Quote Originally Posted by alpine_xj
True on all accounts, but you need to realize that there will never be a general understanding between the two sides. I respect drag racers, but I think it's kind of boring. Blasting down a 1/4 mile is fun, yes, but I don't think it truly tests a car as a whole. I think it takes a lot more knowledge to build a car that can perform in all aspects around a track regardless of its power.
I beg to differ!

One of the reasons I signed up here was to see if people call me a "straight line redneck" and other crap like that.

My time has been surprisingly pleasant. The ricers, jdm-tyte folk, 9 second supras, 13 second civics, all seem to co-exist pretty well with (percieved) "pro-domestic" folks like me.

I think a lot of people like you just push on with the "import owners hate domestic owners" sentiment and it lives on un-necessarily.

Its also important to notice that cars are changing these days. Most japanese cars are about the same as their american counterparts although there are a few that are different. You still have those zippy zoom zoom Mazdas but thats not even fully japanese anymore.

Call me a one-man-revolution, but I think the light-underpower-tossable Japanese car VS heavy-overpowered-cushy-American car argument is DEAD unless you use an IROC and an M3 to compare.

-Ram
(PSSST: FWD drag racing is still LAME! )