Why doesn't anybody race?
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Alright, so there were about I'd say 25 cars there tonight;
Are we the only community that doesn't like to go racing? We've been trying to figure this out now for some time... what detours you from wanting to go fast.
Bodykits, neon lights, led's, its something you'd expect to find in brainerd, or bemidji... but are we still at this stage? Has anybody realized there is sort of an evolution of an import community, and everywhere that actually has one, ends up going fast.
Bodykits get broken. Paint gets chipped. Neons break. I have yet to see a trailer queen show winning car come out of Fargo, but people still pour litearly tens of thousands of dollars, of thier own (not sponsor) cash in to these. I can understand wanting to impress people with a flashy bodykit, or having one becuase it looks cool (i had a ricer car i know), but when you think about it, is crusing all you really want to do? If you have any mods done to your engine, even just an intake... why did you do it? Was it for the sound? Why did you turbo your car... just for the blow off valve sound? I know it may help give a boost in performance to get to point a to point b, but the fact is... the parts are made for you to go FAST...
If the fargo import community, and the members of fargostreet.com are only interested in purchasing go fast parts, becuase they 1) look bling 2) sound cool 3) impress your friends, then I should shut the site down now... that's just dumb... I KNOW you guys have means by which to go fast, alot of you have really nice cars... but you just don't use them! common!
However, I happen to know that many of the cars with these on them, have atleast some bolts on, or the potential to go fast.
Other cars, are built to go fast, but yet never race....
Have you never tried it? Whats the deal! If you need matchups, I'm sure a few of us would gladly help!
Common people!
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Personally, I know street racing is fun but I think there are quite a lot of risks. I'd rather race at Sabin where the worst that is likely to happen is I'll break my car or get my pride hurt.
If it wasn't for this site I would probably not have met 90% of the people I've been hanging out with lately at these gatherings.
As for the evolution of a community, I think the only way it's going to happen is if it just happens. Realizing that import communities in other parts of the country are about going fast is not what is going to change things here. People just have differing opinions on what makes a modified car nice.
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i raced any wanna be that wanted a piece. haha Non of them of stood a chance obviously, but they tried. I did have fun one time with the silver sti, in town he would get the jump on me but on the highway i'd pull on him. It was fun. No one really wants to have fun anymore. The cops are dicks, and they're aren't any ladies out to impress. Not sure why the track seems so dead on the tintmasters events, last year was hopping.
eric -
probe this wrote:
i raced any wanna be that wanted a piece. haha Non of them of stood a chance obviously, but they tried. I did have fun one time with the silver sti, in town he would get the jump on me but on the highway i'd pull on him. It was fun. No one really wants to have fun anymore. The cops are dicks, and they're aren't any ladies out to impress. Not sure why the track seems so dead on the tintmasters events, last year was hopping.
ericMan you are cocky as hell, and I'm drunk as hell. I guess it all works out.
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probe this wrote:
i raced any wanna be that wanted a piece. haha Non of them of stood a chance obviously, but they tried. I did have fun one time with the silver sti, in town he would get the jump on me but on the highway i'd pull on him. It was fun. No one really wants to have fun anymore. The cops are dicks, and they're aren't any ladies out to impress. Not sure why the track seems so dead on the tintmasters events, last year was hopping.
ericProbe still run? If so lets line some shit up!!
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So you wan't us to street race now, I thought we should save it for the track. I don't think the scene is going away, it's getting bigger, but more and more gay. People are just attempting to build "show cars" more than performance driven rides. It's still all to 2f2f in a way. I am not going to get a big wing and a body kit, and just tonight as well I was thinking, it's so much damn money, and for what? Nothing, unless you are winning shows with your car, even then, how much money can you get back out of it.
PSI2HI wrote:
The import/car scene in this town SUCKS no matter which way you look @ it. There is barely ever anyone out cruisng, barely anyone comes out to the track, no one street races. Idk how much worse the scene could get before it just fades out...If it's fading so fast, then you should line up a job interview, not a race. No more tuning, no more SLS.
