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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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i only raced once so far... and i've already talked about it....im just wonderin' does racing alot makes ur car faster and stronger?
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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i only raced once so far... and i've already talked about it....im just wonderin' does racing alot makes ur car faster and stronger?
It makes you a better driver but obviosly the more you race the faster your car will wear out

I am at the track at least 3 times per month in the summer, either racing my car or working on/helping/driving sombody elses car.
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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well, it's actually good to open your car up once in awhile to get everything flowing through it. beating the hell out of it every single night is obviously going to hurt it.
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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wat i'm trying 2 say is that 2 cars stock...one is alwayz racing and driving fast and the other is just driving normaly...and they both race, does it make any differnce? about who wins?
cuz i heard if u keep driving fast ur car will get used to that and eventually beat another same stock cars?
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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I rarely ever race.... well unless you include all the SUV's and trucks that try to run me (which I dont waste my gas on). I rarely get a chance.. only 3 stoplights between work and home.
It wont make your car stronger by running it, but it shouldnt hurt it in the short term either unless you push it past what it can actualy do (IE burry the needle as far into the redline as you can get it..). Running it more often will help you get better like JD said.. after you practice enough to get to the point where you can actualy launch the car properly your runs will be much better.
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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wat i'm trying 2 say is that 2 cars stock...one is alwayz racing and driving fast and the other is just driving normaly...and they both race, does it make any differnce? about who wins?
cuz i heard if u keep driving fast ur car will get used to that and eventually beat another same stock cars?
The person that races all the time would have an advantage because he knows the car.. but the cars on their own shouldnt be any different. Stock vs Stock in the same car is almost always between the drivers.
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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Cars do not regenerate worn parts to come back bigger and stronger like the human body does.
I almost never get races on the street because other cars don't mess with me. Not because they're scared, but because my car doesn't look or sound like anything race worthy. I almost never do any planned street racing because I have a girlfriend who is totally against it. I only went to the track twice last year, as opposed to many times in 2004. That's because I haven't modded it any further so there's really no point until I do some more mods.
Old Jan 14, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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wat i'm trying 2 say is that 2 cars stock...one is alwayz racing and driving fast and the other is just driving normaly...and they both race, does it make any differnce? about who wins?
cuz i heard if u keep driving fast ur car will get used to that and eventually beat another same stock cars?
The person that races all the time would have an advantage because he knows the car.. but the cars on their own shouldnt be any different. Stock vs Stock in the same car is almost always between the drivers.
well...that shouldnt be a problem for me....
my stang is an auto as u can see in my sig( unfortunatley)[:@]
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