Ricer gets owned by karma at the dragstrip!
07-22-2006, 09:46 PM
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Ricer gets owned by karma at the dragstrip! First off, I'm a pretty easy going guy. I don't gloat or come across as an ******* when I first meet someone. I try to be friendly with anyone I don't know unless they blatantly **** me off...then I become an *******. I never think my car is faster than anyone else's because I know it's not!
So anyway, I'm at the dragstrip last night for some bracket racing action and I'm next to this red, 94+ Acura Integra sporting a huge FMIC, black rims, coffee can exhaust, big acura logo in the rear window, class of '06 graduation tassle hanging off of the rearview and a black sticker on the side window that said, "GONE V-8 HUNTING, BE BACK IN 12 SECONDS". Not too riced out, but still slighty riced out. Now I always had import cars and I still enjoy a nice, fast import car that can put the hurtin' on a V8. But what I don't like are the ricers who THINK they have the fastest car on the road and come across as pompous ********. The kid driving this Acura was one of these people.
I decide to talk to him and ask him about his car setup since it looks almost like a sleeper. We talk some tech stuff like what size turbo, how much boost, motor specs, etc. I mentioned how I've always liked imports and my Camaro was my first domestic car. He asked how I liked it and of course I said I loved it even though it was a little harder for me to work on than a Honda or Subaru. He then starts up with his domestics are junk BS. Instead of bickering with the kid I just kind of mention how ironic is is that most "domestic junk" is actually foreign and how "foreign cars" are built here these days. I ask him what kind of times he's been running. He says "14 flat right now, but I need a tune and I'm running low boost". I wasn't sure if he was making excuses for not being able to drive or if he really need a tune. I actually was thinking he could've used a tune because the thing was running like *** and was pig rich. I'm just standing by my car waiting for my next run and I hear him talking with his pierced hole in the earlobe, highschool entourage about "showing him what's up" on the next run. He leans over and says, "hey, you see the sticker on my side window?" All I say is "Yeah". He starts asking me if he needs a helmet and I tell him that if he's running 13.99 or quicker he's required to have one. His respone? "Helmets are ******* gay, I'm not gonna wear a ******* helmet in a CAR." Then he starts bragging about how he doesn't even have a driver's license anymore and if the track people don't give a **** about that then why would they give a **** about not wearing a helmet...blah, blah, blah. Wow, I wish I could be as badass as this kid!
Now it's time to start up and go stage. I tell him, "good luck" and he just gives me a nod. I'm just thinking to myself about how kids today have no ******* respect or humility.
Anyway, we get up to the burnout box and I just do a quick one to clean the treads off. I hear dumbass on the other side doing this massive burnout on his street tires bumping off of the rev limiter like he has something to prove. I get up and pre-stage, waiting on his *** and then I just say to myself, "**** it, autostart is on, I'll just stage and maybe he'll take forever in pre-stage and red light." I hear him blipping his gas like he's got some wild cam that won't idle as he comes up to stage. He dialed 14.00 and I dialed 13.77. I hear him bumping the rev limiter after staging and then silence.
I take off and I hear over the track radio, "uh oh folks, looks like something broke on the honda, the camaro gets a free run if he doesn't break out..." Upon hearing this, I just let off and coast across the line. All of a sudden, all the rage I felt towards this kid turned to a little smirk.
I go back to the pits and see him and his "crew" pushing his car towards the track entrance.
I ran one more time and got eliminated. On the way out, I see him and his buddies strugging to push his car along the driveway. He waves me down and I just waved back and kept on driving. I went and collected my round money and when I came out of the track office I saw his car sitting outside by the entrance. I couldn't resist the urge so I snapped a couple of pics in the dark. I have no idea what broke on his car. If he's lucky, only a halfshaft. But the way he was revving the **** outta his car who knows?
The pics aren't much to look at. Just thought I'd share the pics of some dumb kid's car. Maybe he or one of his friends will come here and recognize it...lol.
