2014 GT vs unknown turbo'd Mazda 3
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2014 GT vs unknown turbo'd Mazda 3
So a few hours ago on my way home from a friends new years eve party at his house (I wasn't drinking) a white turbo'd (I could hear the whine) Mazda 3 hatchback pulled up next to me while we were going 40mph and acted like he wanted to play. It was really cold outside, about 8 degrees, and my car hadn't even warmed up yet so I didn't do much but let him hear a little exhaust. A few miles later with him still hanging out behind me we hop onto a local highway with stoplights every mile or two. He pulls up next to me at the first stop light. My car is warmed up by now, and I can tell he and the 2 other people in his car want to go for it, so I oblige to the speed limit of 60mph (cops are out so I didn't want to do more... it's new years!). I was probably a good 3 car lengths when I stopped acclerating and I spun through part of 1st because of the cold. There wasn't ice on the roads at all and I had winter tires on so there was plenty of traction for me.
The next stoplight comes and he wants to go again so I do (I do wonder what his excuse is... tires spinning? lol), got to about 70 this time and he was again quite a bit behind me... next stoplight I took off a little faster than normal but he was humbled enough to not try and race haha. The next exit he could take he did and I didn't see him, or really anyone, the rest of the way home.
Just thought i would share, i don't know anything about the car except that it was a white newish hatchback mazda 3 with a turbo. I am guessing that it wasn't very stock based on the turbo whine and blow off valve that I could hear with my windows up, but it was a fairly cut and dry kill. I am also pretty sure the driver was asian... not that it has anything to do with anything... I can't say I was surprised by the outcome, but it was a good end to the night.
Happy New Year everyone!
The next stoplight comes and he wants to go again so I do (I do wonder what his excuse is... tires spinning? lol), got to about 70 this time and he was again quite a bit behind me... next stoplight I took off a little faster than normal but he was humbled enough to not try and race haha. The next exit he could take he did and I didn't see him, or really anyone, the rest of the way home.
Just thought i would share, i don't know anything about the car except that it was a white newish hatchback mazda 3 with a turbo. I am guessing that it wasn't very stock based on the turbo whine and blow off valve that I could hear with my windows up, but it was a fairly cut and dry kill. I am also pretty sure the driver was asian... not that it has anything to do with anything... I can't say I was surprised by the outcome, but it was a good end to the night.
Happy New Year everyone!
#4
Those are pretty light cars and don't run well with 2 passengers. They also can't use full boost in first gear, this limits torque steer a little. If he had a few mods, no passengers and you started from 25 mph he might have given you a good run. It's pretty easy to get 350hp out of this engine.
#7
There are two nights of the year that I would NEVER street race (not that I would ever street race but that's another story for another time) #1 Christmas Eve #2 New Years Eve. Every cop in North America is out trying to make himself/herself look good by pulling more cars over than the next cop. I don't want to be your mother, but you two were lucky you didn't get pulled. Happy New Year to all.
PS powerful cars on dry pavement with posi when its 8 degrees out can snap around very easily
PS powerful cars on dry pavement with posi when its 8 degrees out can snap around very easily
Last edited by buster; 01-01-2015 at 04:14 PM.
#9
There are two nights of the year that I would NEVER street race (not that I would ever street race but that's another story for another time) #1 Christmas Eve #2 New Years Eve. Every cop in North America is out trying to make himself/herself look good by pulling more cars over than the next cop. I don't want to be your mother, but you two were lucky you didn't get pulled. Happy New Year to all.
PS powerful cars on dry pavement with posi when its 8 degrees out can snap around very easily
PS powerful cars on dry pavement with posi when its 8 degrees out can snap around very easily
And I'm always open to advice, thanks for the tips.
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