Fishfiles 10,756 Posted March 3 I don't know if any of you'll follow street racing , there is a show in New Orleans on TV , but the show isn't the real street racing , this goes on everyday and the police really don't do much about it ----they call this spot by NASA Da Pad , they move around to dodge the cops I know the guy with the BBQ pit trailer , he is at the NAPA in New Orleans East every Friday for lunch and has some really good food , a $10 plate is more than you can eat There are hundreds of videos on You-Tube , some are kind of raw The guy that filmed this one is called 1320 , he goes all over the world filming street racing and he says in his videos , there is no place in the world close to New Orleans for street racing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 878 Posted March 5 I tried street racing once. In my brother's 69 Roadrunner w/383. Beat a GTO and then learned how important good brakes are. Hint: 4 poorly adjusted drums aren't good brakes. We all survived unscathed to tell about it.😳 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 10,756 Posted March 6 Sounds like a 4 drum set up , should have got a parachute !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 878 Posted March 6 10 hours ago, Fishfiles said: Sounds like a 4 drum set up , should have got a parachute !!! Yup. Four drums indeed. That little episode of young stupidity must have had a lasting affect on my decision making process toward automotive brakes: My last new car purchased has Brembo brakes.🤔 My wife wanted the Recaro seats but didn't understand why I wanted the Brembos. I didn't want 💩 stains on the seats. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 394 Posted March 8 Yeah it is all staged as far as the places they race. When the show first came out , they made it all dramatic about the spots. The cars they had were more like a working man could afford and build. Now its all promod status big money stuff. I would still watch it if I had cable but cant get the current shows on the firestick. I still enjoy the show for the most part. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 10,756 Posted March 8 8 hours ago, Chevymec said: Yeah it is all staged as far as the places they race. When the show first came out , they made it all dramatic about the spots. The cars they had were more like a working man could afford and build. Now its all promod status big money stuff. I would still watch it if I had cable but cant get the current shows on the firestick. I still enjoy the show for the most part. I have heard some the stories of how fake Street Outlaws is , in the beginning the film people gave $50k to select drivers to build the cars that they film --- I know a guy who was paid for them to use his car in the filming and then gave him a part in an episode , when I seen him on TV I called him and asked him about it , he said it was all fake , he had no intention to buy the car that he was bidding on in a auction When they film Street Outlaws they bring out light plants and have cops blocking off the road , it is a movie production But the videos I am posting are filmed by participants , and are the real thing , they are out there just about every night , wonder how NASA doesn't have it stopped as it is the facility on the right and Folger's Coffee is on the left of Da Pad 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 394 Posted March 22 @Fishfiles 1320 always has good racing videos. I remember the first DVD they put out. I have it some where. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 727 Posted April 18 (edited) guess ya gotta do something. we had local drag strips. but ever so often, we go to a road, that wasnt patrolled so well. it didnt cost that much to run at ohio valley, 1/4 track. it was flooded the last time, i drove past it. think though, its still open. been down the track twice, ET's got the 1st. heat, let of too early on the second... 8.26 the 1st i think.. i know i didnt have a 9 or above. the 2nd 8.76.. my car would do 60 in 1st gear. 90 in 2nd.. it wernt geared right. 373's the best i could figure out. only to have a 411, 454. Edited April 18 by LedFTed cant decide on the stock gear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 394 Posted April 24 On 4/18/2021 at 10:46 AM, LedFTed said: guess ya gotta do something. we had local drag strips. but ever so often, we go to a road, that wasnt patrolled so well. it didnt cost that much to run at ohio valley, 1/4 track. it was flooded the last time, i drove past it. think though, its still open. been down the track twice, ET's got the 1st. heat, let of too early on the second... 8.26 the 1st i think.. i know i didnt have a 9 or above. the 2nd 8.76.. my car would do 60 in 1st gear. 90 in 2nd.. it wernt geared right. 373's the best i could figure out. only to have a 411, 454. I had a '93 S10 that I ran the balls out of. Almost every weekend on some back roads we got stupid. It was kinda know for being "quick" .... as quick as a 2.8 5 speed S10 was lol. Guess it wasn't bad since most of my friends had 4x4 trucks and mine was a 2wd. When I built my 1st camaro, I was at the dragstrip every chance I could racing it. That's when I thought about how dumb it was what I use to do. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 878 Posted April 24 I think the piston heads here will enjoy this. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 727 Posted April 25 (edited) the 73cuda, had a 340 4 bolt main, and a distinct sound, that i miss.. the slowest i ever had it was 17mph in 4th gear, and it still ran,.. while going uphill, 15%.. Edited April 25 by LedFTed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevymec 394 Posted April 25 That video was great!! I heard stories from around here about the Mopars hurting everything around here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 10,756 Posted April 25 That was a very interesting video , about the Ghost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 878 Posted April 25 35 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: That was a very interesting video , about the Ghost I like that the car is kept very close to original. Dents and all. There is/was a TV program I really enjoyed. Graveyard Carz. Alyssa Rose adds to the experience 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
