Can't argue with anything you just posted.
By the way, I think Dodge did a good thing by bringing the Hellcat into the ring. Has definitely stirred up some discussions. I disagree with a company that advertises a car to run a certain time to lure a customer into buying it. And when a customer plops down their hard earned dollars, gets to the track and it doesn't deliver, Dodge has the guy's money. I also feel that it's a slap in the face to a racer that goes to the track and goes through all the disappointments only a racer can experience, but a guy buys a Hellcat and claims to have a 10 sec car without ever getting the time slip.
A good friend who had never raced his car kept telling me and many others that he had a 10 sec car. I told him until he got the 10 sec time slip, he didn't have a 10 sec car. I rode in his car and felt it was a high 11 sec car. After many disagreements, some as I mentioned above, I challenged him to take it to the track. He said he didn't have a trailer. I said I'd trailer him to the track. He felt he'd prove me wrong. 1st run was a 12.20 at 125. Impressive mph, but far from a 10 sec pass. 2nd run was a 11.89 @ 126. he never ran quicker than that. So as a racer that has done this for years, I was right. He definitely had mph to run 10s but mph doesn't get you to the finish line first.
So, my point is this...if I didn't let a true friend get away with a bogus claim, I'm certainly not going to let anyone else get away with it.
By the way, I think Dodge did a good thing by bringing the Hellcat into the ring. Has definitely stirred up some discussions. I disagree with a company that advertises a car to run a certain time to lure a customer into buying it. And when a customer plops down their hard earned dollars, gets to the track and it doesn't deliver, Dodge has the guy's money. I also feel that it's a slap in the face to a racer that goes to the track and goes through all the disappointments only a racer can experience, but a guy buys a Hellcat and claims to have a 10 sec car without ever getting the time slip.
A good friend who had never raced his car kept telling me and many others that he had a 10 sec car. I told him until he got the 10 sec time slip, he didn't have a 10 sec car. I rode in his car and felt it was a high 11 sec car. After many disagreements, some as I mentioned above, I challenged him to take it to the track. He said he didn't have a trailer. I said I'd trailer him to the track. He felt he'd prove me wrong. 1st run was a 12.20 at 125. Impressive mph, but far from a 10 sec pass. 2nd run was a 11.89 @ 126. he never ran quicker than that. So as a racer that has done this for years, I was right. He definitely had mph to run 10s but mph doesn't get you to the finish line first.
So, my point is this...if I didn't let a true friend get away with a bogus claim, I'm certainly not going to let anyone else get away with it.
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