03 Lightning (updated)
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03 Lightning (updated)
Had one just chase me down today anddid a quick roll. He ended up following me to my house and we chatted for a while. He had a tune/CAI and something else I hadn't ever heard of. He caught my attention when I saw he had some fat Hoosier drag radials on. They could have been bias-ply but I don't know. I pulled him pretty decent but from a stop light those tires hooked and he took off. I didn't even try to launch with him.
He invited me to go watch him race an EVO tonight for money, told him I would think about it.
I thought about it, I'll go watch, smoke a nice cigar and laugh at the ricers maybe, no racing for me.
He also has a really nice looking GT500 with 630 rwhpto the wheels. He said his best was 11.1 @126 on DRs. Must be nice . . .
He invited me to go watch him race an EVO tonight for money, told him I would think about it.
I thought about it, I'll go watch, smoke a nice cigar and laugh at the ricers maybe, no racing for me.
He also has a really nice looking GT500 with 630 rwhpto the wheels. He said his best was 11.1 @126 on DRs. Must be nice . . .
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RE: 03 Lightning
Good stuff, its fun to run into cool people on the street.... When my car has 630whp i hope to be into the 10's by then!!!!! But im sure that car is more than likely fast enough to be a 10second car with some practice.....
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RE: 03 Lightning
I went and it was okay. There were only 5 of us that went out to do a few quick runs. The part I did not like was watching all the juveniles in the imports doing stupid things. Peeling out, almost crashing into each other, stalling, backfiring, it was ridiculous.
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
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RE: 03 Lightning
ORIGINAL: Simon1
I went and it was okay. There were only 5 of us that went out to do a few quick runs. The part I did not like was watching all the juveniles in the imports doing stupid things. Peeling out, almost crashing into each other, stalling, backfiring, it was ridiculous.
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
I went and it was okay. There were only 5 of us that went out to do a few quick runs. The part I did not like was watching all the juveniles in the imports doing stupid things. Peeling out, almost crashing into each other, stalling, backfiring, it was ridiculous.
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
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RE: 03 Lightning
ORIGINAL: bluebeastsrt
You should have gave the lightning a run & the WRX a run. You probably had the fastest car there.
ORIGINAL: Simon1
I went and it was okay. There were only 5 of us that went out to do a few quick runs. The part I did not like was watching all the juveniles in the imports doing stupid things. Peeling out, almost crashing into each other, stalling, backfiring, it was ridiculous.
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
I went and it was okay. There were only 5 of us that went out to do a few quick runs. The part I did not like was watching all the juveniles in the imports doing stupid things. Peeling out, almost crashing into each other, stalling, backfiring, it was ridiculous.
I just sat there and sipped on my soda for an hour or tow while we waited for the EVO to show up. The guy actualy had a WRX. He was talking all this crap about how fast he was. Wanted to race the lightning guy for $40 but only if he changed tires. We ended the stupid conversation and then a guy in an Integra came up and did the same thing. I guess I don't like the imature bantering and whining. It was annoying to say the least.
Now a real exciting time but atleast it was free and entertaining
I may go for a drive later just to hang out and actually smoke my cigar I've been chewing on for the last few hours.
Why do I work onmy day off? I need a break.
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RE: 03 Lightning
So they talked me into racing the other night. I just happened to have my DRs on[sm=drooldude.gif]. I took the guy with the Hoosier pretty easily. I spun in 1st pretty badbut hooked second and passed him when I hit 3rd. Hehas stock pulley, CAI and tune @ 8psi. I don't know what he traps but he siad he does consitant 12.40s which is what I did last time at the track with a slipping clutch and stock diff. I stopped @100ish and was 4-5 in front of him.
The other Lightning is @10 psi, CAI and tune. No DR's for him. If he had the DR's it would have been better. But he spun, I didn't.
The other Lightning is @10 psi, CAI and tune. No DR's for him. If he had the DR's it would have been better. But he spun, I didn't.