Slowest TunerFest ever

[Leadfoot_mf]

lol i still had fun.

[redrumracer]

you keep talking about reputation of the track... have you ever been to southern nationals or some of the other major events they hold there? they are massive and destroy any import event thrown on the east coast w/ top drag racers in the world. you can't host events like this if you can't prep a track - these events are televised. do they prep the track for street cars as they do for pro drag cars? no, why would they?

why wouldnt they do the same for one as they do the other. i think thats his point. could be wrong but prob not.

either way i think i might have stood a chance last night at actually beating someone from what ive heard.

[4dmin]

why wouldnt they do the same for one as they do the other. i think thats his point. could be wrong but prob not.

either way i think i might have stood a chance last night at actually beating someone from what ive heard.

they prep tracks more for full out drag cars compared to street cars -cost/time. last night would of been the same as any other friday night considering the same damp conditions. its not like we were in 100 deg dry weather last night w/ slow times

like i put in a previous thread almost no one signed up for bracket racing, if everyone wants to pony up for bracket racing we can get better track prep. event was designed around test n tune and that how the track was setup. 20$ for 6 hours of racing (cheaper then other import events like nopi, importshowdown, etc) - that's pretty cheap for a amount of entertainment provided, but again you get what you pay for.

how do you think you stood a better chance w/ better track prep? better conditions doesn't change the playing field - if you can't drive you can't drive. i watch a ton of races last night w/ people who couldn't even shift their vehicles like evos run 16-17sec passes. a civic/eclipse ran 11sec last night, 3 people in the 12's , etc... so obviously some people were able to pull out good times considering conditions.

[Evil Goat]

since you were driving last night i'm dying to know how much more prep you expect a track to do considering the damp conditions...? i mean you prep strips and are a pro drag racer right? they had to stop racing a few times for rain and idiots running A/C down the track.

you keep talking about reputation of the track... have you ever been to southern nationals or some of the other major events they hold there? they are massive and destroy any import event thrown on the east coast w/ top drag racers in the world. you can't host events like this if you can't prep a track - these events are televised. do they prep the track for street cars as they do for pro drag cars? no, why would they?

this event is a chance to get the imports out and have a good evening at the track. this was done at a cost = to going to the movies for a night. if you and other would like to shell out more money for true bracket racing lets say 100$ to race i'll make sure i have the prep ready the track as they would for a southern nationals.

i seriously think you are completely glazed over with the situation, like i said, i invite you to come to macon national dragway, on a regular friday night since you insist noone preps as well for street cars as they do for an event, and see what real track prep is all about, this venue was bought by some guys who are solely out to see good times out of their track and build a reputation that you so blindly think commerce has.

MTND had a reputation for being a crud track, with unpaved pits....TP3 Motorsports came in and purchased the 85 acres and completely revamped the venue, had a track leveling firm from michigan come down and leveled the full 1/8th mile strip, you know...so no BS bumps in the track, say like oh i dont know, commerce has, now MTND has all new facilities, they prep before racing every time, stop for 15 mins or so half way through, and respray to the 60' and redry both lanes....and yes, even on a friday night they will do this, i was cutting 2.0 60's on near dry rotted street tires a couple weeks ago

i was at commerce for the nopi series a couple months ago, i remember checking the track out and seeing a massive drop off mid track...but of course this comes from such a nice track...in which they were having it fixed just in time for a national domestic event....face it buddy, commerce doesnt give two ****s about imports, no matter how much you tell yourself it does, they want your money and your 15 second time slips.

bottom line is how do you make the experience better? just form seeing your responses it seems as if you all have dollar signs in your eyes, worried more about how to make a buck than to make a successful event....but i can tell you it isnt going to get better by sitting around defending a track who is known for poor track prep just b/c you have a business relationship with them....

has a representative for IA contacted your track rep and advised them of the stereotype the track has and tried to figure out a solution to the problem? it isnt that hard to pick up a phone and say hey, "how much more would an event run us to get a little lc6 sprayed on the track and have them run the dryer on both lanes half way through?" im sure people wouldnt mind paying a little extra if this could be accomplished.

im not trying to be a douche, i just think the event was targeted at the lower end of the import scale, its hard to dress up a terd, no matter how hard you try, and i dont think the event will see any growth or decent competitions until someone listens, it certainly doesnt warrant a 2 hour drive to watch or compete in and as hard as it may be to admit not all the fast cars are located around commerce, ga.....so it seems that complaints will fall on deaf ears and the event will continue to be lackluster

how do you think you stood a better chance w/ better track prep? better conditions doesn't change the playing field - if you can't drive you can't drive. i watch a ton of races last night w/ people who couldn't even shift their vehicles like evos run 16-17sec passes. a civic/eclipse ran 11sec last night, 3 people in the 12's , etc... so obviously some people were able to pull out good times considering conditions.

