What do you guys think about the new Avenger pro stockers?
Meh, Looks just like all the others.
The sound and physical feeling you get watching the cars go down the track is great but I lost interest in pretty much all forms of car racing (except baja) along time ago due to the John Force syndrome.
Granted Conders did burn a lot of people all the way from Seattle to Cali building this rail and he just had to sell the rail and the push wagon to pay off some debt but the guy tells it the way it is!
He explains damn near all auto racing within the first few minutes of the video...
Very interesting and thought provoking video. I like stuff that makes me think, but he has it all wrong.
Building a race car that can't win a race is like breeding a dog that can't bark or bite. He's "all about the art" but art in it's own end is expensive as he found out. It's just for the rich like fancy choppers that break going over railroad tracks and Donks that can't get out there own way. No Siree, not for me. Then he talks of mega thousand dollar paint jobs........ no thanks, can't afford it. He says "It's not about being cool at all" yet he has a skull stuffed in his scoop. C'mon pal, give me a break. Is that rail cool? Fk YES! Could I afford to own it and maintain it? Fk NO! Nor could anyone I know personally.
He entirely misses the point of winning a race. He never once says how winning makes him feel or the how the heft of a first place trophy seems so light at photo time. He never mentions the games people play at the starting line or the feeling of having a tach cable break in the middle of a run but still winning 'cause he knows his machine so well he can guess his shift points by ear. If no one ever raced to win, there would be no such thing as racing...!!
All of the goofy looking stuff came out because someone thought it would give them an edge. Form followed function! That's the inherent beauty of it all. :-D
One point I do agree on is how expensive it is to go to the races as spectator. It's ridiculous. The sound and feel is insane though and can't be duplicated in any motorsport. I have to admit I spend more time walking around the pits trying to get someones attention and asking questions, especially at the local E.T. drags. I've met some nice people (the majority), some dickheads (the minority), and always come home from the races with a little bit more knowledge than I went in with. I guess its all about how a person approaches the sport, the crew and the drivers and one gets out of it what they put into it. :read2:
Just food for thought.