Buschur Power FTW! (Video Inside)
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From: 2003 Evo VIII - Silver
Yes, I was shifting easy
My goal was to just reach into the 9's as I did not feel like breaking any more parts just to get my license
The idea of trying to drive a 900 plus whp Evo "gently" is actually more difficult than it sounds. This is why I kind of froze at the start trying to decide how hard to get on the two step and how much TQ to roll off the line with.
I will do better when the racing season starts as I am just used to running the car 100% as fast as it can go.
Honestly though, I am starting to consider my own mortality and the prudence of continuing to push the envelope on this particular car. It seems that once I get the boost all the way up and the car tuned more agressively the car will be approching 160 mph in the 1/4 and no doubt the car will be sliding about more in 2nd and 3rd than it is now. Once you reach these rates of acceleration the driving experience of the Evo is starting to feel less Evo like and more skateboard like for lack of a better term. Its kind of like trying to drive a normal evo down a snow covered road with black ice at full speed.
I am starting to think that once you get this far into the pursuit of ultimate power production the only thing that can stop you is either bankruptcy or an accident.
Sometimes, it may be best to leave the party while things are still hopping rather than waiting till they turn on the bright lights and sweeping the floor.
My goal was to just reach into the 9's as I did not feel like breaking any more parts just to get my license
The idea of trying to drive a 900 plus whp Evo "gently" is actually more difficult than it sounds. This is why I kind of froze at the start trying to decide how hard to get on the two step and how much TQ to roll off the line with.
I will do better when the racing season starts as I am just used to running the car 100% as fast as it can go.
Honestly though, I am starting to consider my own mortality and the prudence of continuing to push the envelope on this particular car. It seems that once I get the boost all the way up and the car tuned more agressively the car will be approching 160 mph in the 1/4 and no doubt the car will be sliding about more in 2nd and 3rd than it is now. Once you reach these rates of acceleration the driving experience of the Evo is starting to feel less Evo like and more skateboard like for lack of a better term. Its kind of like trying to drive a normal evo down a snow covered road with black ice at full speed.
I am starting to think that once you get this far into the pursuit of ultimate power production the only thing that can stop you is either bankruptcy or an accident.
Sometimes, it may be best to leave the party while things are still hopping rather than waiting till they turn on the bright lights and sweeping the floor.
Last edited by DynoFlash; Apr 11, 2007 at 05:44 PM.
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I have been arguing the last couple of weeks with some zit faced 19 year old 'experts' on another car forum who's car never even ran, never even left the garage yet they are convinced they can beat me "from a dig" when and IF the project that mommy and daddy paid for is ever completed.
(before some one blasts me like Imus - there is nothing wrong with being young and zit faced - I was there one day myself. My issue is with morons who never did anything and never accomplished anything with cars who try and talk a big game - even worse trash talking others who actualy have a car that runs)
I was thinking, after spending all day getting my car ready, on the trailer and driving 3 hours to the track that its a lot easier to talk a big game on the internet than actually do it
I can think of serveral shops even that built race evos that never ran a time and never made it to the end of the track in one piece
I was thinking that what seperates the true racers I see at the track every time from these internet thugs is determination, sacrifice and effort. There is no reward or compensation for this hobby, the joy is in the step by step planning, building and execution of a project. The process of doing it is what the real racer is in this for.
There are too many loud mouths who pontificate and hold themselves as experts who have never yet pushed themselves or demonstrated any tangible evidence of their claimed skills. Even worse when the internet forum thugery advances to the opening of a tuning business where these people try and guide customers to do something they never even did themselves. Anyone can call themselves a "tuner"
As I said, talk is cheap.
Those who I am thinking of know who they are.
Last edited by DynoFlash; Apr 11, 2007 at 06:06 PM.
Yes, I was shifting easy
My goal was to just reach into the 9's as I did not feel like breaking any more parts just to get my license
The idea of trying to drive a 900 plus whp Evo "gently" is actually more difficult than it sounds. This is why I kind of froze at the start trying to decide how hard to get on the two step and how much TQ to roll off the line with.
I will do better when the racing season starts as I am just used to running the car 100% as fast as it can go.
Honestly though, I am starting to consider my own mortality and the prudence of continuing to push the envelope on this particular car. It seems that once I get the boost all the way up and the car tuned more agressively the car will be approching 160 mph in the 1/4 and no doubt the car will be sliding about more in 2nd and 3rd than it is now. Once you reach these rates of acceleration the driving experience of the Evo is starting to feel less Evo like and more skateboard like for lack of a better term. Its kind of like trying to drive a normal evo down a snow covered road with black ice at full speed.
I am starting to think that once you get this far into the pursuit of ultimate power production the only thing that can stop you is either bankruptcy or an accident.
Sometimes, it may be best to leave the party while things are still hopping rather than waiting till they turn on the bright lights and sweeping the floor.
My goal was to just reach into the 9's as I did not feel like breaking any more parts just to get my license
The idea of trying to drive a 900 plus whp Evo "gently" is actually more difficult than it sounds. This is why I kind of froze at the start trying to decide how hard to get on the two step and how much TQ to roll off the line with.
I will do better when the racing season starts as I am just used to running the car 100% as fast as it can go.
Honestly though, I am starting to consider my own mortality and the prudence of continuing to push the envelope on this particular car. It seems that once I get the boost all the way up and the car tuned more agressively the car will be approching 160 mph in the 1/4 and no doubt the car will be sliding about more in 2nd and 3rd than it is now. Once you reach these rates of acceleration the driving experience of the Evo is starting to feel less Evo like and more skateboard like for lack of a better term. Its kind of like trying to drive a normal evo down a snow covered road with black ice at full speed.
I am starting to think that once you get this far into the pursuit of ultimate power production the only thing that can stop you is either bankruptcy or an accident.
Sometimes, it may be best to leave the party while things are still hopping rather than waiting till they turn on the bright lights and sweeping the floor.
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That guy is the Buschur Racing of the Lightning pick up truck world - he is the fastest Lightning Pick up in the World
There can only be 1 #1
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