Denver wrap up (many races)

[Demm]

i just recently got back from denver. i was very dissapointed with how
much slower my car felt up there running at only 9 psi (7-8 in the
mountains) compared to the 13 i get here in texas. anywho, i'll share a
couple races with you guys.


my first race was a ford probe. my friend works at wendys and i was
there inside with them and another friend in the lobby after they had
closed. we were listening in to the drive thru because one of them makes
voices and it was funny. anyways, along comes this dude, he was friends
with many of them there. he's driving a probe. not sure at all of the
year, maybe 96 or so. i dont know much about them. he had a cut off
exhaust, and a k&n sticker on his car so i'm assuming a cold air as
well. he came around the front of the building and revved his engine,
loud enough to hear well from the inside. i asked them what his problem
was since i didnt know him or that they were friends. so i told them to
ask him thru the drive thru if he wanted to race a saturn. he was like
"are you serious? i'd own him real bad" they told him that if he won
they'd give him free food. so the race was on. i went outside, and we
pulled up next to each other in the parking lot. i told him we should go
from a 20 roll, and that he can take off first and i'll follow. he told
me that he wanted it to be a fair race so i wouldn't whine when i lost.
i said dont worry about that, i'll win either way. so we went, and of
course i owned the living crap outta him. we raced about 3 or 4 times
with the same result. so then we go back to wendy's and i go back inside
and he goes to the drive thru. he told everyone that he expected my car
to be alot faster being supercharged and all. so then i get on the mic
and i was like "dude, i was in 3rd gear the whole time from 20 lol, that
could be first gear if i really wanted it to be" he shut up after that,
got food and left.


2000-2002 prelude - i was driving to my step brothers house with a
friend. i was in the turning lane to turn left across the street. well i
did, and i sped up. while doing so i passed by this prelude, and thought
nothing of it until he floored it to try to catch up to me. being the
good sport that i am, i let off the gas, waited for him to get up to me
then i dropped it into 2nd and took off. killed him by about 3 or 4 cars
before i let off. i was trying to get him to come up behind me again,
but right after his loss he pulled behind me and never tried to make the
move to pass me no matter how much below the speed limit i went. lol
Lancer Evo - i was coming home from the mall with a friend of mine. i was stopped at a red light. it had just turned green so i started off. then an evo flew past me. i said what the hell i know i'm gonna loose but i'll go. so i followed him onto the highway (to which i was already going), caught up to him. then we tried to race, but there were cars in front of us. so he let me go in front of him, and once we got in front of the traffic a little we took off from about 60-65 or so. well there was only about 20 car lengths to the traffic in front of us so it wasn't a long race. i took off first, then him after me. he instantly pulled on me and walked me no problem. by the time we stopped he had about 3 cars on me. i caught up to him again, gave him a thumbs up, and he nodded. so i got owned lol. oh well
acura rsx-s (newer one) - i was with my friend and we were coming home from wendy's (again). i went into the left turn lane and there was a blue rsx-s that took off like crazy when the light turned green. i followed suit. i caught up to him and we from about a 40 roll. it was short lived though because there were s turns up ahead that i didnt feel comfortable taking at high speeds. so i stopped. he didnt pull on my at all in the few seconds we raced tho. he took the s turned in about 2 1/2 lanes, all over the places, stupid guy. well i look ahead, and what luck...green...yellow...red...perfect. we pull up, he kinda stops a little behind me, then scoots up like he's deeming my car worthy. then he puts it in gear and just sits there and floors it. he's standing in one place at the light flooring his car. his car is hitting the rev limiter for about 15 seconds when the light turns green. i'm not about ot do the same thing, or drop my clutch cause i cant lauch no matter what i do. he gets about a 1 1/2 car jump on me from the start cause i wasnt fast enough with taking off. my first gear looses traction because the road across the intersection is bumpy and sucks. then i regain traction, switch into 2nd and start to reel him in. i'm about half a car length behind him now and gaining. then out of no where he puts on his hazards, then stops. wasnt fair to me i think, so i try to race him from a roll, but he doesnt go. he stops and turns. so i guess i lost?

olds aurora - well this wasnt really a race. but i was pulling out of pepboys. i pulled out nice, and when i got my car straight i took off fast cause i needed int he middle lane. well coming from behind me in the next lane over was this aurora. my the end of 1st gear i was almost even with him. 2nd gear i got in front of him (didnt cut him off or nothing). they red light up ahead. he goes into the right lane. my windows are open, and so are his. they he yells to me in a mocking voice "those are pretty fast eh?" (his girlfriend laughs) then i see him turn to her and hear him say "it's a saturn" (more laughter) then he says "yea i dont see those around to much, heh" (laughter). so now i'm getting kinda annoyed. i say "it's fast enough" which is not what i wanted to say at all but i didnt wanna continue where he left off. so i just ignored him then, and took off like normal from the light.

those are a few of my races from denver, hopefully you enjoyed them.
laterz

[wunfstmax]

You should have came down to the springs. boosthard would have enjoyed your company.

[bigd2010]

acura rsx-s is a fast car...ill say it was even..all though..technically you did loose ..i have raced one...and lost by maybe half a car...stupid traffic..seems to me that they are faster froma launch then loose powerband around middle 3rd? because around 60mph is when i was pulling ahead

[0redline6]

Originally Posted by bigd2010

acura rsx-s is a fast car...ill say it was even..all though..technically you did loose ..i have raced one...and lost by maybe half a car...stupid traffic..seems to me that they are faster froma launch then loose powerband around middle 3rd? because around 60mph is when i was pulling ahead

ive never had a problem beating an rsx type s esp with the usually ricer mods.. an they all seem soo pissed... maybe cuz they got owned by a saturn

[bigd2010]

well if ur stock its a damn even race...that is IMO though...also depends on the drivers...but ur no where near stock you should make the RSX-s eat ur tail pipe and whatever else u want it to eat lol

[bigd2010]

your rl is twincharged? damn

[0redline6]

no i have an intake... thats it... its not that close at all and its been alot of diffrent ones to not just the same...maybe elevation diffrences??... idk never had a problem.. and all that in my sig is what i have im working on it.. idk if i am goin to twincharge due to the retard ammount of time it takes to tune lol... but the pulley injectors should go on this weekend..... IF I CAN GET SOMEONE WITHH HPTUNERS!!!!!!! *cough* HELP ME OUT!! lol

[wunfstmax]

Originally Posted by 0redline6

no i have an intake... thats it... its not that close at all and its been alot of diffrent ones to not just the same...maybe elevation diffrences??... idk never had a problem.. and all that in my sig is what i have im working on it.. idk if i am goin to twincharge due to the retard ammount of time it takes to tune lol... but the pulley injectors should go on this weekend..... IF I CAN GET SOMEONE WITHH HPTUNERS!!!!!!! *cough* HELP ME OUT!! lol

Unless a car is turbocharged, elevation will show as big of a power loss in the redline as it will in the rsx.

[handyjoe]

Originally Posted by wunfstmax

Unless a car is turbocharged, elevation will show as big of a power loss in the redline as it will in the rsx.

Why would a supercharger not help?

[ptparker]

Originally Posted by handyjoe

Why would a supercharger not help?

Because a supercharger doesn't have a wastegate or the ability to generate additional power past what they are pulleyed for. At WOT you are always at 100% of your potential boost at that RPM. A turbo car will just hold the wastegate closed for a touch longer to get up to whatever psi it is set for. So a turbo'd car will make 17 pounds at sea level, assuming the turbo has extra capacity (most do), it will continue to make 17 lbs in denver. A blown car may only make 14 lbs.