Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Originally posted by Wien_Sean:
I don't get why people want to drag race this car. It's not meant for it and it's really expensive to make it a drag platform. Slap a set of headers, exhaust, intake, gc's with koni's, decent tires, and go do STS autox or take it to a road track. It would be a whole heck of a lot more fun and it's what the car is meant for.



Why? Because the CSVT excites me. Personally, I'd rather fist myself than do another auto-x. I get absolutely zero enjoyment from driving through pylons, only to chew the sh!t out of my tires when I'm all done. I don't talk about it here on CEG, but I street race more than anything. Not many people on the street want to go head to head around 800 orange cones for some reason. Straight line acceleration from 0-120+ is what I personally get a thrill out of. Seeing Mustang GT guys look over at you when you're inching by, now that brings a smile to MY face! Auto-x is a race against the clock, and then the next guy is up to beat that time. The competetive side of me wants someone right there next to me, working just as hard as I am for the win. I like Mustangs, Corvettes, T/A's, etc., but the Contour is a nice car to drive around in with the windows down, where I don't have to worry much about the cops chasing after me, but it still turns a lot of heads. People take cars all the time, and do stuff that they aren't "meant to do." Well, mine is meant for abuse, how's that? It's meant for abuse, that's what it likes, and that's what it gets.

Mark

Go do an open track event. And I used to have the same mentality about the 'underdog' car winning. Then I bought a Lightning and my eyes were opened to my stupidity of dropping thousands of dollars into a car that now runs mid-14s and maybe a high 13 on the bottle. Again, if you can Mark, go do an Open track event and your eyes will be opened.
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