1 Bad,
Sorry about the legth of this, but I can type just as fast as I can talk, and I have a lot to say....
I never hid the fact that I had the muffler removed. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it did not help my performance at all. Actually, I removed it because I liked the sound better. When Rick Martino and I dynoed our cars - and they were within 0.5hp of each other (with him being higher), I contemplated removing the pipes I had put on, but I liked the sound so I didn't bother.
There are a few other things I forgot to mention... my car had a different stereo, a Sean Roe cooling fan kit, a battery tender mounted next to the ECU, an X10 home control kit installed, the visors were removed (big weight savings!), and a few other things I'm probably forgetting, so by your definition it was far from stock.
As for "dont worry about who told me" - I don't believe anyone said that to you, and if they did, they are the biggest WIMP I have ever seen in my life for not coming on the board and saying it to ME personally and giving me a chance to respond. What tires was I running then, 1Bad? Huh?
The thing is 1 Bad, some guys are so into drag racing. Maybe they have issues or something and like to feel good about how well they run. For me, it's just a night of fun out with the guys. I really don't care if I win or lose, or how well i run. I am only competing with myself, and nobody else. I am so sick of everyone trying to discredit others, and take away the accomplishments of others. I will just say this 1 Bad... I have run faster in a stock car than Evan has... and you know what? I HAVE RUN FASTER IN A STOCK CAR THAN YOU WILL EVER RUN! *YOU* will NEVER see an 11.6, or an 11.7, or an 11.8 in a stock car - because you have some guy doing your driving for you. You sound like Evan's little nursefish... following him around prancing in front of him and whenever someone is talking to him, you jump in the middle and make sure to point out he is your friend and buddy blah blah blah.
The sad thing is, I'm sure Evan is a great guy, and his driving record is impeccable. I'm sure he has fingers and can type on here if he wants to, and doesn't need a spokesman like you to speak for him.
1 Bad - listen to me carefully here: HE has connections. HE runs great times. HE got a Mustang cobra to test, HE is friends with Colletti, HE is the publisher of the magazine. YOU are NOT him, no matter how much you post about him and how close you tell us you two are HE is Evan Smith, NOT you - so get over it already.
As for the person who said I was running non-stock tires, I'd like this person to step forward and have some backbone. I have an idea who it is and if it's who I think it is, it's the SAME person I've seen posting stuff like "Hey I just speak my mind"... I guess that only goes when it's through private emails.
11.68 is my best 1Bad... but 11.76 still beats 11.77. I would LOVE to run *YOU* in a stock Viper, embarass the hell out of you, and I'm sure Evan and I would get along great aftewards and go for a beer, but we'd have to leave you behind, because I don't think either of us could take your constant reminders that "hey, did you know Evan is my buddy? hey, did you know Evan knows Colletti? Hey, did you know Evan has a magazine? Hey, did you know Evan ran an 11.77? Hey, did you know good Evan is?".
1 Bad, I just can't take your constant harassment. You are going out of your way - even soliciting dubious facts from others to "prove" I am lying. I don't get it. I don't disrespect Evan, but I am a good drag racer, so I'd like a little respect too, rather than the mudslinging and constant attempts to rip on me and my times that you always put up.
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by Mike Brunton on 05-28-2002 at 08:58 PM</font>