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04-10-2018, 07:42 PM | #29 |
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i painfully watched all episodes though just to see the outcome of all the winners but those sleeper guys are such whiners, dont get me wrong what some of them can do is cool and all but still aha |
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04-11-2018, 06:50 PM | #32 |
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The attitudes and perspectives seem 1 dimensional and contrived. Just another dumb/pseudo-reality car show like the countless iterations on History/A&E/etc etc.
"It's easy to just go buy something fast.. I'm proud to built my...." "I don't want to see something with this prestige get beating by some hoopty." psssshhh.. Give me a break. The Viper owner who dedicated the race to his dead dog almost caused my eyes to roll right the F outta my head.
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Haha! If it's so easy, then why isn't everyone driving a Porsche?
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Conversely the supercar elitist chump (viper) who looks down their nose at people who put in countless hours of time/sweat/money/creativity into creating something of their own is so cliche that when you see it as a viewer it's impossible the guy is real. In the first episode the supercar guy (friend of Paul Walker) was clearly a car-guy who was very interested in everyone else's car, had a good attitude and was generally amenable. I thought the series had potential if cooler heads prevailed but alas, I was very wrong. Episodes 2 and 3 were like scripted garbage from the cable networks everyone today has (rightly) forgotten.
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Manufactured drama is what passes for entertainment. People who already have miserable lives enjoy seeing other people equally as miserable, real or not.
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Watched it, liked the concept, liked the format, hated just about everyone featured. The backgrounds and featured material was nice, but everyone was such an asshole about everything. All the sleeper car owners just wanted to scoff at the supercar owners, their attitudes just sucked.
Assorted musings: -Loved the overall winner. Won't spoil it here, but I thoroughly enjoyed who became champ. -Chrome lambo dude was awesome, sorry. He could've been completely insufferable, but he never felt like he was turning his nose up at people or stuffy. He had a particular style he loved and did it no matter what. At least to me, he didn't come across as snobby. -Dude's dead brother-in-law should've quit racing when he got a family. Tribute car is fast as hell, dude's death is sad, but he should've known better. -A lot of criminals on this show, openly admitted street-racers. -RX-2 episode broke my heart. |
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If they do another season, it should have a rule of no AWD if they stay on a lake bed for a 1/4 mile. That final race was the most predictable race ever. OR race at the 4 lane strip and have eliminations.
And that RX-2 was awsome. Stupid electric cars ruin everything. |
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The ultimate winner was NOT in a stock lamborghini... He said it was twin turbo...So in reality, IT was a TUNER CAR@@!!!! That he "borrowed" from a friend who's business is to RENT exotics... Yeah his friend said, I'm not going to have one of my businesses cars shown up by a mitsubishi, here take my twin turbo huracan...lol Jaden |
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Welp I just skipped to the last 10 minutes of every episode to see the race
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05-02-2018, 11:11 AM | #40 |
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How has no one mentioned the BAT lady...
Since I have a DSM in the garage, 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD ( yes it runs ) I was very excited to see the Colt. When the owner said it runs 9's... I thought this thing will clean house...but knew it was doomed the second he said it was FWD. |
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plus it wasn't the same car he raced the first time to get into the finals if I'm remembering correctly. Jaden edit: Just reviewed it. Go to 24:98 of the last episode and he starts by saying it's a bone stock huracan....Then a few seconds later they cut to him with the bonnet popped and he says "Don't look too close at the turbos there". Yeah, Huracans do not come with turbos stock... Last edited by Jaden; 05-04-2018 at 08:04 PM. |
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Drag race: I.e. A ford focus winning against a ferrari. It's common knowledge that a ferrari would beat a ford focus, so great knowledge of mechanical/team ability is not needed. Road race: A toyota 86 beating the snot out of a mustang GT or higher or even a challenger. This might require a little more general street knowledge that a dodge challenger should be faster than a toyota 86, just from 2nd and 3rd hand knowledge. Road race: Toyota grand prix celebrity race. You are rooting for the celebrity you most like. You are also watching for accidents. Sports: I don't watch sports, but I've been to baseball games and most of the time, I'm not really paying attention, except for the time when all the bases are loaded, and the next batter goes up. Space shuttle/Rocket Launch: The awe of something that powerful. Not hooray, we're getting a new weather satellite. In regard to OP, I watched a few episodes of the show. The show feels scripted but interesting. I think they should have had a re-run of the d-bag attorney racing the other three people again but without launch control. |
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