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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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Did anyone watch Pinks on Tuesday night (Speed TV)??? Was that a Rustang with a Chevy engine (355 cu in I think) drag racing a Honda Civic (of course heavily modified)?? I do know that the Rustang won all of the races, one of them even handicapping a 10 or 15 car length!!!



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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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Yeah that is what it was. The Mustang mopped the floor with the Civic even though I didnt like the Mustang's group of guys. Did you see the one before that where the two bikes were racing? The guy that won was a little b#$tch.

In the bike episode the host said that the guy was paid $5500.00 to appear on the show, if thats all they get I would think they are losing a lot of money when they lose their rides.

Im addicted to Pinks now hahaha.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by gonzo14
Did anyone watch Pinks on Tuesday night (Speed TV)??? Was that a Rustang with a Chevy engine (355 cu in I think) drag racing a Honda Civic (of course heavily modified)?? I do know that the Rustang won all of the races, one of them even handicapping a 10 or 15 car length!!!



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That race was not even at all. The Mustang claimed to be a 13 second car. He would just wait until the end of the track and spray right past the Honda. Thee is a good article in Hot Rod about the show.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleJake
Yeah that is what it was. The Mustang mopped the floor with the Civic even though I didnt like the Mustang's group of guys. Did you see the one before that where the two bikes were racing? The guy that won was a little b#$tch.

In the bike episode the host said that the guy was paid $5500.00 to appear on the show, if thats all they get I would think they are losing a lot of money when they lose their rides.

Im addicted to Pinks now hahaha.
Those bike races are intense!! Cant believe how fast they can modify the gears before each race!!

I do agree that the Mustang was playing with the civic. It had to be a much faster car....I wonder what the new owner of the civic did with his new Japanese car??



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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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I cant stand the host of that show
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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My friend was at a PINKS in Florida recently and he said they did NOT take the other guys car... it's just for show... at least the one he was at...
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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I cant stand the host of that show
I always luagh when he gets serious in the beginning and says lets race.
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Originally Posted by mvftw
My friend was at a PINKS in Florida recently and he said they did NOT take the other guys car... it's just for show... at least the one he was at...
I listened to an interview of one of the winners of this show on a camaroz28.com podcast. He beat a Honda and did get the car after winning. He said he was in negotiations with the show's loser to buy it back, but the winners actually do get the car.
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