i tried to explain this, but this is the most useless argument you can try...these cars running good times are more than likely running a nice sized turbo setup, allowing them to not have as much power coming off the line, they get outside of the 60' mark and all hell breaks loose, like i said, a good top end is the common cure for a ****ty prepped track....so this argument is null and void, now i will admit some people cant drive, but a driver who has participated in countless nopi events, IFO, etc comes out and is spinning out of the hole on a stock gs-r on slicks is not b/c she cant drive, its b/c the track blows donkey ****

[n00bsrus]

you know what i noticed? (and this is not directed to anyone in particular) but there was a LOT of spinning tires down the track... hmm i wonder if it has to do with all the street tires i saw on cars? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLL maybe that's why it was so slow. idiots just don't know how to drag race. saw a lot of redlighting too.

[4dmin]

you know what i noticed? (and this is not directed to anyone in particular) but there was a LOT of spinning tires down the track... hmm i wonder if it has to do with all the street tires i saw on cars? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLL maybe that's why it was so slow. idiots just don't know how to drag race. saw a lot of redlighting too.

no that can't be b/c all real drag cars use street tires - its their turbos setups that allow them to make good numbers IN THE RAIN

[green91]

Sounds to me like a lot of people got their butts hurt over their slow times lol.

[4dmin]

i tried to explain this, but this is the most useless argument you can try...these cars running good times are more than likely running a nice sized turbo setup, allowing them to not have as much power coming off the line, they get outside of the 60' mark and all hell breaks loose, like i said, a good top end is the common cure for a ****ty prepped track....so this argument is null and void, now i will admit some people cant drive, but a driver who has participated in countless nopi events, IFO, etc comes out and is spinning out of the hole on a stock gs-r on slicks is not b/c she cant drive, its b/c the track blows donkey ****

i'm done argueing with you b/c your going to make excuses all day about how it was track prep why your girl didn't run the times she should of. it is amazing the first civics to break 10's in GA were up at commerce but hey they have a slow track and everyone knows that - i'm sure Force and many other pros do the same every time they are at Commerce, "sorry we lost it was due to poor track prep".

[Nemesis]

lol i still had fun.

Yeah, agreed. I think most people know you dont go to commerce to beat your best time ever. It was good to get some more seat time in. Personally for me, thats what I need the most, and what a lot of other people need as well. So for me I was working on my shifting (which wasnt that great anyways, but also my mental game at the track), and a few other things.

Either way, compared to a lot of the other cars time a 13.8 at commerce isnt too bad for me, considering I only have an intake

People need to just chill If you dont want to run, then dont pay to go or the gas to go there, nobody is twisting your arm.


Heres to seeing you biatches at SDR.

I must say though, chirping third was a first for me. lol I was like sweet.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...0823193121.flv

My last run of the night was pure awesome.... lmao to those that saw it = 16.45@ 98mph

[Evil Goat]

no that can't be b/c all real drag cars use street tires - its their turbos setups that allow them to make good numbers IN THE RAIN

its all good man, small local events that cater to low hp, low end cars, with the occasional decent vehicle seems to be your niche...keep up the good work

[ct9a gsr]

A lot of the faster people don't feel like prepping their cars to Commerce's rigorous rules and standards to run.

[Evil Goat]

People need to just chill If you dont want to run, then dont pay to go or the gas to go there, nobody is twisting your arm.

its all good man, im not getting worked up, paul thinks im upset at the times that jessica fountain ran, when in reality, ive literally met her a handful of times, have never turned a wrench on her car, and am just amazed that a stock gs-r on slicks spinning out of the hole with decreasingly less pressure in the slicks and its blamed on driver skill, maybe once, maybe twice, but not all night....like i said the event was lackluster and it will be blamed on the rain, noone in the realms of the "upper management of IA" care to hear what people say so i have no doubt this event will remain the same, atleast gadsm was willing to ask about track prep and it seems to have gotten better and ill be damned if people arent willing to drive 2 hours or more to be at sdr....tunerfest might as well be a friday night meet b/c the same slow cars would have been there turning the same slow times and then ego's dont get hurt

[Julio]

its all good man, im not getting worked up, paul thinks im upset at the times that jessica fountain ran, when in reality, ive literally met her a handful of times, have never turned a wrench on her car, and am just amazed that a stock gs-r on slicks spinning out of the hole with decreasingly less pressure in the slicks and its blamed on driver skill, maybe once, maybe twice, but not all night....like i said the event was lackluster and it will be blamed on the rain, noone in the realms of the "upper management of IA" care to hear what people say so i have no doubt this event will remain the same, atleast gadsm was willing to ask about track prep and it seems to have gotten better and ill be damned if people arent willing to drive 2 hours or more to be at sdr....tunerfest might as well be a friday night meet b/c the same slow cars would have been there turning the same slow times and then ego's dont get hurt

I agree with the Track prep... But You keep saying slow cars ? Shouldve run your car.. maybe you couldve shown some of us what fast is ... In your "GOAT" ..

