[Mule]

I was having a drink in Chattanooga one Monday evening when a guy walks in with a NOPI shirt. I had just come back from Bowling Green with a friend's 1800 hp Super Street Outlaw Mustang. I ask the NOPI dude wheres the closest NOPI event. Nashville, he says. I say, how fast are the streetable classes going? 7's, he responds. I say I meant, in the quarter mile, not the eighth. He states that he meant the quarter, tells me that on Friday nights the import heavyweights meet right where we are, & asks if I have a car. At the time I had a 630hp, 3000 lb, car sitting in the parking lot. I say yeah, & give him a few details. He states matter of factly, "Oh V8's can't run with these imports. The V8 crowd meets at another place."

There is a guy near by me now with an 8 second Civic. It is about as streetable as the space shuttle.

At an NMRA event in Bradenton Fl, a guy shows up with a Supra with much work, 2 big turbos and spray for days. Puts it on the dyno, pulls 900+ at the wheels. Somebody comments about how fast it is. Import man stated matter of factly, "None of these Mustangs out here have anything for me." That word gets around the pits fast. Most of these guys have street racing backgrounds. Soon, a racer in the 3rd fastest class shows up on a golf cart, puts $5k on his hood & says, "come on, lets take 'em to the line! Put that in your pocket & if I win we'll settle up at the other end!" The Supra went on the trailer & Import man & his Supra left.