Why race your supercar

[sYc]

I can think of more trailering accidents then race accidents, including ZL-1 #1, which was consumed by fire while being trailered to a show, I believe a Super Chevy event. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

I guess the best bet would be to store these cars in a climate/moisture controlled, fire/storm/water/ safe building and never remove them. Kind of gets down to this "do we own our car(s) or do they own us?" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[JoeG]

QUOTE:
"do we own our car(s) or do they own us?" :

[/ QUOTE ]--- Unfortunately the bank still owns mine. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[olredalert]

------Toms right about the trailer accidents as the only scratches I ever put in Red Alert happened in the trailer.
------My wife and I were at the Ferrari national meet a long time ago in Palm Beach,and they had a driving event at Moroso.Some guy in a brand new Testarossa(sp)was out there doing hot laps and lost it.Did a horrendous amount of damage,and we heard that he had it hauled to a public road,found a bridge,unloaded the car,and tried to stage an accident.Most of the attendees got a heck of a charge out of this,and to top things off he got busted by the police for giving false info,as well as some other stuff.Insurance not only disallowed his claim,but charged him with attempted fraud.The following year,although he didnt show,we heard the whole fiasco cost him around 300 large and more than one night in the Graybar Hotel.Ya wanna play,be prepared to pay!........Bill S

[Chevy454]

Boy, JoeG, I can relate to that bank thing!

I think it should be required of EVERYONE even slightly interested in the older cars to attend the Pure Stock Drags in Michigan at least once. It sure opened my eyes! It's like a big car show (120+ cars) except it's at a drag strip and all the cars make passes! And if you think the cars their aren't show cars, you are SADLY mistaken. I've seen some of the best restorations I've ever seen in person at these events, and watched these same show winners drive from the pits to the burnout box and then make a pass. Yeah, not all of them set the world on fire, and for some that's not the goal. But I can guaran-darn-tee you that EVERYONE who has ever attended one has had a GREAT time and would consider it a do-again. Each year, the list of people who mark it on their calendar each year as a "must do" continues to grow. And, I'm proud to say I'm on that list!

[Jeff H]

I would never say to store these cars away in a safe place where nobody could ever enjoy them. I'm just saying that I personally can't afford an accident with no insurance to help offset the accident. We all know what happened to ZL1 #1 and I'm sure it was covered by insurance so it means you can restore it again. If I wreck my JL8 doing laps on a road course, it's not gonna be covered and I'm out more than $75K which took me at least 10 years to save up for. If you bought a Yenko or COPO back in 69 or the 70's when they weren't very expensive and you have no plans on selling it ever, then there really isn't much of a risk to continue racing it. Now if there is an insurance company that covers vehicles being raced, that can change everything.

[Denis]

Rob, do you have the schedule and location for upcoming pure stock drag events? After seeing the roster of cars from the last get-together, I think I agree with you that this is a must-see thing.

[T Billigen]

I went to a few pure stock drags back in the late 80s at Quaker City, Salem, Ohio. I remember a real neat 66 four door red Impala, 4-speed, 427-425 with all the paper work, matching number car. First run he ran in the 12s, second run he blew a clutch, later he blew the rear end. Sounds like a lot of fun to me!!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img]

[Norm reynolds]

As far as racing a rare classic car I agree with T Billigen 100 % Lord knows
My vette had its war stories raced it hard for 30 plus years and kept going but after 50.000 to restore it I WILL NOT RACE HER ANYMORE I do not feel the need to push her anymore she disserves to be pamper Ten years ago I might have felt different Now I know its my age but my drag racing days are long gone and I do not need to prove what she can do Been there done that and I can not afford to keep fixing it if I break it and it takes all the fun out of it There are other things in life that are more important like my family and to keep blowing money every time I break it is a waste of money. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Family needs are more important

[T Billigen]

Thats the way Reynolds! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[JoeG]

RACE- [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
DON'T RACE- [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

No losers in this one--------IMO [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]