i started a new thread cause i saw the other was getting a bit lengthy for me its a bit fustrating having people refer to my flathead as a hemi,but i see nothing wrong with people asking simple questions, which to us seem dumb, most people start a conversation because they are genuinely intrested , i dont see anything to gain by being****-hole to them or telling stories , everyone started somewhere. i think it behooves all car people to be friendly and curtious, the person you answered all the stupid questions could be person buying a car or parts you sell a few years down the road, a friendly face maybe all it takes to hook another rodder the people i cant stand are the ones that say they are motorheads,and seem to have all the answers, somehow they always seem to find a fault with your/someone else's car, and they seem to be the athority on all things with wheels, but when you ask them to point out their car, its never there!!!!!!
I agree. I hate people that act like*****heads when you have a question about their car. I used to hang out at New England Dragway. We'd walk up the rows of cars in the staging lanes and check everything out. Every guy with an old car or a new V8 car was the biggest****hole. They couldn't be bothered to talk about their cars or their times or to just act like a human being. That's how I fell in with the DSM (Mitsubishi Eclipse etc.) crowd. Those guys were friendly, helpful and just plain happy to be there...Probably because they were getting better times than those other****holes!
I went to a show when I was in high school with a buddy of mine. We were looking at a nice 67 Nova SS. My buddy isn't all there, and this guy walks up and says "is this your car?" My friend replied no, and the guy said I know it's mine, and you're too*****ing close to it. One punch and It took about 20 minutes for that guy to wake up. After that I often saw the guy at other shows, and he lost the attitude, and that missing front tooth was a constant reminder also....To
[ QUOTE ] i started a new thread cause i saw the other was getting a bit lengthy for me its a bit fustrating having people refer to my flathead as a hemi,but [/ QUOTE ] I had a similar experience last year a local show when a greybeard brought out his hilborn injected ardun flattie 32. I was drooling over this piece of art and some dumb**** was looking over my shoulder and said " is that what I think it is?" to which I replied yes it is. Then this******** tells his buddy to look at the "hemi." I looked at him and shook my head and told him he didn't have a clue.I just wanted to punch the********. Bill
Gee and i only thought news reporters asked dumb questions. could be one of the same huh ?. but i do have to agree, people at shows that some of them do not have a clue. i've heard the hemi word, when someone was looking at my flathead, so , your not alone. sometimes i'll correct them and sometimes not.
[ QUOTE ] I agree. I hate people that act like*****heads when you have a question about their car. I used to hang out at New England Dragway. We'd walk up the rows of cars in the staging lanes and check everything out. Every guy with an old car or a new V8 car was the biggest****hole. They couldn't be bothered to talk about their cars or their times or to just act like a human being. That's how I fell in with the DSM (Mitsubishi Eclipse etc.) crowd. Those guys were friendly, helpful and just plain happy to be there...Probably because they were getting better times than those other****holes! [/ QUOTE ] The guys at regular drag races are far too serious - mostly because of the money involved. If you want to have a good time, and meet a lot of friendly racers, go to nostalgia events. GG Indy, March Meet, or any other geezer race , and they are mostly having fun. Geezer races are showing up all over the country, and there's bound to one near you if there's a strip. There's a large core of guys who travel, some like me and others on vacation time, and run at a lot of the same races. All of them that I know are friendly and will offer cool refreshments if you visit their pits. They are serious about their car, but the race is for fun - the money isn't that great. It's a chance for us to get together and catch up on gossip
thats alright...at the konts day of the drags this old cat was telling me about how i could make the six run in the t that i built from scratch about 3 months before...and how "they" cut the fan and "they" did this..and that.i tried to tell him 2 or 3 times i built my car.....but it did no good.wouldnt have been so bad...but he was writing me off and just being plain rude...jake and i always joke now about what "they" did to our rides.
Mutt, these were "street night" events, so they weren't pros or anything, just****holes. There was a nostalgia event here last January, it kicked****!
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