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Gealii · 07-21-2012, 09:48 AM

how bout this place that's rite up the road

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War_Wagon · 07-21-2012, 05:59 PM

What is the deal with making the diesels belch smoke? I mean if it was a part of pulling a load tractor pull style, or racing, or pretty much anything other than just sitting in one spot then I could maybe kinda get it. I realize burnout contests are just as cheesy, but at least they are DOING something ha ha. Though the daisy dukes and the 4x4 school bus are both pretty sweet!

Gealii · 07-21-2012, 07:55 PM

that place has a special event every night and once a year they have a contest to see what truck can produce the most impressive amount of black smoke the rednecks really get into it

War_Wagon · 07-21-2012, 08:49 PM

Well I do enjoy some motorsports, so I realize that some people just don't get "it" for certain things. But I would think in that case, since there is no clock or whatever to compete against, the "winner" would be based on crowd response. So, be the last guy in the contest, when everyone is totally trashed and has about a 5 second memory, and you will win. See, easy! I like watching a good rally driver, but I never got the competitiveness of drifting for the same reason. Any motorsport that requires the crowds input to pick a winner just makes me think of monster trucks lol.

Gealii · 07-21-2012, 09:06 PM

yea i was trying to build 1 of the more mud based trucks this summer but now since im more into ecomodding i want to either take a 1968-74 ford torino fastback or a 1970-1980 pontiac grand am and mod it in the sense of aero for the quarter mile starting hopefully next summer not eco but its for crowd pleasure that has a point

NachtRitter · 07-22-2012, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by War_Wagon

What is the deal with making the diesels belch smoke? I mean if it was a part of pulling a load tractor pull style, or racing, or pretty much anything other than just sitting in one spot then I could maybe kinda get it. I realize burnout contests are just as cheesy, but at least they are DOING something ha ha. Though the daisy dukes and the 4x4 school bus are both pretty sweet!

Ah, that's why DPFs are mandated... so the rest of us can make up for the 'smoke belching' competitions!