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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Well on my way to my girlfriends house one day I passed one of the good spots to meet at for racing late at night on the weekends. Well this was around 6pm and there is a group of ricers in the parking lot and I knew they were racing I just thought w t f As I drive by I open my cutout and just pass by as they started yelling at me I only really heard them say *****. So my reaction was to stop give and give a rev. then a little line lock action they just kept yelling and making gestures at me. So I did a quick 180, pulled in the lot and asked what they wanted. I was asked all at once what does it run?? I just said last time I was at the track I ran a 14.5xx witch I did.. (Missed a gear and the car was cutting out that day.. Failed to mention that part though )
So they line me up with there "fast" car. it runs low 14's high 13's they said, after waiting as they deflate the tires and all we lined them up. I stomped the pedal to the floor and showed him my ***. Gave him a good 15-25 cars I couldn’t tell all I saw was a lil yellow spec behind me. We turned around and he wanted some more so same thing happened to him. He couldn’t figure out what happened. So I fessed up and told him why I ran the 14... and what I usually run 12.21 @ 117

one guy filmed it on his phone and told me the yellow car held with me for a while but I guess they have a race car in the impound in cali that they want me to race once they get it back. Were in Joplin, MO though so I'm not sure how his car ended up there.
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Nice, you should tell him to get a ls1 swap so he can actually have the power to match the look of the car.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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haha Yeah it was sweet yo.. Yellow paint mod and black wheels!!! it was bitchen...

I just liked how they told me to just wait for when the "race car" gets out of the impound. I about lost it.

I was under the impression that in Cali when they impound your car for street racing they crush it..
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If anyone says wait till i get my race car, that means they dont have a faster car.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSS2001
haha Yeah it was sweet yo.. Yellow paint mod and black wheels!!! it was bitchen...

I just liked how they told me to just wait for when the "race car" gets out of the impound. I about lost it.

I was under the impression that in Cali when they impound your car for street racing they crush it..
i bet their "race car" is a civic with vtec hahaha.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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Haha, funny story. I like how you turned around and went straight back to them when they yelled ****. Sometimes it's the wrong move, but sometimes it's just worth it. Nice kill.
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People race in Joplin? I was just up there and the only thing I saw there was a 5.0. Next time I go up there I will have to meet up with ya.

good kill btw.
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People race in Joplin? I was just up there and the only thing I saw there was a 5.0. Next time I go up there I will have to meet up with ya.

good kill btw.
hell I told you to hit me up!
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Originally Posted by z28voodoo
i bet their "race car" is a civic with vtec hahaha.
haha I didn't even pay attention to them after the wait until part..

All I know is that there was a caged car sitting there that was suppose to be there 1st race car (hints the roll bar). They all pitched in on building it and had it done in three months. They took it out and the yellow car I raced paddled the "1st race car". So who knows what’s in Cali waiting for me.
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