Evenexchange

Earlier today, I raced a good friend of mine from about a 50 roll on a closed course. His WRX has 305hp on a Dynojet, weighs 3100lbs, and does a 12.9 @ 110mph. He KNOWS how to drive, and we both started out at about 3500RPMS (I was in third, he was in fourth) and for around 4 seconds, we were neck and neck until he extremely slowly started inching forward slightly after I shifted out of third at 5600RPMs.

My car has never been dynoed... weighs pretty much the stock weight... has a catback, short throw, CAI, brand new STOCK long block, and a newish clutch. How in god's name did I pull on him? He drives hard, believe me... and after the race, we discussed everything and he said he was very surprised.

I don't want criticism, I just want to throw it out there that maybe our cars aren't as slow as we think they are stock, because of the torque we come with. There is no explanation to this in my book, other than his car makes less than he says (it doesn't I've seen the sheets... 260 on a mustang dyno, 305 on a dynojet)

DreamerGT

Race from a dig then it would have been a different story. I dont think roll racing is a strong point for wrx's.

Evenexchange

We talked about that. I would have been demolished on a dig.

Mr Graystang

Agree, race both from a dig and a roll. Nice run tho, a Vid would of been cool lol.

99GTvert

Interesting outcome...but I bet if you guys went to the track, he would still destroy you.

Anything can happen on the street.

Evenexchange

Yes I am not arguing all of these points. I'm just saying that my car, for it being so extremely close to stock, can definitely hold it's own against cars like these (at least from a roll)

Mustang_NTriangle

^^^ the reason it was close roll race for you was your buddy was in the wrong gear. He should have been in 3rd gear just like you and it would have been a different story.

Evenexchange

We were at about the same RPMs (I was 3500, he was about 3000)

0949er

WRX's are not the end all be all anyways... they are just quick and have AWD.

MustangMan00

I raced and hung pretty neck and neck with one when I had my cams and 4.10s in without the blower on yet