"It Takes No Skill To Drag" - Prove it

[Downhill Dino]

I don't get why you people insist that it requires no skill but can't produce a competitive tune. Just a bunch of people with insignificant lives that need to validate themselves by being better than everyone else. And when someone is better than you at something you try to cling onto that last little hope you have of being cool by be-littling their accomplishments, yet you can't hold a candle to their talent. You talk all this big talk about how easy dragging is but no-one has ever seen you on the track. GROW UP!

Calm down. "Insignificant lives" isn't a term you can use. Nor are the assumptions you're trying to make. I could reverse everything you said and talk about you drag racers. Would you like that?

 

[kennyblanco]

I'm not the one on here trying to make it as if anyone is lesser than me by constantly putting them down. Each person has his or her preference as to what to do in the game. And just like with anything else, to be good at something requires skill or talent. If you were offended by my comment then that is just how you feel. It wasn't directed at any particular person, rather a generalisation of people who have nothing better to do than give people a hard time. They think it is ok for them to push people around but cry when they get pushed back. That's all.👍

 

[Downhill Dino]

None of us are trying to put anyone down, nor is there any "pushing around". I think you're misinterpreting the content in this debate.

 

[kennyblanco]

The point is "If it takes no skill to drag-prove it." That's it. If is true then someone with no knowledge of drag racing should be able to slap together a tune to be at least close to competitive with any one of these guys on here. Time and time again it is said that it is easy to drag. But when invited to a race, the one making the claim is nowhere to be found. It's just old to me. As I stated in my last post- to be good and to accel at anything in life(be it a game as we are discussing currently, juggling, singing, flying a plane, or anything in between) requires skill or talent. You couldn't hand a controller to a 5 year old who has never played a game and expect him to be good at it. It requires skill. That pretty much sums up the point of this whole debate.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I'm thinking more on the experience line for that kind of thing.

Also on the whole proving it bit. I was the only one who has accepted the challenge, a time in which everyone could meet up has not been discussed yet. I'm awaiting more info on the meeting. So you can't say anything about people not showing up.

Now I must get some sleep, I'll be back for more.

 

[kennyblanco]

I respect you for stepping up to the plate:tup:

 

[Simple Matt]

Ahhh Kenny.. You still continue to amaze me.. But that is exactly it.. We see everyone bad talk drag racing.. But as soon as we start calling them up.. They are no where to be found..

 

[Simple Matt]

I'm thinking more on the experience line for that kind of thing.

Also on the whole proving it bit. I was the only one who has accepted the challenge, a time in which everyone could meet up has not been discussed yet. I'm awaiting more info on the meeting. So you can't say anything about people not showing up.

Now I must get some sleep, I'll be back for more.

My bad.. I should have read the last page before I posted but nice work.. I, as well as many other people are anticipating the result of this meet up with whoever will accept the race.. I would, but I'm at work when you guys are racing -.-

 

[leepangfu]

Drag requires good understanding of tuning, but not much skill on track. Circuit racing requires skill on the track and some tuning. I suck at tuning so I also suck at dragging. I'm quite good at circuit racing and the tuning part of that kind of racing is covered in the tuning section so it's not much of a problem. Great work by you guys how you can get such fast times dragging, I'm not even close

 

[ROYALEFATALE]

If you're so convinced that it is so easy then why don't you PROVE IT???? Post some of your times with proof. Produce a competitive tune if it is so easy. I don't get why you people insist that it requires no skill but can't produce a competitive tune.

can we agree that the only reason a tune is competitive is because it is kept secret? that was my point. give me your tune and i'm just as fast as you are, i don't care how you produced it, it's a numbers game, not too sure what part of that you don't understand....

 

[Simple Matt]

can we agree that the only reason a tune is competitive is because it is kept secret? that was my point. give me your tune and i'm just as fast as you are, i don't care how you produced it, it's a numbers game, not too sure what part of that you don't understand....

But to get that tune from nothing takes skill.. We all started from nothing... But we managed to turn nothing into top class tunes.. Sure it's a numbers game.. But what are those numbers..

 

[fest0r]

can we agree that the only reason a tune is competitive is because it is kept secret? that was my point. give me your tune and i'm just as fast as you are, i don't care how you produced it, it's a numbers game, not too sure what part of that you don't understand....

You seem to be conveniently sidestepping the point. If there was no effort involved and it was so easy to create top tunes they would be given out like candy. A tune isn’t competitive because it's kept “secret”… it’s because it’s a competitive tune.

Just because you can cheat your way to the top doesn’t negate the worth of genuine tuners. Fortunately the cars in this game have quite a good variance on how they react to tuning so one set of numbers can’t be used everywhere. If you gave a skilful tuner a car they hadn’t worked on before they would be competitive quite quickly… not the case with someone who just punches in some numbers.

I guess we will just have to agree to differ By the way, did I see you just signed up at a drag racing website?

 

[Suraj1995]

You seem to be conveniently sidestepping the point. If there was no effort involved and it was so easy to create top tunes they would be given out like candy. A tune isn’t competitive because it's “secret”… it’s because it’s a competitive tune.

Just because you can cheat your way to the top doesn’t negate the worth of genuine tuners. Fortunately the cars in this game have quite a good variance on how they react to tuning so one set of numbers can’t be used everywhere. If you gave a skilful tuner a car they hadn’t worked on before they would be competitive quite quickly… not the case with someone who just punches in some numbers.

I guess we will just have to agree to differ By the way, did I see you just signed up at a drag racing website?

And I don't even give candy out. 👍

 

[ROYALEFATALE]

let me make it black and white for you, if you sent me your drag car, i would be just as fast as you, in the circuit racing world you can't transfer "skill" or a win to someone else so easily, there's no faking a good driver.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Takes no skill to drag.