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The scene has gone to shit the last few years. It use to be where every fri and sat you could go up on main and find a group of people hanging out, and there would be actual races set up... then head out to the country on a safe stretch of road and have some fun. I think some of it may have to do with the cops keeping the group from hanging out, or maybe it's just that the majority of people are now ricers that just want to drive around?
DaveH
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the reason I generally don't street race is that I lose my job if I lose my license, if I lose my job, my modding days are over (unless any of you want to guarantee me $35-40k/year + free health benefits 401k and pension, then I'm all for street racing). Now, if someone could find a nice abandoned road w/ little to no traffic on it, I'd be all for it, hell I'd drive 15 miles for such a road. I prefer to do it at the track however, it's more of a controlled environment (no deer, cops, etc...) and I know that the people that go there tend to take racing more seriously and are not likely to cut me off/fuck up and hit me so I feel safer there.
And for the record, I'd still rather race than just drive around.
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pin wrote:
Personally, I know street racing is fun but I think there are quite a lot of risks. I'd rather race at Sabin where the worst that is likely to happen is I'll break my car or get my pride hurt.If it wasn't for this site I would probably not have met 90% of the people I've been hanging out with lately at these gatherings.
agreed....
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GraveDigger wrote:
So you wan't us to street race now, I thought we should save it for the track. I don't think the scene is going away, it's getting bigger, but more and more gay. People are just attempting to build "show cars" more than performance driven rides. It's still all to 2f2f in a way. I am not going to get a big wing and a body kit, and just tonight as well I was thinking, it's so much damn money, and for what? Nothing, unless you are winning shows with your car, even then, how much money can you get back out of it.If it's fading so fast, then you should line up a job interview, not a race. No more tuning, no more SLS.
Gravedigger, first off, what are you talking about? It's already been established, that what you spend to mod out a car in terms of performance or in terms of looks will never be a good investment. When did we ever say save it for the track?
Secondly, I find your comment about lining up to an interview offensive. Stop buying street glow, and consider going fast if your going to bash the 2f2f crowd.
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DaveH wrote:
The scene has gone to shit the last few years. It use to be where every fri and sat you could go up on main and find a group of people hanging out, and there would be actual races set up... then head out to the country on a safe stretch of road and have some fun. I think some of it may have to do with the cops keeping the group from hanging out, or maybe it's just that the majority of people are now ricers that just want to drive around?Its not the police. We always find places to race, and never have a problem (safe places).
The police wouldn't bother the groups that hang out today, except they all do stupid shit like burnouts right on main roads, donuts right by busy parking lots, etc; when the owners get ticked off, they give them attitude.
I think your right, they all are ricers that just want to cruise, it seems every weekend, we go and find the "ricers", pull in to the parking lots, ask them to come race, and ALWAYS get denied. Always some lame ass excuse.
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tjamz wrote:
the reason I generally don't street race is that I lose my job if I lose my license, if I lose my job, my modding days are over (unless any of you want to guarantee me $35-40k/year + free health benefits 401k and pension, then I'm all for street racing). Now, if someone could find a nice abandoned road w/ little to no traffic on it, I'd be all for it, hell I'd drive 15 miles for such a road. I prefer to do it at the track however, it's more of a controlled environment (no deer, cops, etc...) and I know that the people that go there tend to take racing more seriously and are not likely to cut me off/fuck up and hit me so I feel safer there.And for the record, I'd still rather race than just drive around.
Ah, wasn't aimed at you Tjamz... that is a totally valid reason for not racing on the street, and you have the mindset, to go fast, and you race it at the track. Totally understandable why you dont...
What doesn't make sense are why all these other people never street race, never race at the track, etc.. etc.. you know what i mean.
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prolly because this is such a small community that if somebody lost a race to a car they shoulda beat, their image would be tarnished. word spreads pretty fast around this town, not anything like the community in minneapolis where you'd see a car once, lose and be able to keep it on the DL cause nobody knows who the other guy was and likely you'll never see him again.
make sense?
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...im just saying. everybody knows i lost to you from a roll, yippie, it was like beating a blind kid poker. we all know who won in the real RACE.
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