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I'm beginning to think "Realistic SVX owner" would fit this thread.
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I'm beginning to think "Realistic SVX owner" would fit this thread.
I don't know about realistic...maybe "Serious SVX owner"...or Sane SVX owner...what about "Rich SVX owner"?
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Nuff said.

I'm beginning to think "Realistic SVX owner" would fit this thread.
but where's the excitement? i see about 30 of those things every day. go fast in straight line = boring. go fast, handling and braking, all year long = fun. (i'm not talking about the SVX, either. )
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I'm not excited.
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but where's the excitement? i see about 30 of those things every day. go fast in straight line = boring. go fast, handling and braking, all year long = fun. (i'm not talking about the SVX, either. )
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i don't have much respect for drag racers. i don't see the "sport" of it - light says "go!", hit the gas, go straight! fast reaction time, i can't contain the excitement.

someone always has a faster car that they poured more money into. yippee. (yeah, its probably fun being behind the wheel for that short time, but there are many more dimensions to driving.)

road racing (and especially rallying) require so much more skill. i'm in awe of what some professional drivers could do even behind the wheel of a crappy car. i love it when guys drive their car to the track, beat factory trailored-in racecars, and then drive it home with the AC on. that is cool.
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but where's the excitement? i see about 30 of those things every day. go fast in straight line = boring. go fast, handling and braking, all year long = fun. (i'm not talking about the SVX, either. )
Obviously you've never driven one. You live in pittsburgh, where seeing 30 of something a day makes it rare. I know this because I used to live there. I'm lucky if I see 1 WS6 per week. I do see quite a few Firebirds though. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?

Everyone has their favorite race, that's fine. I can just as easily take my car to the track and run in circles all day. But I don't find that anywhere near as much fun. If I wanted a track car, i'd have spent the $800 to make the car pull almost 1g on the skidpad and then slap a number on the side and lead the pack in circles, which I guess would then make me a better person? Truth is, the best suspension in the world won't make your car rule the street. If you don't have straight line power, you're just normal. You don't even have to PROVE that you have power, just give the appearance of power, and these days, that's good enough.

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road racing (and especially rallying) require so much more skill. i'm in awe of what some professional drivers could do even behind the wheel of a crappy car.
If car magazine editors can drive cars around the track almost as fast as the pros, it obviously doesn't take any more skill. That's just BS. There are tricks to both trades, steering in one, and throttle control in the other. Both require good vehicular control.

I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, just the reasoning behind it.
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i don't have much respect for drag racers. i don't see the "sport" of it - light says "go!", hit the gas, go straight! fast reaction time, i can't contain the excitement.

that is cool.

I only enjoy watching them LIVE, when you can feel the roar of the engines in your lungs and watch the fire belching out of the pipes. It's a personal preference. I prefer watching two cars going head to head in short spurts (I never care who wins, just so they make lots of noise), over hours upon hours of left turns.

As for rallying, yes, I enjoy watching it, but, seems the only way you can really get a grip on it is to watch it on TV. I'm sure it's exciting watching cars zip by, but, in order to truly keep up, you have to depend upon the cameras stationed at different locations on the track.
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Obviously you've never driven one. You live in pittsburgh, where seeing 30 of something a day makes it rare. I know this because I used to live there. I'm lucky if I see 1 WS6 per week. I do see quite a few Firebirds though. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
i know the difference between the WS6 and a Firebird. i see one downtown everyday and one up the street everyday. i see others out on the road, along with numerous Camaro SS's. maybe they aren't all WS6's and just slapped the ram-air hood on.

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Everyone has their favorite race, that's fine. I can just as easily take my car to the track and run in circles all day. But I don't find that anywhere near as much fun. If I wanted a track car, i'd have spent the $800 to make the car pull almost 1g on the skidpad and then slap a number on the side and lead the pack in circles, which I guess would then make me a better person? Truth is, the best suspension in the world won't make your car rule the street. If you don't have straight line power, you're just normal. You don't even have to PROVE that you have power, just give the appearance of power, and these days, that's good enough.
i guess you have NASCAR on the brain. when i say 'track', i mean one that has more than one big left turn. i suppose "ruling the street" (in a straight line) is what really matters in life.

you should spend the $800 and slap the number on the side if that's all you need to win races. you could make a lot of money winning races with such a small investment. you apparently have professional driving skills, so why not?

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If car magazine editors can drive cars around the track almost as fast as the pros, it obviously doesn't take any more skill. That's just BS.
oh, i see now. you've been huffing paint fumes.
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