i got called out...
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^^^ well no luck with the video. I'm sorry!! so let the flaming begin i guess 
The reason, my buddy didn't want the excuse, "oh well my guy weighs more so it made me slower." blah blah ya'll have heard it all... Plus, i dont own a video recorder... well my phone has one and since i didnt bring someone with me i didnt think it would be a good idea to race and video at the same time haha...
Cliff notes:
1st race: 20-140,150ish... winner cobra by ~1 car
2nd race: dig to 140-150ish... winner cobra by ~2 cars
The Race...
The time has come. time for all girls and boys to go inside so the big dogs can play. A time when a new villain comes to town to take down the "good guy". Its name, Big Timer. Big timer has invaded the territory of the Dark Knight (cobra) and justice must be served with a quick yet painful funeral. the night is cold, deathly cold,under almost full moon, perfect. death was in the air...a battle of American pride vs German ruthlessness...
we get to our location and I said, "were gonna go from a roll to take the edge off the nerves." He agreed, and to be honest i was pretty worried. I mean those cars are no joke and i have to bring my A game to this one. so we started at 20mph in first gear to 140ish (top of fourth since i dont do the overdrive pulls). I let him honk off 3 times and we went. (oh the tops were up and the windows were too as well.) I spun just a little in first and lightly eased off the gas until it caught (like .5 seconds really) and he got a half car jump. not a good start in my opinion lol. However, as soon as i hooked his jump proved no avail. I said hell no! this isnt happining! I slam into second gear with a perfect shift and now were bumper to bumper at the top of second. 3rd gear and we hit it at the same time. I thought well this is it i pulled up on him and now will just stay neck and neck...wrong. i started to pull. by the top of 3rd, he was at my rear tire and to me that was still too close for comfort. 4th gear. I am standing on the pedal. The Dark Knight didnt let me down. The cobra was craving a victory and it didnt let me down. I continued my pull all the way to the top of 4th gear, around 140-150ish, with my car length plus 3/4 - ~1 car. I'm so freaking stoked its not funny! we slow down and pull over, get out a gas station, and let the cars cool for a min. I had the biggest grin on my face and he said, "yeah well i missed a shift!" i said bull sh** man if you missed a shift you would had been toast! Your just ticked you spent all that money and lost!" (Granted i know the m3 is a better class of car no doubt and if you want something fast, get a fox and dump 20K and run 8s lol but yall know what i mean).
He started making excuses again about how he wasnt in his power ban and what not so we went straight up from a dig. i said, this will see who actually has skills in a race. we line up side by side. I tell him to honk off and we roll our windows up. With a keen ear and tunnel vision it was like slow motion. the rpms at 2500, feather of the clutch, the 3rd honk... i get a perfect launch. Maybe just a little chirp. However, my buddy did as well, no spin on his part. Through first were neck and neck. I hated it but i didnt want a just a small margin win, i was going to drive my *** off and see how far i could get away from him. With the cold night air, adrenalin running through my veins, and the scream of the eaton at 6K, a power shift into second showed no mercy. All the way through second gear the Dark Knight pulled on Big Timer. I see his nose at my rear tire and then a quick dip in the nose indicating he has grabbed 3rd. I slam 3rd and stand on the pedal again telling my car "come on! You can do better!" I continue my pull from the German antagonist all through third while adding about the same approximate distance as i did in second. Fourth gear ~115mph and another perfect power shift into fourth. I said, "this is it! Finish him!" The Dark Knight heard my plea. shoving me back into the seat even more the cobra didnt let me down and permanently killed the m3 with a lethal dose of American venom! At the end of 4th i would say i had two cars on him maybe more
After the race we went back to his house and i watched the m3 get parked in its garage he came out and said, "damn man that was one heck of a race!" i said, "yes it was... never under estimate the Terminator cobra." He said, "i saw where they called them that on the internet but i laughed; but im not laughing now. That name suits it." So i left him and drove home... the world was safe with the German onslaught demolished...
problem is... i heard their is a new LS3 SS coming to town... this will be good
The reason, my buddy didn't want the excuse, "oh well my guy weighs more so it made me slower." blah blah ya'll have heard it all... Plus, i dont own a video recorder... well my phone has one and since i didnt bring someone with me i didnt think it would be a good idea to race and video at the same time haha... Cliff notes:
1st race: 20-140,150ish... winner cobra by ~1 car
2nd race: dig to 140-150ish... winner cobra by ~2 cars
The Race...
