Only losers need automatic and launch control to win the 1/4 mile...

[Mibz]

You seem to be completely ignoring RT, or do you not care about a head's up race?

Bottom line, why do you give a shit what anybody else is doing for fun? Jesus.

[rage2]

Originally posted by superlative
Again, there has to be a line drawn somewhere. If you take away the ability for the driver to make mistakes in shifting and launching, the sport of the 1/4 mile becomes meaningless.

How about steering? You'll need to steer if you don't have sticky tires to keep the car straight. So why don't you have a problem with drag slicks?

[Mibz]

And really, if you've got an under-powered car then RWD and AWD are cheating. All drag cars should be FWD. No LSD.

[superlative]

Look guys, I'm not here to argue. I have my opinion, and you have yours. I'm not here to convert anyone, and the tone of many of the replies tells me that you think that.

I'm just wondering why (as I've repeated numerous times) there aren't more people who value the manual aspects of driving in the 1/4 mile.

[superlative]

Originally posted by Mibz
You seem to be completely ignoring RT, or do you not care about a head's up race?

Bottom line, why do you give a shit what anybody else is doing for fun? Jesus.

You seem to not understand the meaning of "forum". It's precisely for discussion. Why are you so annoyed about talking?

[Mibz]

So why the dramatic thread title? Seems to me you expected a bunch of people to agree with you and stroke your e-peen but now that you realize that the opposite is true you're trying to be friends.

You're asking why people have fun a certain way and it's ridiculous. Not because you're attacking them (despite the thread title) but because it's an impossible question to answer. One that anybody with some sense wouldn't ask. Smarten up.

[benyl]

The title of your thread is an argument. I have fed the troll.

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by superlative
Look guys, I'm not here to argue. I have my opinion, and you have yours. I'm not here to convert anyone, and the tone of many of the replies tells me that you think that.

I'm just wondering why (as I've repeated numerous times) there aren't more people who value the manual aspects of driving in the 1/4 mile.

Really your not here to argue

Reread your thread title and then get back to us on who is being aggressive and argumentative?

[superlative]

Originally posted by rage2

How about steering? You'll need to steer if you don't have sticky tires to keep the car straight. So why don't you have a problem with drag slicks?

I already answered you. You're just being argumentative now.

[CSMRX7]

Wow beat to the punch twice

[Kg810]

Originally posted by superlative
Look guys, I'm not here to argue. I have my opinion, and you have yours. I'm not here to convert anyone, and the tone of many of the replies tells me that you think that.

I'm just wondering why (as I've repeated numerous times) there aren't more people who value the manual aspects of driving in the 1/4 mile.

Lol you set the tone with the title of this thread, dumbass.

I bet there are guys who build their own project cars from scratch and they think you're a loser because you had to buy a mainstream vehicle to race. They probably think real men build their own cars and think losers have to buy one. So really, who the hell cares.

edit - oh god everyone else mentioned it before me hahah

[Mibz]

Originally posted by CSMRX7
Wow beat to the punch twice

My computer has launch control and an automatic transmission.

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by Mibz
My computer has launch control and an automatic transmission.

Best post of the thread

[Kg810]

Originally posted by Mibz
My computer has launch control and an automatic transmission.

LOL

[lilmira]

Originally posted by Mibz
My computer has launch control and an automatic transmission.

Loser! Real winner uses dial-up.

[gretz]

Originally posted by superlative


Because the only two skills that are being tested in the 1/4 mile is in the areas of launching and shifting - if these are taken away then there's no challenge any more. We might as well quote magazine times and be done with it.

Spoken like a true ignorant "racer" / rookie lol... as mentioned, R/T, proper burnout, proper staging depending on launch (roll-out), handling the car down the track, what happens when you have an overpowered car and can't hook between gears? No skill needed there lol

What is the fastest ET / Trap speed you have hit?

[arian_ma]

I'm really surprised that more people aren't agreeing with the OP here.

Other people make good points as well, but I think he's right in saying that there has to be a line drawn somewhere, if only for a drag race. There's really no point in lining up if you know you're going to get the exact same quarter mile time within a 1/4 of a second 10 times in a row, and all you gotta do to get that is plant your foot before the race starts...

Originally posted by gretz


Spoken like a true ignorant "racer" / rookie lol... as mentioned, R/T, proper burnout, proper staging depending on launch (roll-out), handling the car down the track, what happens when you have an overpowered car and can't hook between gears? No skill needed there lol

What is the fastest ET / Trap speed you have hit?

Are any of the problems you mentioned here apparent when drag racing a Nissan GTR for example?

[superlative]

Originally posted by CSMRX7


Really your not here to argue

Reread your thread title and then get back to us on who is being aggressive and argumentative?

good point. I thought I was being dramatic for the sake of a headline, but clearly it's annoyed many people.

[rage2]

Originally posted by arian_ma
I'm really surprised that more people aren't agreeing with the OP here.

Because in competition racing, the point is to go as fast as possible within the rules.

If you're talking about just going out to have fun, then ya, a manual would probably be more fun than just stomping it in a GT-R.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by superlative
I'm just wondering why (as I've repeated numerous times) there aren't more people who value the manual aspects of driving in the 1/4 mile.

Because evolution?

If everyone is like you, we would still be driving and racing Model-T's.

And the fact is, manual will be retired like carburetor. And in the past, someone may say turbo is cheating. 20s 1/4 used to be the benchmark at some point. But eventually, it's all history and people moves on.