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jdakota
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3/03/2001
00:29:28
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Help everybody, I went to the track tonight and I did one run, I ran a 15.1 with my 98 dodge dakota 5.2 short bed, reg cab, with intake and exhaust. I no I could have gotten into the high fourteens with a better start cause everybody said I had late reaction time, and this was my first time running at a track. now my dad flipped out when he realized I went racing now he won't let me go anymore cause he thinks its bad cause of vechile abuse he says and its dangerous. please send as many replies as possible to help me out and convince my dad that racing isn't that abusive and dangerouse. PLEASE or I'll never get my 14's !
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92dakguy
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3/03/2001
00:35:19
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Just sit down with your dad and calmly explain to him the governing rules of the sport and the safetys in place. Sure there are dangers but I personally feel that there are more dangers in driving down the street then on the track.As far as the abuse of the vehicle goes proper maintenance and good driving will keep your vehicle running just as long as the next guys.
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matt
Mechanic
3/03/2001
02:27:48
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I stand with 92dakguy. But if yur dad is paying for the truck and everything else that goes with it (gas, maintanance, insurance, etc.)You need to abide by his wishes or take over al costs.
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Russ
GenIII
3/03/2001
15:31:24
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Jdakota next time you want to go racing invite your dad to go with you!They say the apple does not fall far from the tree so my guess is he will like it.Once you get your dad on board you will have it made.Dads are just big kids at heart!
2000 CC SLT 4X4 4.7 L-SLIP AUTO 3.55
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Nick
DakotaEnthusiast
3/03/2001
17:23:15
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I know that parental feature. I pay for every aspect of mine, but am not allowed a lift.
But yeah, inviting him may help with this. He will see it is relitivley safe. And if your really lucky maybe he will buy you a rollcage. Or get really invilved and buy you a supercharger, and a NOS.
1997 Dodge Dakota Sport 5.2-V-8
Duel Exhaust, Growler Mufflers
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Bernd
GenIII
3/03/2001
18:55:37
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From my experience with my old "ProStreet" Class BB Camaro (1976 Model with transplanted engine), my dad always said "You're just breaking the car...no use in racing."
After I took him to the track with me...he loved it. (Still complained about the noise...but seriously loved it. Helped me get the ProJection-II System for the old Camaro as well.)
Talk with him and bring him out there. Unfortunately, racing does stress the engine and drivetrain...there's just no way around that...but with the proper equipment, it'll hold up without any problems.
Bernd D. Ratsch
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT
Supercharged w/Nitrous
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VULGAR
Unregistered
4/06/2001
01:51:19
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Sneak it out Dog! remember you only live once and if you have a need for speed you have to satisfy that desire, so BALLS out life's to short. keep dragging, if it breaks it can be fixed, you feel me?
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/06/2001
04:27:34
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jdadota..Tell you dad, going to school,walking across the street,is dangerous!Today we live in a dangerous word!Tell your dad that racing on the drag strip is much better than the street!I'm sure your dad loves you and he is just being a Dad,tell him you are being a Kid and that's how you learn.Like Bernd said,take him with you,he might like it.
Tell him you love him.
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Bob-a Dad
00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto.
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14wntr
GenII
4/06/2001
11:24:28
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You could look at it this way, not only will this help you learn about cars and trucks but it will also help keep you out of trouble.
I am 33 and am reliving my childhood through my sons. I can only imagine what is going to happen when they ask for the keys to the truck......GULP
I am with both 92 dak and matt.
Guns cause crime like flies cause garbage!
92 4x4 5.2L Auto 3"FM
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Brad
GenIII
4/06/2001
12:33:46
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Ask him if he would rather have you get caught for racing on a public highway. Or would he prefer you race in a controlled environment like the drag strip. Because you are going to race the truck one way or another.
However, if he is paying for the truck and maintanence, then I would say you have to abide by his rules.
97 5.2L
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Mar
GenI
4/06/2001
12:59:27
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Its safer then driving on a highway. Come on let him race. Its not like its a top fuel drag car. And doing the quarter mile at full throtle in your vehical is not that bad i have a 99 durango 5.9 and do the quarter mile full throtle where ever i can. It has over 200000 on it and i drive the piss out of it. Racing is a good sport. It teaches you about cars and how to drive. I started racing at the track 3 years ago in which i build a camaro from the ground up. I love cars and conisider myself to be very techniclly minded. All in all the skills that can be picked up at the track are worth much more then the truck. And will help you succeed in the future in other things. Or it will just be a good hobbie. But if your dad won't let you take his truck then go and get a used peice of crap for 1300 put a hemi in it and go racing. Good luck.