The time has come. time for all girls and boys to go inside so the big dogs can play. A time when a new villain comes to town to take down the "good guy". Its name, Big Timer. Big timer has invaded the territory of the Dark Knight (cobra) and justice must be served with a quick yet painful funeral. the night is cold, deathly cold,under almost full moon, perfect. death was in the air...a battle of American pride vs German ruthlessness...
we get to our location and I said, "were gonna go from a roll to take the edge off the nerves." He agreed, and to be honest i was pretty worried. I mean those cars are no joke and i have to bring my A game to this one. so we started at 20mph in first gear to 140ish (top of fourth since i dont do the overdrive pulls). I let him honk off 3 times and we went. (oh the tops were up and the windows were too as well.) I spun just a little in first and lightly eased off the gas until it caught (like .5 seconds really) and he got a half car jump. not a good start in my opinion lol. However, as soon as i hooked his jump proved no avail. I said hell no! this isnt happining! I slam into second gear with a perfect shift and now were bumper to bumper at the top of second. 3rd gear and we hit it at the same time. I thought well this is it i pulled up on him and now will just stay neck and neck...wrong. i started to pull. by the top of 3rd, he was at my rear tire and to me that was still too close for comfort. 4th gear. I am standing on the pedal. The Dark Knight didnt let me down. The cobra was craving a victory and it didnt let me down. I continued my pull all the way to the top of 4th gear, around 140-150ish, with my car length plus 3/4 - ~1 car. I'm so freaking stoked its not funny! we slow down and pull over, get out a gas station, and let the cars cool for a min. I had the biggest grin on my face and he said, "yeah well i missed a shift!" i said bull sh** man if you missed a shift you would had been toast! Your just ticked you spent all that money and lost!" (Granted i know the m3 is a better class of car no doubt and if you want something fast, get a fox and dump 20K and run 8s lol but yall know what i mean).
He started making excuses again about how he wasnt in his power ban and what not so we went straight up from a dig. i said, this will see who actually has skills in a race. we line up side by side. I tell him to honk off and we roll our windows up. With a keen ear and tunnel vision it was like slow motion. the rpms at 2500, feather of the clutch, the 3rd honk... i get a perfect launch. Maybe just a little chirp. However, my buddy did as well, no spin on his part. Through first were neck and neck. I hated it but i didnt want a just a small margin win, i was going to drive my *** off and see how far i could get away from him. With the cold night air, adrenalin running through my veins, and the scream of the eaton at 6K, a power shift into second showed no mercy. All the way through second gear the Dark Knight pulled on Big Timer. I see his nose at my rear tire and then a quick dip in the nose indicating he has grabbed 3rd. I slam 3rd and stand on the pedal again telling my car "come on! You can do better!" I continue my pull from the German antagonist all through third while adding about the same approximate distance as i did in second. Fourth gear ~115mph and another perfect power shift into fourth. I said, "this is it! Finish him!" The Dark Knight heard my plea. shoving me back into the seat even more the cobra didnt let me down and permanently killed the m3 with a lethal dose of American venom! At the end of 4th i would say i had two cars on him maybe more
After the race we went back to his house and i watched the m3 get parked in its garage he came out and said, "damn man that was one heck of a race!" i said, "yes it was... never under estimate the Terminator cobra." He said, "i saw where they called them that on the internet but i laughed; but im not laughing now. That name suits it." So i left him and drove home... the world was safe with the German onslaught demolished...
problem is... i heard their is a new LS3 SS coming to town... this will be good
5th Gear Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,961
From: Daly City,CA
Very nice write up and very detailed and informative...Definately the best kill I think you'll see in your stocker because that guy payed close to $70K for a car that just got beat by car that 5 years ago new was worth half that..M3's are nice, but IMO not worth the price.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 11,302
From: North Carolina
Very nice write up and very detailed and informative...Definately the best kill I think you'll see in your stocker because that guy payed close to $70K for a car that just got beat by car that 5 years ago new was worth half that..M3's are nice, but IMO not worth the price.
Good kill and write Op. That was a close race, doesn't get any better than that, man.