Seriously though...That show gives me a friggin' migraine. All I want to do is see a couple of street cars drag racing and then they have all this ultra cheesey "Wham! K'POW!" ultra dramatic poser metal music which is supposed to get my attention??? BFD!!!

That show sux... Unfortunately for me my TiVo unit records it automatically. So, daily I have to manually erase it from the hard drive.

But, remember that the shows producers must've accomplished their mission...Because we are actually talking about it.

(No press is bad press)
-W. Rogers

 

 

I like to watch it just to see on of those POS cars they race blow an engine. A lot of mustangs on that show....hmmmmmmmmm

 

I went to highshool starting in 1971 in Indianapolis. I lived 5 blocks from the track so our neighborhood was full of racers. AJ Foyt mechanic lived 3 houses down, one of my best friends was Tom Finley who's dad was Johnny Parsons mechanic. He designed the Finley Eagle or "fleagle". The reason I tell you all this was that quite a few guys in our highschool and others around town were sons of racers or connected and had "street" cars that the drove to school every day.
Alot of these cars were 11 and 12 second street cars. That was pretty darn fast in the 70's. I saw 2 guys run for Pink slips, we called it title for title. I saw a guy lose a big block camaro to a 340 duster.
We would mark the 1/4 mile with our cars on rarely traveled area on the interstate and someone would set them off like you see in the show with lowering their hands. I probably saw 100 races but only 2 of them ended up with guys losing their cars to the other. I thought it was crazy to chance losing your car ,but kind of ballsy at the same time. It wasn't the best 2 out of 3 like in the show. It was a single race. The premise of Pinks is good and if you watch it just to see street racers pushing their home built machines down the track then it is pretty enjoyable.

 

its rigged

 

i sold my tv/vcr/dvd player 2 years ago and havent really missed tv at all......haha.....

b

 

I think someone hit it dead on: Poker with cars with a LARGE dash of Jerry Springer. IMHO: Crap

 

I'd never wage my car on a race. Never. I'm too paranoid.

I've never seen the show myself but if I was running it, I'd make it simple. Best 2 out of 3 and reaction time counts.

 

Exactley....N like the old saying goes ..."u run what u brung".....One shot period......None of this do overs or 2 out of 3 crap.....Besides that if u tried a do over the man would have the bracelets waiting 4 you when u came back............. .......Jerrylee///

 

This guy is now the fastest N/A 6spd, to the best of my knowledge...
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/FeatureCars/Tanner.htm

 

Yeap, saw that one. Went up against a really nice '68 Firebird with a Lenco. Both cars were extremely nice. They noted the Camaro at like 620+ hp while the Firebird was like 540+. Both launched wheels up! There were plenty of bucks out there on that show. They were easy $40K+ cars.

Also, saw the one with the two fox body mustangs. One was an all out drag car (no interior), while the other was pretty hot, but looked fairly benign. They said that the looser's car is going on e-pay after the winner thrashes it for a while.

Both of these shows (especially the Camaro/Firebird) were touted as "their best ever" shows. Much theatrics, but holds some interest. I guess it depend on what's running and if there is nothing else on as to whether I watch it.

I agree that they should use the tree. Give 'em 5 runs to work out their times/problems and do a bracket race. The host can still jump up and down and push the button that starts the tree. As I recall from watching NHRA, the guy that always started the tree recently retired, was much celebrated, and had started more races than anyone. (Probably about all of them across the country.)

And of course. because they dont run the tree, no times or speeds are given for the runs (and no reaction times). So you only get a general sense, which is a bummer.

 

ON one episode, there was a guy with an old black datsun 240 with a turbo on it. I don't remember what he was racing, I think it was an old camaro or monte carlo,anyway the guy with the datsun was from houston. Well a few weeks ago I was running my vette at the local strip and saw an old datsun there with a turbo on it. So I go talk to the guy and asked him if he had seen pinks with the turbo datsun. He said that was his friend and he was there at the shooting of the episode and they really did lose the car. He did say they had less then $5k in the entire car, most of which was donated by local shops etc. The car was only a 12.80 car on a good night.

Show is kind of cheesy but I still like it.

Matter in fact it comes on tonight.

 

Pinks shot 3 shows at Heartland Park Topeka on oct 7 2006. wWe saw this guy loose this car. A 9 second big block 73. Jim Evans lost to a 10 second 64 Malibu after blowing the motor. Someone said that the looser gets something for being on the show, Yeah, an empty garage. Its real.

 

Thats the fastest lt1 6spd,Tosto had the fastest ls1 6spd,but they pulled the 6spd out for a liberty.

 

That car is still owned by Evans,

 

Here is our locally fastest LS1 6-speed (He and the LT1 guy I posted run a local DIY garage.)
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/FeatureCars/Roman.htm

The guy that built their engines built the bottom-end for me. (But I've got a lonnnnng way to go to get even close to their territory....)

 

When I spoke to him at the track that night , he said that he had to give it up after the drag racing season. It was my understanding that was what was going to happen. He broke the belt drive- timing belt and could not finish the race.

 

Tosto has been 9.60's with there Ls1 N/A turns it 9200

 

You got that right. I'm from Jersey, raced at Rut's Hut and other hot spots in North Jersey. We never ran for pink slips, just money.
One shot heads up and that was it.

 

That is just too funny

I agree he looks goofy the way he starts races

I did like the episode where they ran for money, I think more people would watch it if they did more of those