified car going and finishing the event. My point is any one can take an unmodified late model car and finish without problems. Kinda takes the adventure out of it to my way of thinking.

[OldMachinist]

How many Australians know about DW as opposed to how many know about Bonneville, Daytona or the Indy 500? The Aussies didn't buy a new car to compete either, they "get it" as do most actual participants.

Were the Ford engineers a factory effort as you implied you would enter if you were running Ford? Didn't think so. Not if they "borrowed" from work. Is that like the old Johnny Cash song?

[38P]

And I'll bet I could find 100 solid Ford guys like myself who would pay Ford $1,000 to rent'em a prep'd GT500 for DW* just to shut up all the Chevy windbags for a few moments.

[38P]

Not having a "ticket to the show" definitely takes the adventure out of it.

[OldMachinist]

Don"t recall anyone else wanting to rent a car for DW unless they broke or had an accident. Thats not what DW is about, it's about running your own stuff that you prepared.

Hope you're not referring to me as one of the Chevy windbags as I haven't said a word about my preferences. Haven't even said anything negative about Ford-just your ideas.