# Anything fast in here?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anything-fast-in-here/255701 "2010-11-22T16:21:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anything-fast-in-here/255701/746 "2010-11-24T00:29:10Z")

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> [@WTBuy or Borrow: Green Military Helmet & Uniform](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtbuy-or-borrow-green-military-helmet-uniform/37467/7):
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> The point is Eddy is an old school racer… Carbed and all. The idea between a race was more than HP when viewed as a “sport”. Its reaction time, pedal feel, knowing when to steer, hold, lift and so on. Running from a roll, most old schoolers view its a dumbing down the sport. The skill of suspension set up is almost out of it… Automatics are greatly disadvantaged, thus making variable so different in so many way… tarnishing the sport of drag racing… in some peoples eyes.  
> Personally, i think its best on a twisty track, or drifting…Digs i think are more legit than rolls … but Im also of a slightly different generation… though I think of my car as anything but a drag car.
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> I view roll racing as “the last chance to race”… Nothing else was available… no tracks, twisty or straight… no spot… no nuttin… just a simple “Let’s Roll”.

don’t get me wrong i love dig racing, its the only true drag race and roll racing is a last chance like you said, but what ed and others from your generation also have to consider is people from our generation haven’t exactly had a free run at the extension like back in the day and dig runs have always been very difficult to arrange trouble free in a safe place. roll racing is just usually an easier and safer way to race. as for dig races test and tune, and track days are where we bring our A game imo, and that would be the ideal place to setup a proper race. as you can see we have a lot of 10 second import street cars in the area, and they are getting quicker every year.

besides RT which is obviously important, the driver isnt doing much with a tubbed out automatic 1/4 mile machine from a dig either. it takes a lot of work to dial in the car suspension wise to run good no doubt, but driving it isnt very hard. get the car on the transbrake and press a button/just gun it from the stall. the tires are so big the cars dead hook out of the hole so theres no pedaling.

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