Author Topic: OK, I'll bite: What is "Bench racing"? (Read 5096 times)

random006 · « **on:** September 18, 2004, 09:49:37 am »

Is it akin to "armchair quarterback"?

Wow! first post in a brand new forum!

neil · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2004, 11:40:36 am »

Thanks Grant for Motorsport!!!

ovr50 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2004, 06:32:12 pm »

OK, I'll help Random out here - Barrie, Neil, Snowy, someone - "what is bench racing?".

Mdxtasy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2004, 08:15:41 pm »

I guess bench racing is kinda like what we do here on this forum. :-)

http://www.web-cars.com/humor/benchracing.html

Snowman · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2004, 09:22:02 pm »

Ya baybee…thanks Grant.
letitsnow

The Fuzz · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2004, 07:46:26 am »

Bench racing is guys sitting around bragging about their cars without showing what they've got. Kinda like when guys sit around and talk about how tough they are or how big their *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP* is.

wing · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2004, 10:12:30 am »

Like Magazine racing.... I guess.

Oh my car is faster than yours because car & driver did 0-60 tests and it is faster by .2 of a sec!

The Fuzz · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2004, 02:32:37 pm »

Oh yeah??? Well my Blazer is faster than your S2000...I saw it on the internet somewhere...

See? That's bench racing!

barrie1 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2004, 03:03:23 pm »

To me Bench Racing is people sitting around and talking about Racing who haven't the foggiest notion about the subject. It reminds me of a few of our Posters who fit this catagory but will remain Nameless. City I think it would be great to see your Blazer go head to head with Jamebe's S2000 as that would be a good race for fun. I am still waiting for Jeff to set up a Fun-Race day at Cayuga for all of us who can attend. That would be cool.

Brigitte · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2004, 03:11:09 pm »

(Pokes her head through the door, and peers around the corner.) Smells like a locker room in here! Yuk!

Brigitte

barrie1 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2004, 04:14:25 pm »

Men' or lady's locker room, I would assume there would be a difference. Neither one smelling like Rose's.

wing · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2004, 08:39:52 pm »

Barrie, I think that would be a pointless race, a blazer VS... and S2000

My bench racing tells me, my S2000 can do 0-60 in 5.5s and the 1/4mile in 13.7sec

Blazer would be in the high 10's and high 16s range.

Around a track... even a well oiled race driver would be easy to beat

Roadrunner · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2004, 10:22:45 pm »

Barrie,
What does Rose's smell like?

barrie1 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2004, 10:47:46 pm »

Rose's smell better then the average Locker Room and probably more like the rest of the Flowers. Not much Competion between the Blazer and the S2000 unless the Blazer has a Done up Engine. I am sure the S2000 would surprised by the right Drive line.

Mdxtasy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2004, 11:38:38 pm »

What about one of these James?

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=35&article_id=2790

I still remember that article....classic. :-)

pikacha10 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2004, 12:00:05 am »

i think the blazer could win without any mods on the engine. well maybe not without mods, give it a better fuel pump and better injectors. then you fill the tank up with some nitro-methane and watch it eat the S2000 and break its drivetrain within minutes

Mdxtasy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2004, 12:02:33 am »

They need to make the Carrera GT cheaper? Why? It's not meant to be a mass produced car at affordable prices. They are selling every one that comes off the line at their asking price. It's not meant for ordinary joe's like us.

(Message edited by mdxtasy on September 20, 2004)

The Fuzz · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2004, 08:02:52 am »

Um, I was kidding.

wing · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2004, 09:40:58 am »

No you weren't I know you better than that city

neil · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2004, 01:46:58 pm »

City, James to make this fair, You have to do two runs, one on pavement, one in mud. Average the times and determine a winner.

I'd put my money on the Blazer.

Author Topic: OK, I'll bite: What is "Bench racing"? (Read 5096 times)

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