Making a profit in drag racing ????

[JRyan]

Gary,
Was it Mitch Baker?

Rick

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by JRyan

Gary,
Was it Mitch Baker?

Rick

Thank you Rick, I was talking about Mitch Baker. The easiest way to beat him was in the final I had back in about 2002-2003 (at an Import/Sport Compact race at Bandimere). I was so amped up to race him that I overshifted my Z24's factory Turbo 125 tranny shifter (thanks a lot you tranny guys for not making performance shifters for fwd transaxles), against him and his Toyota Tundra pick-up, and lost a race I should've easily won! How could a guy who was so successful driving Chevrolets in Pro E.T. be a salesman for Toyota??? I wanted to take him out for that reason, and since imports (especially original or Stock Eliminator legal versions) have a consistency issue that's worse than any of the American fwd stockers, I had an easy time winning against all of the other racers I lined up next to. I saw Mitch Bakers greatness (with his Camaro's), but I wish I could have do-overs with him and that truck...only a rematch of the 2006 quarter-finals (at the Mopar Mile Mile High Nationals) with Ryan McClanahan would I desire more than that!

[cicero819]

I mentioned a Duster or Dart with a 440-4 barrel for the simple reason that a friend of mine has been racing for forty plus year(he's 69yrs young) and has always built his own 440(ton of runs for years without blowing anything, damage a motor every 16yrs approx.) has turn a profit racing locally nearly every year racing locally(bracket racing only) seems like a wedge motor if put together properly can last for a lifetime of enjoyement. of all my racing cars that I've own, only an 83 Monte Carlo SS #005 ever made any money. CR