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Was on my way to get lunch and headed the same direction as a guy from work was. He has an 08 Impala SS (stock) and we managed to catch a light together. He is expecting some action so when the light goes green he nails the gas and starts pulling away. I roll out first but instead of catching up I only get lateral movement. I short shift to 2nd realizing first is useless on the cold pavement and the car shifts the other direction. At this point he has a solid 3 lengths on me and unless I do something stupid there is no way to catch him.
If it makes you feel any better I almost lost to an old honda civic once. Totally blew the launch and spun through first gear which let him stay up with me until I hit 2nd. Then it was bye-bye. But it was a lot closer than it should have been.