I'm a circuit tuna, I have fast drag cars, therefore it takes no skill.

jajajajajajaja.

 

[Suraj1995]

let me make it black and white for you, if you sent me your drag car, i would be just as fast as you, in the circuit racing world you can't transfer "skill" or a win to someone else so easily, there's no faking a good driver.

Your right, but IT'S NOT YOUR TUNE. Now do I need to make that black and white for you?

 

[fest0r]

let me make it black and white for you, if you sent me your drag car, i would be just as fast as you, in the circuit racing world you can't transfer "skill" or a win to someone else so easily, there's no faking a good driver.

Again you’re avoiding the point in favour of reiterating a statement that I’m not disputing. If I shot you in the face while we were circuit racing I would probably win… doesn’t mean it’s likely to happen.

Not sure what you think happens normally, but people don’t turn up, share their tunes then go racing. Most teams don’t even share tunes. Even if someone were to send you a top tune it probably wouldn’t be competitive for very long. Skilful tuners have the ability to develop and advance their tunes.

You can’t just select one area of drag racing to target because it suits your argument.

I also notice you missed the part about signing up to a drag racing site… for someone who seems to have a circuit racing superiority complex you’re taking quite an interest in drag racing

 

[Slash]

@Royal

Here, you want a pro's opinion? Drag racing takes skill. If you don't know what 🤬 you are are doing, then you are going to suck. Is that clear enough to get through your thick skull?

And no, you would not be as easily fast as him. You don't know the cars shift points, and he may launch faster than you. So if he knows the shift points, then you can kiss him goodbye in a cloud of dust. You clearly don't know what you are talking about so instead of trying to make yourself look more like an idiot, I'd kindly advise you to leave this thread. Have a nice day.

 

[Jabberwack]

let me make it black and white for you, if you sent me your drag car, i would be just as fast as you, in the circuit racing world you can't transfer "skill" or a win to someone else so easily, there's no faking a good driver.

You seem to dislike drag racing. THEN STOP POSTING HERE.


The tune is not the only thing that matters. Controller configuration, network speed, knowledge of shift points and how to set up your tranny are only some of the things you need to be fast.

 

[Swara]

You seem to dislike drag racing. THEN STOP POSTING HERE.

The tune is not the only thing that matters. Controller configuration, network speed, knowledge of shift points and how to set up your tranny are only some of the things you need to be fast.

Guys royale is a troll, if you reply to him, he has nothing better to do than reply back, so don't reply to him 👍

 

[Slash]

Read my post. Can't make it anymore clearer than that.

 

[Jabberwack]

Guys royale is a troll, if you reply to him, he has nothing better to do than reply back, so don't reply to him 👍

I raced him the other day in the Aventador. Beat him by a car and a half. He shut up so I left

 

[Downhill Dino]

I still don't see how winning has anything to do with proving our point.

 

[Slash]

I raced him the other day in the Aventador. Beat him by a car and a half. He shut up so I left

I haven't even tuned that car and more than likely a 2 minute tune would probably demolish him.

 

[Jabberwack]

I still don't see how winning has anything to do with proving our point.

You - "LOL drag racing. What's so hard about going in a straight line"


Us - "Race me"


You - "LMAO ok"


*gets destroyed*


You - "Wow, it actually does take some skill. Sorry for the misconception bro 👍"




Basically we're tired of people looking down on this, EVEN THOUGH it is now officially supported.

 

[Downhill Dino]

If I lost, then I don't see how that's saying it requires skill. Look at what I've said previously in this thread:

I just realized something. So, if I'm supposed to prove that going in a straight line is easy and anyone can do it with or without a tune, why must I race and win to prove my point? I can see how that can prove something but wouldn't simply being able to get off the line smoothly and blasting down the line be enough?

Also I'm not seeing any 'official' support in the game. There isn't a drag strip, and I'm not seeing a tree.

Oh plus, by now I'd imagine you would know how I type/talk. I do not use text speak and I do not say things like "bro". Nor did I say anything on the line of "What's so hard about going in a straight line".

 

[Slash]

If I lost, then I don't see how that's saying it requires skill. Look at what I've said previously in this thread:




Also I'm not seeing any 'official' support in the game. There isn't a drag strip, and I'm not seeing a tree.

Oh plus, by now I'd imagine you would know how I type/talk. I do not use text speak and I do not say things like "bro". Nor did I say anything on the line of "What's so hard about going in a straight line".

The drag strip is Route X. If you lost, it requires the know how to tune your cars to get to the point of winning, that's the skill we are talking about.

 

[Downhill Dino]

But surely if I could make an excellent/skillful tune (If I had the experience to know some drag tuning) and lost, then it would be said I have no skill?

 

[kennyblanco]

can we agree that the only reason a tune is competitive is because it is kept secret? that was my point. give me your tune and i'm just as fast as you are, i don't care how you produced it, it's a numbers game, not too sure what part of that you don't understand....

But thats exactly the point, you(not saying "you" specifically, just anyone without knowledge of setting cars up to drag)couldn't produce a competitive tune on your own. Sure anyone can drive a car in a straight line for xx amount of distance- but that is not the only aspect of the sport. Your missing it entirely. Setting your car up proper is as big a part of it as driving. With out a good tune you won't be fast period.

If this helps you understand better then we can agree that tuning for drag does require skill?

As far as it being a numbers game- there's more to it than punching in random numbers in. It takes an understanding of which individual components have what effect on your tune.

 

[Downhill Dino]

As far as it being a numbers game- there's more to it than punching in random numbers in. It takes an understanding of which individual components have what effect on your tune.

You're still just punching in some numbers.

As someone had said, not sure who and where, "Drag racers like to make everything sound more complicated then it really is". I like that quote, just need to find who said it.