MaRty
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98SPRTV6
GenIII
4/06/2001
13:06:09
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I am 23 and every since I was 16 and started getting into drag racing, my dad hated it but I did it anyway. One day I decided to take him to Mopar day at Houston Raceway Park in baytown and he fell in love with the sport. Now I can't keep him away from the track.
'98 Sport 3.9L 5-speed 3.55. Custom CAI, ASP Pullies, Traction Bars.
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Wayne
GenIII
4/06/2001
23:14:11
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jdakota,
I don't really know what to tell you. I really need to talk to your dad. I am 52. Raised 2 carnuts. The oldest doesn't race anymore but the youngest (24 yrs.) has a 11.33 car and a 11.40 bike. He wanted to drag race and told me so at age 16. I took him to the track with my 17 second Ranger and taught him the basics. He has done it ever since. Sure, things break but he learned to fix them. His interest in racing and motors lead him to go to college to become a mechanical engineer. He graduated 2nd in his class due in no small part to his understanding of mechanical things. While I am at work right now, he is at the drag strip. He doesn't smoke, drink, or do drugs. Drag racing and dirt bikes is how we get our highs.
My oldest son got to 12.3s in his Mustang and quit. He built a '23 tee bucket with a 327 and 6-71 blower. He is building a Cobra replica now. He stays out of trouble also. I am very proud of both of them.
Wayne Van Metre
'99 CC SLT 5.2/auto/3.90 anti spin
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dakotajess
Unregistered
4/06/2001
23:39:18
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Hows that go "ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM" :]
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/07/2001
19:55:51
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Hey old man,did I hear you say FORD,I new it,deep down inside you love Fords!You tough your boys to see the light! Hehehhehehehehe
Get in,shut up,hold on,hear we go again!
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00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto.
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Wayne
GenIII
4/07/2001
20:28:27
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Well Bob, there is a bad apple in every batch. That is all I can say. Besides I ain't sure he is mine. Momma's baby - Daddy's maybe. Hehehehe.
Come to think of it he has a Dakota and a Mustang....HUMMMM.....where were you about 28 years ago?? Hahaha
Racing isn't half as scary as saying "I do".
Wayne Van Metre
'99 CC SLT 5.2/auto/3.90 anti spin
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/07/2001
22:54:50
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Hey Wayne..Good answer!Where was I about 28 years ago,I can't remember,it was the sixty wasn't it?They say if you remember the sixty,you weren't there!She was the blond Wright,Iv always had a eye for them! Hehehehe {Didn't I say I have a Dakota and a Mustang!}
They say money talks,mine says good buy!
00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto.
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Wayne
GenIII
4/07/2001
23:28:59
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Can't remember huh? She must have impressed the heck out of you. Haha....or your memory is gone because of sumthin' you took during the sixties.
I like the money saying goodbye thing. :-)
Youth and talent are no match for age and treachery.
Wayne Van Metre
'99 CC SLT 5.2/auto/3.90 anti spin
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/08/2001
07:49:24
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Wayne,I remember all of the sixtys,and all the factory HotRods,they where at every stop light,and I only joke about the remembering thing.Didn't do drugs!Hey I remember all the girls,don't you?
Zesty
00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto.
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/08/2001
07:51:57
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Hey-jdakota,you never said who was paying for your truck. Well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
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Wayne
GenIII
4/08/2001
19:35:42
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Bob'
I didn't do drugs either. Watching the other fools do them scared the hell out of me. Besides, I wanted to spend the money on my Challenger.
OOHHH YEAH! I remember the girls. The sad thing is I still see most of them and they are all grandmothers. Only the old cars seems to have kept their shape. Hehe
Wayne Van Metre
'99 CC SLT 5.2/auto/3.90 anti spin
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/08/2001
20:36:28
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Wayne I saw a friend from the seventies the other day,she had been racing in the figure 8 races,and she was the car. Hehehehe
Remember if it has wheels or tits your going to have problems with it.
Bob
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Wayne
GenIII
4/08/2001
20:45:42
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Bob,
Hey man! You a dog. (did she have gas? haha)
Wayne Van Metre
'99 CC SLT 5.2/auto/3.90 anti spin
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
4/09/2001
18:10:17
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I'm thinking it was a lot of beans and franks!
The old gray Mayer an't what she used to be.
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00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto.
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Dean
Unregistered
4/09/2001
19:24:17
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SAFER AT THE TRACK THEN RACING ON THE STREET!
Dean
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