this race was absolutely unexpected, but in a way i am happy that it did happen. the race was from a 30mph roll with both cars having two people.
i knew the cobra had put down around 460rwhp with mods so i was expecting a sure loss. however, when we both punched it we were neck to neck and i was able to shift a little quicker than him and i was able to put my front bumper ahead without him moving at all. 30mph all the way to 130 without either one of us moving. after we got done with that first one he claimed that i got the jump. wdf? doesnt he have 100rwhp more than i do??? so i agreed to a second race and same thing happen. it seemed that we left exactly at the same time and when i shifted to 3rd, i was able to still put my front bumper ahead without him creeping. took him out both times and he wanted to race me again, but with a friend of his driving his car. wdf? if you cant drive your own car then why go around asking to race? yes, perhaps i would have gotten my *** handed to me if his friend who is known to drive really good would have driven his car, but i guess ill always hand him his *** in his own car when he is behind the wheel.
video will be up soon!!!!!

 

Nice kills. Driver skills really count when racing. I don't know how he could have lost with that much of a power advantage unless he was lying about his output.

 

Interesting. I ran 11.29 @ 123mph with only 460rwhp.

Good runs though. We all know that anything can happen on the street.

 

what can i say? u got skills driving your snake

 

That's what my g/f says.

I edited my post. Props on the runs!

 

also, i have never ever ever seen a 03 cobra here in florida run below 12.0. i have seen lots of them at the track and man they claim 460rwhp and still low twelves..i dont know if it is due to the humidity here or what, but nothing.
i will be posting that video really soon so keep checking back in.

 

unit, if he does have 460rwhp like he says he does, then in which gear should he have reeled me in? 3rd may be? or 4th? i am thinking he should have reeled me in as soon as he hit 2nd gear??

 

Depends greatly on the tires he was running. His low end torque (~430ft-lbs at 3,000rpm) should've pulled immediately with traction. Without traction, he should've started pulling like a freight train in 3rd.

 

thats what i thought and he did have nitto drag radials so he did hook. when i post the video you will hear each gear and when he misses 4th as well. how fast are you going at the bottom of your 3rd gear?

 

I plead the 5th here.

 

 

With stock gearing and the stock rev limiter, assuming shifts at 6500 rpm, the bottom of third gear should be ~78 mph and ~4700 rpm. That does not account for any clutch slippage.

 

Lies I tell you.....................LIES!!

He shoulda walked you, but nice kills!

 

1999 camaro SS, tr 224/224 112 lsa, hooker long tubes, x pipe, lid, asp crank pulley
363rwhp and 368ft/lbs tq
best e.t. so far:
12.59@113 with 1.98 60ft

your car runs a 12.59 and this guy has 460 rwhp and you are staying right with him???????did you look back to see if he had a flat tire....or a parachute deployed....i dont get .....you must have one of those freak cars that put down no numbers on the dyno but really wake up in cold weather..... bullshit...

 

Now that's the John we all love.............. round of applause please !

 

when ever I race my friend in his pullied 04 from a third gear roll,like unit said he pulls like a freight train. my car puts down 354rwhp. before he was pullied he would just edge by me, after pully its not even a race I just let off.
he's got 450/440.
the only thing I can think of is his driving skills are not so good.

 

There are millions and millions of idiots in this world people. Let's not forget that. I always check myself by thinking of the time I saw a 16yo kid in a Z06 run a 15.0.

 

Damn shame, I tell ya.

 

Where the hell have you been?

I say good kill to you whitecameross.

 

School, work. Got lucky and actually got hours.
Good kill here, too.

This week looks bad, not scheduled for any time.
Guess I gotta start slinging my "dork" again.