So anyway, I'm at the dragstrip last night for some bracket racing action and I'm next to this red, 94+ Acura Integra sporting a huge FMIC, black rims, coffee can exhaust, big acura logo in the rear window, class of '06 graduation tassle hanging off of the rearview and a black sticker on the side window that said, "GONE V-8 HUNTING, BE BACK IN 12 SECONDS". Not too riced out, but still slighty riced out. Now I always had import cars and I still enjoy a nice, fast import car that can put the hurtin' on a V8. But what I don't like are the ricers who THINK they have the fastest car on the road and come across as pompous ********. The kid driving this Acura was one of these people.
I decide to talk to him and ask him about his car setup since it looks almost like a sleeper. We talk some tech stuff like what size turbo, how much boost, motor specs, etc. I mentioned how I've always liked imports and my Camaro was my first domestic car. He asked how I liked it and of course I said I loved it even though it was a little harder for me to work on than a Honda or Subaru. He then starts up with his domestics are junk BS. Instead of bickering with the kid I just kind of mention how ironic is is that most "domestic junk" is actually foreign and how "foreign cars" are built here these days. I ask him what kind of times he's been running. He says "14 flat right now, but I need a tune and I'm running low boost". I wasn't sure if he was making excuses for not being able to drive or if he really need a tune. I actually was thinking he could've used a tune because the thing was running like *** and was pig rich. I'm just standing by my car waiting for my next run and I hear him talking with his pierced hole in the earlobe, highschool entourage about "showing him what's up" on the next run. He leans over and says, "hey, you see the sticker on my side window?" All I say is "Yeah". He starts asking me if he needs a helmet and I tell him that if he's running 13.99 or quicker he's required to have one. His respone? "Helmets are ******* gay, I'm not gonna wear a ******* helmet in a CAR." Then he starts bragging about how he doesn't even have a driver's license anymore and if the track people don't give a **** about that then why would they give a **** about not wearing a helmet...blah, blah, blah. Wow, I wish I could be as badass as this kid!
Now it's time to start up and go stage. I tell him, "good luck" and he just gives me a nod. I'm just thinking to myself about how kids today have no ******* respect or humility.Anyway, we get up to the burnout box and I just do a quick one to clean the treads off. I hear dumbass on the other side doing this massive burnout on his street tires bumping off of the rev limiter like he has something to prove. I get up and pre-stage, waiting on his *** and then I just say to myself, "**** it, autostart is on, I'll just stage and maybe he'll take forever in pre-stage and red light." I hear him blipping his gas like he's got some wild cam that won't idle as he comes up to stage. He dialed 14.00 and I dialed 13.77. I hear him bumping the rev limiter after staging and then silence.
I take off and I hear over the track radio, "uh oh folks, looks like something broke on the honda, the camaro gets a free run if he doesn't break out..." Upon hearing this, I just let off and coast across the line. All of a sudden, all the rage I felt towards this kid turned to a little smirk. I go back to the pits and see him and his "crew" pushing his car towards the track entrance.I ran one more time and got eliminated. On the way out, I see him and his buddies strugging to push his car along the driveway. He waves me down and I just waved back and kept on driving. I went and collected my round money and when I came out of the track office I saw his car sitting outside by the entrance. I couldn't resist the urge so I snapped a couple of pics in the dark. I have no idea what broke on his car. If he's lucky, only a halfshaft. But the way he was revving the **** outta his car who knows?
The pics aren't much to look at. Just thought I'd share the pics of some dumb kid's car. Maybe he or one of his friends will come here and recognize it...lol.
07-22-2006, 09:55 PM
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good job.. especially keeping you cool. idiots just dont understand. by looking at those pics his car was crap. what you should have done is pull over , and just do a fat a$$ V-8 muscle burnout in front of him, then drove off..hahaha... i bet the guys here on ls1tech would love it.. good job once again.
07-22-2006, 10:43 PM
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I had a similar experience with a kid in his WRX wagon and his entourage (My SS was cam only at the time and ran low 12's that night) trash talkin' about my POS domestic. Kid didn't break anything on our heads up run, but he learned to keep his mouth shut after he got beat very bad.
I drive a similar wagon now, so everything comes full circle eventually.
I drive a similar wagon now, so everything comes full circle eventually.
07-23-2006, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
I had a similar experience with a kid in his WRX wagon and his entourage (My SS was cam only at the time and ran low 12's that night) trash talkin' about my POS domestic. Kid didn't break anything on our heads up run, but he learned to keep his mouth shut after he got beat very bad.
I drive a similar wagon now, so everything comes full circle eventually.
I drive a similar wagon now, so everything comes full circle eventually.
Untuned at Stage 4, my old car was faster than my Z. However, it didn't have the torque that the LS1 has.
Once the price on the '02-'03's comes down under $8,000 I'll be getting another one.
07-23-2006, 10:02 AM
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What's funny is that the kid and the entourage asked me to lift the hood of my car after the race to see the supercharger they heard, lol. The gasped when they saw your typical NA stock cube, stock head ls1 just sitting there in its ugly state, turning 116-118mph traps.
Anyhow, which turbo upgrade did you do on the rex?
What's funny is that the kid and the entourage asked me to lift the hood of my car after the race to see the supercharger they heard, lol. The gasped when they saw your typical NA stock cube, stock head ls1 just sitting there in its ugly state, turning 116-118mph traps.
Anyhow, which turbo upgrade did you do on the rex?
07-23-2006, 10:03 AM
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Just another ricer with a 12 second machine, until he actually runs it, then its suddenly on low boost with no tune. 14 second car now. Ricers should just never race. Their cars are always several seconds faster when they don't race. 
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07-23-2006, 03:10 PM
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That didn't happen to happen at PRP did it? Imports think they rule that track. When I went there w/ my lousy 12.8/118 I was the third fastest car there. Granted an 11.xx sec rx7 was the fastest. There were so many 15/16/17 second imports there, my grandmother who came to watch me was like "I'm pretty sure my buick is faster than some of these cars out here." I just laughed. But she's probably right.
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Originally Posted by reocamaro
That didn't happen to happen at PRP did it? Imports think they rule that track. When I went there w/ my lousy 12.8/118 I was the third fastest car there. Granted an 11.xx sec rx7 was the fastest. There were so many 15/16/17 second imports there, my grandmother who came to watch me was like "I'm pretty sure my buick is faster than some of these cars out here." I just laughed. But she's probably right.
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
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What's funny is that the kid and the entourage asked me to lift the hood of my car after the race to see the supercharger they heard, lol. The gasped when they saw your typical NA stock cube, stock head ls1 just sitting there in its ugly state, turning 116-118mph traps.
Anyhow, which turbo upgrade did you do on the rex?
What's funny is that the kid and the entourage asked me to lift the hood of my car after the race to see the supercharger they heard, lol. The gasped when they saw your typical NA stock cube, stock head ls1 just sitting there in its ugly state, turning 116-118mph traps.
Anyhow, which turbo upgrade did you do on the rex?
Although, people really dug the 13 second wagon complete with baby seat at the track. reocamaro...this all transpired at QCR out in Salem, OH. The only "imports" you used to see out there were DSM's that were hella quick. Now it's being overrun by all the ricers just like PRP.
07-23-2006, 06:54 PM
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That sticker was funny like 5 years ago when John Shepard had it on his Talon. Except his said "Gone V8 huntin'... Be back in 9 seconds" and he really did run 9's.
07-23-2006, 09:20 PM
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Nice story. Way to keep your composure, especially after he insulted domestics. Funny how he broke too... yeah, let's talk about those domestic heeps.
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Hearing stories like this is what keeps me hoping to find my own overrated ricer teen whos got more to prove than his **** can handle. We all need a few of those. You need to keep beating on this kid until he learns. Next time you see him at the track with his car fixed remind him of the domestics are crap comment. "Last time we raced the foreign quality really came out to show itself" or some comment along those lines should easily spark a rematch. GREAT KILL!!!
