Who races for money?

[87ttypeV8]

ok well i am not calling anyone out or inquiring to race anybody... just have a few questions...

i have a few people i know that say they race for money but they have slow cars... i was just wondering if anyone on here has ever really raced for money...
if so... are the cars being raced good 9 second cars or 10s or what? race just a 1/4 mile or more than that

a buddy i know around here says he cleans everyone up with a LT1 camaro that might run low 11s on a good day... claims to make about 2000$ some nights....

well just wondering what everyone has to say on this!

i am not wanting to start racing for money so no need to tell me... i am just curious as always!

 

[turbosam6]

Occasionally I will race for money. Not very often, and not when I think I'm being hustled. Around where I'm from, theres not a lot of "car guys", so when I meet someone new, we usually become friends and therefor I would feel bad taking their money. But, every once in a while, a newbie will roll into town with a "fast" car and start talkin' smack. My friends will call me and most of the time I try to set up a money race, but either the guy chickens out or one of my freinds beats him first and someone tells him I'm even faster. Sometimes winning by intimidation is more fun!

I often go to Street Car Chaos at US41 dragway, and I've noticed most of the bigger money races are between slow cars, and a lot of smaller money races are between faster cars. I found this weird.

At the few street races I attend each year, and from what I've seen, dollar amounts seem to be based how good a BS'er the guy is, not how fast either car is. I think most street race guys are probably in the 11-13 second bracket, due to the fact most need to drive their cars out because trailers just scream "race car".

 

[NJVetteGuy]

I have run my C5 quite a bit on the street. Before the headers I put on 4 months ago, the stock exhaust on the car served as an open invitation for everyone with a 12-13 second car to challenge me. They had no clue about my gear/tc setup or tuning and the car is very quiet so I made a lot of $$ with it. A friend of mine races his 10-sec heads/cam c5 for money as well. Money racing, I've seen a pair of 17-second imports battle it out and a pair of 9-second animals go at it. If you choose your battles carefully and don't run your mouth, you can make some cash. I'm getting ready to install a hidden 100 shot in the C5 and go after some bigger game.

 

[denn454]

if your going to take the risk of racng on the streets, then its worth the risk of racing for money. if anyone tryed to set up a race with me i'll only do it for money, unless i know i'll loose. the ricier or louder the car, the more money i go for,

 

[87ttypeV8]

ahh very informative...

do most of ya race on main roads... side streets out in the country or what?

most places i see are very populated but we sometimes go about 10 miles north to farm country and have some fun... usually just get like 5 pretty quick cars and go entertain ourselves!