Well, I got in 3 races in the last 48 hours.
Yesterday, in the middle of the day, this guy in an Electric blue custom painted Ford Bronco is cruising up along my side, him and a friend were more just kind of checkin out the Jag (Jaguars are pretty rare here, and people think they are $95,000 cars). So I was in a racing mood so I planted the pedal and dropped gears to instigate him. This Bronco is jacked up and I now realize it has a ridiculously loud engine, like a 351 with no exhaust would sound like. Me and him could not stop and race because there was alot of traffic but we just taunted eachother when a small opening would clear in front of us. So that wasnt really a race at all, and I dont know who would have one, because his car never seemed that fast, ok.
here is a similar Bronco:
later on in the day around 6pm yesterday I am dropping off a friend in a quiet neighbourhood when an older guy driving a 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo pulls up. We were at a red light on a pretty curvy road going down hill. So he didnt look like he wanted to race, he was just sitting there, but when the light turned green, he just gunned it, he took off pretty fast and I didnt have a chance. I reacted too slow to his surprise and his car was pretty fast. I stomped it but quickly let off because he was already gone. So again, not much racing for yah.
The Supra was just like this:
Now here was one of the funnest races I have ever been in Period, in fact it almost counts as 3 races!
I am right downtown at about 11:45PM saturday(last) night. On a one way street that has a speed limit of like 50kms or 30mph.This older Mercedes 500SL with the top down comes cruising along beside me. We stop at a light and this guy totally wants to race, I could tell by his posture etc. So I know what hes thinking and vice versa, just before the light turns green a yellow 1992 300ZX TT pulls up, but he doesnt really have a chance to stop, when the light turns green. So me and the MB stomp it and we both have quick launches, and we are kind of matched for the first 50kms, but the 300ZX all of a sudden realizes whats up and he is like giving it all hes got. So the MB starts to creep ahead at like 65km and the 300ZX is still panting to catch up. The MB ran a yellow light and me and the 300ZX stop at the next light after running up to about 80km/h. SO we are stopped with a spot between us when this Orange 1993 Prelude with an aluminum wing pulls up. I am thinking, ok I got all 3 of these bastards in the bag. The Prelude driver knew what was up. So the light turns green and we all stomp on it. My car launches without a sound but the rear suspension dips and my car takes off quickly, the 300ZX leaves a 20ft patch and the Prelude has the predictable ****ty launch like ALL FWD's I race. I am in the lead up to about 60km, I realize that the 300ZX is probably a non-turbo because he is left in the dust, when to my surprise the Prelude comes ROARING, and I mean roaring up beside me and keeps going. It was on of the single most fantastic exhaust notes I have heard in real life. It sounded like he was at 10,000rpm, and then that is when he shifted and I heard that unmistakable HISSSSSSSssssss. Yep, that damn Prelude had a turbo! The 300ZX turned right and the Prelude was way ahead of me. He stayed up there for the rest of the drive until we both wnet out seperate ways. I would have loved to talk to that Prelude driver, and the 300ZX was most likely non-turbo 5-Spd. or a Twin Turbo Auto.
the 500SL:
the 300ZX:
The Prelude: