cheque book racers....

[kalium]

Rustla,

Yeah that does make sense...sorta. Remember though, what your doing is a JOB. It wouldn't have been a waste of your time, you would have a fat wad of cash in your hand

[Rustla]

cash isnt everything , im sure rocky at pac would be pissed if someone smashed a car he built, depends , there are builders who do it for the money and ones that do it cos they like to, i beleive someone who does it because they enjoy it will build a better car too , there not motivated by $$$

[Uwish]

THey may not be motivated by $$$$
but they like to charge the arse.

So there for dollars are always
a factor.

Thats life, and the world don't turn without them!

[Spac]

I don't understand you drag kiddies.

My rally car is there to allow ME to go fast. I only own the car so I can use it. I don't care how fast Mr X can get it through a special Stage, I am only interersted in how fast I can get it through a Special Stage.
Any mods I do, I do so it and myself can get through a Stage faster than we otherwise could have.

*I can kinda understand the idea of the mad scientist / engineer who has bult the car up WITH HIS/ HER OWN HANDS, getting someone else to drive it to prove how fast is goes, but if you're paying your mechanic to build it and then to drive it, what are you doing???? Racing Chequebooks, surely?

But like Grimas said, 'Your money, your decision", even if it does baffle me.

[NISMOgemini]

Originally posted by Rustla
if i was a mechanic and i had just pu tin heaps of time to build up a fast car for a customer, and i saw him write it off , id be pissed at what a waste of my time it was, so if they dont think they can handle it i think its better for someone else to drive it ,



that probably doesnt make sence but it did when i was typing

if i was the mechanic, i would laff my ass off!! i have the cash in my pocket so who cares

[Frogger]

Over a period of years we went from 15's to 10's in a Torana Hatch - doing all the work & driving.

We get our thrills by working on the car & driving it - currently runs high 10's & gets driven on the street 2 to 3 times a week.

By developing the car over a period of years, driving skills grew with the car so that by the time it ran 10's (5 years ago), there wasn't a driver capability issue.

From our point of view (only), paying others to do the work & driving would have made us miss out on much enjoyment (& frustrations etc) - and also miss out on a great wealth of knowledge. I think Howy would agree with this.

Our racing has always been against ourselves - trying to go faster (without spending a fortune) - we have never given a toss what others do & how they do it. But, as I said above, we feel that those who pay others etc miss out on so much.

[wazza]

I kinda think why would you bother having a car built if youre not gonna run it, but then it kinda makes sense. Think of this for eg, if someone has a mechanic build their engine, a panelbeater do all the body work and painting etc getting it to show quality, a retrimming place do a fully sick interior....... they still claim it as their car that they done a ground up rebuild on, even if all they provided was the base car and the $$ to get it to that point.

I personally would want to have a hand in driving it, sure maybe let someone else get a better time if they can, but the majority of the time id wanna get something out of my investment (Esp seing as cars are a bad investment), so id drive it myself! But i can see it from the other side too.

[meggala]

my car is not super quick yes I drive it but I will and have had some one else drive my car why beacuse they can go faster than me I have no problem with that at least I can admit it
but I got a better 60' time than him :D
meggala

[Fatboy]

Originally posted by NISMOgemini
if i was the mechanic, i would laff my ass off!! i have the cash in my pocket so who cares

How much thought did you really put into that post ??

You'd find it funny that someone crashes their car ??
Maybe it's just me but i'd have to feel a bit sorry for someone who has built up their pride and joy and was unfortunate enough to crash it. I know my engine builder and suspension/brakes guy would freak it if i trashed my car...

I guess they are just decent human beings with compassion, not heartless indifferent morons like yourself Nismo Gemini...


*edit* Oh, and for the record, there is no chance that i'd let someone else drive the car i built to go fast !!
If need be i'd simply work up to it, using a bit more revs etc each time until i felt comfortable.
The only time i'd let someone else drive is when i had run what i felt was the fastest time the car could do, then maybe let a skilled drag racer mate (ie Grumpe or Avenge) have a go just to see if my driving was letting my times down anywhere...

[rowdytoot]

Paulie.. the fact that I agree with what you wrote above 100 % disturbs me... :0


Rowds

[PRO30L]

Grimas, was with backyarda, Daniel etc on Wednesday night.. watching your car run... cant blame you for wanting to do it your way, ie having another driver run it or you taking your time in reaching your full potential with the car.. we were commenting on how she sketches all the way down the quater.. the beast is up around the 300m mark and still fighting to break loose. its definitely an aninal. cant be compared to 90% of cars being thrown around in this thread

Personally id rather build myself upto it.. and a let more experienced/ professional driver run the car to its limits etc.... When you think about it logically it makes perfect sense.

* you get to see the full potential of what your car can do.
* in seeing a professional drive your car it gives you a target to reach or a goal to achieve.. how good will Jr feel when his passes and/or mph are the same time if not better than his driver.
* why go out and kill the car or your self in the first couple of runs?

[Stang]

NismoGemini, I cringe if anyone crashes or blows up their cars at drags. If I built it, it's be worse having worked on the car for months then seeing it mashed into the wall at 150kmh. On topic again, I'd NEVER let anyone else drive a powerful car I owned.

[NISMOgemini]

i was figuratively speaking.

as in its not like the mechanic is gonna go hang himself cos on of his cutomers cars was writen off.

[Grump2]

Having a faster or well known car leads to questions about who should drive, we have had that many people ask what is wrong with the car, all because I am learning how to control it. Also, a licence is required which takes a little work to get, because a 8.5inch slick is not easy to control at around 140mph, and whilst it looks controlled from outside the car it is really interesting inside.

My personal opinion is each to their own, as long as the cars are on the track I don't care who is driving! Also, I agree with Grimas, his money so his decision.

[2JZR31]

My 2c

If you design and build your own car and let someone else race it to insanely fast ET’s than you have still achieved something worth doing.

If you pay someone to design, build and race a your car you have achieved nothing other than being able to say you own a fast car. You have gained posing rights and lost shitloads of money.

Obviously all IMOA.