 First race in my MR2, Got beat |
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 Dec 8, 2003 - 7:26 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So I was picking up some groceries tonight and a big pick up truck pulled beside me and kinda gunned it ahead and so I followed and we came to a red light and then we raced, I didnt have time between stopping and putting it in gear to rev at all so it wasnt a very good launch but he pulled ahead, by the time I got in second he was about a length and a half ahead and once I started gaining he was already slowing down since the limit was 50km and we were probably breaking 100km.
I dont really take it too heart since those big trucks have ass loads of torque(didnt get a chance to see what kind, assuming it wa s GM of some sort). It still woulda been nice to win though  I think if I had a nice launch I coulda atleast been even but Ill never know now 
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Dec 8, 2003 - 8:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 26, '03 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
is urs turbo?
-------------------- i am awesome
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Dec 8, 2003 - 8:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 9, '02 From San Diego, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I hope not. |
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Dec 8, 2003 - 9:14 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 14, '03 From Long Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I can faitly see a "turbo" sign.
GM truck? beat you? yea believeable........those Syclone TUrbos are FAST -Nate 
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Dec 8, 2003 - 9:48 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Ya its turbo, we're talking 200lbs of torque vs 300-400lbs of torque in a truck. Wait is pretty meaningless with that big a difference. Also my car is 10 years older then that truck and my engine is more then aged so I can see why I got beat.
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Dec 8, 2003 - 10:03 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
trucks own the 0-40mph area they have high number rear ends for towing and high torque. if you would have actually launched it would have been different. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Dec 8, 2003 - 10:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ya man if I rev at like 4-5grand the car jets off, it very rarely burns any rubber which is sweet for take offs and my tires. But when I launched it was from idle because I basically just came to a stop and the light turned green. But ya people dont realize how hard trucks pull, especially from a dead stop, if it was a quarter mile with a good launch I woulda came out ahead. But ya I have bee ndriving my sisters 100hp peseo lately so it was nice to get out in my mr2 for a change. BUt tomorrow is the last day its insured so Im bummed about that for sure. |
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Dec 8, 2003 - 10:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '03 From Santa Barbara, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I forgot, how much did you pay for you MR2?
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Dec 9, 2003 - 5:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
11,000CND, they are alot more expensive up here. at any one time your lucky to have 3 or 4 for sale in Canada let alone my area, and they are almost always US cars to |
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