R U faster than a Redneck???

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This week I was delighted to see smug Justin Bieber and his Lotus and the v10 Beemer get put on the trailer.....seeing their genuine disappointment on their faces was priceless I loved it! SO MANY tuner guys think they could "easily" beat any muscle car around a track. They're getting their wake up call here and that track is not even a mile in total length. If they held it on my local Mosport Park with a real 3/4 mi long straight it would be even uglier.

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

Enjoyed last nights show. And not to sound like an azz but does Bill realize this is road racing and not off road racing ??? Just curious ...

[M6Cabrio]

I just wanted to pop in and say hello. I had the white BMW M6 in last nights episode. I really enjoyed getting to meet everyone on the show and I loved the American Muscle they brought. I actually grew up in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. My family reunions still consist of 100 plus people from West Virginia down to NC, some of which are true moonshiners. I should have been on the "other side" with my heritage I also own a ZR1 and the BMW is actually my wife's! haha

I have never owned a pro touring car, but I definitely respect all cars! Before the ZR1 I had a pontiac G8, GTO, and WS6. It is amazing the difference in weight from the 4500 pound convertible to the corvette. But the BMW is really a great touring/autobahn car more so then a track car.

This week I was delighted to see smug Justin Bieber and his Lotus and the v10 Beemer get put on the trailer.....seeing their genuine disappointment on their faces was priceless I loved it! SO MANY tuner guys think they could "easily" beat any muscle car around a track. They're getting their wake up call here and that track is not even a mile in total length. If they held it on my local Mosport Park with a real 3/4 mi long straight it would be even uglier.

The BMW doesn't go on a trailer What you saw on the interviews was mostly acting I think from most everyoe. The racing was all real though. I think the BMW had a disadvantage with the short track being so heavy. It actually has a respectible 60-130 time of 8.9 seconds with the minor modifications done to it. In a 3/4 mile straight I think it would be an advatange for the car.

Anyway, I had fun guys and if there is a second season I would love to bring a different car and try to redeem myself haha. The M6 may be traded in soon on a 911 or a new M6 :P

[UMI Tech]

How does one get to be on Team Redneck?

[Todd in Vancouver]

I just wanted to pop in and say hello. I had the white BMW M6 in last nights episode. I really enjoyed getting to meet everyone on the show and I loved the American Muscle they brought. I actually grew up in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. My family reunions still consist of 100 plus people from West Virginia down to NC, some of which are true moonshiners. I should have been on the "other side" with my heritage I also own a ZR1 and the BMW is actually my wife's! haha

I have never owned a pro touring car, but I definitely respect all cars! Before the ZR1 I had a pontiac G8, GTO, and WS6. It is amazing the difference in weight from the 4500 pound convertible to the corvette. But the BMW is really a great touring/autobahn car more so then a track car.



The BMW doesn't go on a trailer What you saw on the interviews was mostly acting I think from most everyoe. The racing was all real though. I think the BMW had a disadvantage with the short track being so heavy. It actually has a respectible 60-130 time of 8.9 seconds with the minor modifications done to it. In a 3/4 mile straight I think it would be an advatange for the car.

Anyway, I had fun guys and if there is a second season I would love to bring a different car and try to redeem myself haha. The M6 may be traded in soon on a 911 or a new M6 :P

Welcome and nice of you to pop in and introduce yourself. It's interesting to hear from all automotive guys regardless of what they drive and given the opportunity to I would think most guys would go get in line to have a chance to race cars on TV and it wouldn't matter where it was made. It's really nice to hear another confirmation that the racing is real and is all flat out. Maybe I'm a dope but I believed the racing was real from the beginning and just maybe we will convert a few people over to the good old V8 old school approach.

[camaro427-69]

I have never owned a pro touring car, but I definitely respect all cars! Before the ZR1 I had a pontiac G8, GTO, and WS6. It is amazing the difference in weight from the 4500 pound convertible to the corvette. But the BMW is really a great touring/autobahn car more so then a track car.

welcome for me watching this episode with friends was a loose/loose situation because of my BMW/Camaro situation ;) but i was really amazed that the lotus didn´t do any better cause those cars are more go-karts than anything else even with low power but 180HP is more than adequate for 900kg good that the kid didn´t have on of those hennessey "lotus"

[Slick68]

I just wanted to pop in and say hello. I had the white BMW M6 in last nights episode. I really enjoyed getting to meet everyone on the show and I loved the American Muscle they brought. I actually grew up in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. My family reunions still consist of 100 plus people from West Virginia down to NC, some of which are true moonshiners. I should have been on the "other side" with my heritage I also own a ZR1 and the BMW is actually my wife's! haha

I have never owned a pro touring car, but I definitely respect all cars! Before the ZR1 I had a pontiac G8, GTO, and WS6. It is amazing the difference in weight from the 4500 pound convertible to the corvette. But the BMW is really a great touring/autobahn car more so then a track car.



The BMW doesn't go on a trailer What you saw on the interviews was mostly acting I think from most everyoe. The racing was all real though. I think the BMW had a disadvantage with the short track being so heavy. It actually has a respectible 60-130 time of 8.9 seconds with the minor modifications done to it. In a 3/4 mile straight I think it would be an advatange for the car.

Anyway, I had fun guys and if there is a second season I would love to bring a different car and try to redeem myself haha. The M6 may be traded in soon on a 911 or a new M6 :P

Welcome to PT.com! It's great to hear your input and glad to see you're in good spirits about it. We may rag you a bit for losing, but it's all in fun. I hope you enjoy your time here on the PT forums.

[XLexusTech]

Question... how was what the camaro did in the 1st corner to the Lotus different then what the BMW id to Yancy in episode 2?

[M6Cabrio]

Thanks guys, I will go lurking around the forum now haha.

The Rod Run is the same weekend as the Detroit Speed Southern Slam...I am guessing you guys have a thread out there about that, but maybe I will get a chance to see some of you at one of those events!

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M6 - Going into the event how fast did you think the musclecars would be? what about the rest of the tuners? what was their feelings?

[M6Cabrio]

M6 - Going into the event how fast did you think the musclecars would be? what about the rest of the tuners? what was their feelings?

Going into it I don't think any of us knew what to expect. After getting there and seeing the trailers/cars and what we were racing I think 90% of us knew we were in trouble lol.

There were a few import guys who still thought they had a chance, but I think most of us were familiar with the capabilities of the "redneck" cars. I really would have liked to seen the GTR vs the SuperChicken. I think that would have been a great matchup.

[Mike Holleman]

Sorry Ramey, your IQ is too high!!lol Some of the Mullet Mafia have to fake it. I know most of these guys and they ain't dumbass rednecks. Rednecks maybe but not DA's. And all but BH can drive. Just kiddin Bill. And Bill where's the Charger?

How does one get to be on Team Redneck?

[Ron S]

Thats too funny Mike. In Bill's defence, we haven't seen him in his own car yet. Its funny, wheel to wheel trying to brake as deep as an ABS car with traction control, is going to end in a fail everytime.

[Bill Howell]

Hey, I will be the ChumLee of the RUfaster show if that makes everyone feel good...haha
The charger had 12 bent valves at the start of filming. We rebuilt the motor that first week, charger is coming up next week I think. The Fairlane/Lambo race was a joke anyway, he had me by 4 car lengths in the first half straight before the turn and I still couldn't slow down enough to turn.
The Firebird on the other hand was all my fault, too fast in, too much power out. We had had some brake issues earlier in the week with the firebird, and I was scared of the brake pedal. DSE fixed the brakes though so I have no excuse, just went in too hot. Made for cool TV shot though, especially when I hit the camera..haha

[protouring70]

M6 welcome. And come and enjoy the Detroit Slam

[HELLCAMINO]

Not to bash anyone on here, but I can see why SPEED Channel is getting dropped. Saw the 1st episode and was let down on the lack of racing it covered. Too much drama and "friendly" personal bashing.

[M6Cabrio]

M6 welcome. And come and enjoy the Detroit Slam

Thanks! Hopefully I can make it.

[csouth]

I must say last night had one of the best finishes so far IMO.

[Compaan-Designs]

Most of the European cars are stock. It's pretty easy for the rednecks to beat them. Especially with Pro-Touring cars.

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Most of the European cars are stock. It's pretty easy for the rednecks to beat them.

That^^^^^ right there is the problem. SO MANY "tuners" put on a set of wheels, a K&N filter and an fart can and think they have a race car capable of beating ANYTHING. My buddy has a 2010 LS1 Camaro, we go out to the hardware store and within a couple of min we get this aforementioned Honda right on our azz for blocks. He finally gets up beside us at a light, the guy is all serious, revs it to like 8000 rpm, the light turns green, my buddy short shifts into second, steps into it and destroys the guy . He says he cant drive ten feet without one of these "f**kin a holes" following him. It bothers him because lots of times he has his kids in the car. Oh and I forgot they put the lowering springs on too.