A serious congrats to those whom have achieved this via legit methods!
This Vettel challange has taken me way back recently. I was once a magazine lover of new cars and what kind of numbers these manucatures put out. Most importantly the kind of numbers they threw down the quarter mile
. So one day 💡 I finally got the nerves to venture into a real drag strip and put the car to the test. Magazines were claiming they ran mid 12 second passes on a stock car and so shoot me...I should be able too
! In my case it was a 2003 SVT Cobra.
In a short version: Reality BITES!
In the long version. You're first attempt is far from the posted numbers and then you start wondering what the heck is the magazine talking about
! Then folks national wide (in this case, WORLD WIDE) start popping up and start claiming they are running close to it or beat it! Then this is when the sickness really starts to kicks in and consumes the every last of you it can..........IT keeps saying to you....You can too! Addictions never a good thing
. In any case, during the first year it was one of the funnest times (Well, after the initial shock and realization that you suck). Every time you get into the car, strap the helmet on, do a nice legal burnout and go for it! The times start dropping and dropping
. At almost each outting you leave the track satisfied that you got a new personal best and realize that there is actually more left in her yet
! Now majority of the days were not so fun or good, but still fun as you lose touch with reality for a moment. You could run 20 times down the strip and either the conditions or just you mentally was not available to leave with any good slips
. Then some months you became stagnent as you could not do any better, but for sure you did worse. Some days you go back to old habbits with missing shifts or red lighting at the finals or just forget everything you learned
! So now years have gone by and so has thousands and thousands of dollars spent for gas, entrance fee, tires, clutches, parts, food and towing(s) later.....a magical day happens
! The air is super crisp, sun is just warm enough to keep the track at a nice temperature and the track feels like the owner didnt cheap out on the super glue
! You beat the number
Now I didn't beat the number on the Vettel challange just yet, but it reminds me of them days. It is not about the arrow but the indian. 2 more Vettel to go still but getting close to the Nurgburgin GP track. Cannot expect to run posted numbers if you have not put some time into it....unless you are a freak of an alian
2.313 away.....at least this is cheaper fun.