Those cars remind me of a fat girl with a good pu$$y. ( fat girl = heavy car / good pu$$y = great motor)

Anyways, things are not the same as 2 or 3 years ago.. Alot of people have layed off a bit of the whole car thing.. alot of OG's getting bigger/luxury cars.. atleast around atlanta.. I'm glad the macon is having fun with there good track and fast cars.. But remember one of the 1st import to hit an 11 in Atlanta was back in 99-00 with a EG hatch w/ all motor LS.. ( brian forsyth) @ commerce.. That was big to see a 4 banger do that in those days.. Macon was unheard of.. Of course cant compare markets neither.. But lets be glad that Atleast some people in GA are still playing around with 4 bangers...

I had fun.. I'm not a drag racer or anything.. but enjoy any track/seat time I get.
Plus Leadfoot = one funny ass mother****er

[BTEC]

what other track have yawl been to that nobody broke an axle other than commerce? ive seen broken axles at everytrack in the state including alabama except commerce. the only time ive seen good prepping is for nhra events. next time IA shouldnt pay unless ur shoes stick to the track when u walk on it.

[Evil Goat]

I agree with the Track prep... But You keep saying slow cars ? Shouldve run your car.. maybe you couldve shown some of us what fast is ... In your "GOAT" ..

Those cars remind me of a fat girl with a good pu$$y. ( fat girl = heavy car / good pu$$y = great motor)

power can overcome weight, wouldve shown that vette what the deal was with ease although the vette sounded great

i just think what im saying is being misconstrued as making excuses for someone when in reality id like to see more events at local tracks

[DieselNuts]

I've heard that the best time to run @ commerce is the Friday after the Southern Nationals, Fun Ford Weekend and the Super Chevy Show....

[SpeedyDGP]

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[DieselNuts]

i just think what im saying is being misconstrued as making excuses for someone when in reality id like to see more events at local tracks

I agree with you, but I probably speak for a lot of people when I say that I dont want to run on an 1/8th mile track...1/4mi. is where its at.

[Jaimecbr900]

red ran a 12sec which i belive is normal for her she also ran a 14

jaime ran a low 13sec and he also ran 14 last night


sam ran 13 sec on first pass before getting kicked off

and there were 11-12 passes last night by 5 vechicles. so obviously some people could make it happen and others just fell short. everyone acts they they were robbed of 10 sec passes every year.

1. I came to support my boy's event, so I didn't care if I ran a 16.
2. I only ran twice: 13.0 and 13.4. No 14's Paul, NO 14's....
3. Patrycja only ran twice: 12.7 and 13 something. She ran against me both times. NO 14's for her either.
4. We both spun like crazy, but so what. I think my best 60', if you can call that "best", was 2.1 almost 2.2.
5. We both had a good time.
6. Macon Int'l Dragway is 1/8 mi. That only caters to one kind of race car. Yes, I've heard that it is uber prepped. Yes, I've heard it's a bad ass super level and super nice surface. But 1/8??? No thanks.

The end.

[RandomGuy]

jaime's scared of the 1/8th cuz he granny shifts/not double clutching like he should

[Jaimecbr900]

jaime's scared of the 1/8th cuz he granny shifts/not double clutching like he should

I only WISH to be able to shift at all......my auto tranny sucks arse......

Nice seeing you at the track BTW.

[Evil Goat]

6. Macon Int'l Dragway is 1/8 mi. That only caters to one kind of race car. Yes, I've heard that it is uber prepped. Yes, I've heard it's a bad ass super level and super nice surface. But 1/8??? No thanks.

it was merely a suggestion, for me MTND is 30 miles closer to my house than sdr, it costs $5 more to race, but the line is short and the track is prepped to the max....walk the first 60' at commerce on a friday night and i guarantee your shoes wont even make noise, at MTND its like walking through gum. couple that with the fact that its been about 2 years since ive really raced and you get me at a MTND working on my 60's since most races are won in the first half of the track....

im running the crappiest tires i have at the track in hopes that it will better prepare me for the day when i finally break down and grab a set of sticky tires

im in high hopes that TP3 is able to purchase the adjoining land out at MND, b/c word has it if they do they will be increasing the track to 1/4 mile...if this happens and they continue on the path they have already set theres no doubt in my mind they will put sdr out of business

[B18c1Turboed]

quickest et was 11.4 or 11.5 Greg w/ the hatch he ended up going home w/ $500 for the night

YES we did, thanks IA!@!!!

And track conditions did sux, but what you expect it was drizzling, but it was a shame too see so many 14sec cars, people in the lanes where all happy they even ran that. Im sure if Peters car didnt mess up you would have seen a 10 sec pass, we know what to do too make that car hook!! O well always next year!!

[BlueHatch]

yea that was me..

that thing sounded tuff man. reps for you