VR4 v.s Cobra
youngvr4
06-13-2005, 06:19 AM
well, here's the deal. i have my 200lb friend in the car with me, and happen to see a mustang cobra come out of the same gas station as me, so i got in front of him and we both get on the freeway south I-5
as me and my buddy are just talking i see the what seemed to be a 97-98 cobra all black. so i get behind him and thinking he might punch it he doesnt so i just stay behind him, not paying much attention and talking to my buddy about our canadian trip we took earlier.
then out of knowere, he punches it, he see's an opening in front of the car in front of him, so he swings around it. without paying attention, i know that this guy has atleast a 2-3 second jump on me, so should i chase anyway?..............why not, downshift to 3rd and i'm gone, he put about 2 extra cars on me, on top of the distance he was already in font of me with, so a total of about 6 car lengths.
as i'm going, i see i'm not making a gain on him at all, that 3 seconds hurt me bad, but i'll try to fight it through. swerving through traffic is now getting a little dangerous, so i jump in the carpool lane. a couple seconds later and i'm at 125mph and redline, time to shift into 4th.
before i shifted to 4th he still holds his 6 car lengths, 4th gear hits and i finally start gaining on him, i pull a car length and a half on him at about 130mph, i can see, he's running out of juice, his topend isnt as killer as mine it seems, another half a car gained and now were down to 4 car lengths and i'm thinking "maybe its time to let off and call this one quits, its too dangerous" so though to the guy in the cobra he probably feels like he gained a victory, i was satisfied that i was able to keep hold of em, even after downshifting so late after he had.
then all of the sudden he swerves to the right and right infront of me is a car doing 65-70 and i'm doing 135mph with about what seemed to be 5 car lengths in front of me, i hit the brakes hard and the car slowed down right before i got within a car length of it, and as i see a opening to my right, took it and swerved around the car infront me at around 90mph.
slow down and my heart is pumping pretty hard.
about 3 miles down the road, the guy pulls next to me pacing me at 70mph and feeling like a champ, i just let off my bov right next to him, he looked over at me with a normal look and got off the next exit.
no kill, not really a loss..........just a good old fashion high way run
as me and my buddy are just talking i see the what seemed to be a 97-98 cobra all black. so i get behind him and thinking he might punch it he doesnt so i just stay behind him, not paying much attention and talking to my buddy about our canadian trip we took earlier.
then out of knowere, he punches it, he see's an opening in front of the car in front of him, so he swings around it. without paying attention, i know that this guy has atleast a 2-3 second jump on me, so should i chase anyway?..............why not, downshift to 3rd and i'm gone, he put about 2 extra cars on me, on top of the distance he was already in font of me with, so a total of about 6 car lengths.
as i'm going, i see i'm not making a gain on him at all, that 3 seconds hurt me bad, but i'll try to fight it through. swerving through traffic is now getting a little dangerous, so i jump in the carpool lane. a couple seconds later and i'm at 125mph and redline, time to shift into 4th.
before i shifted to 4th he still holds his 6 car lengths, 4th gear hits and i finally start gaining on him, i pull a car length and a half on him at about 130mph, i can see, he's running out of juice, his topend isnt as killer as mine it seems, another half a car gained and now were down to 4 car lengths and i'm thinking "maybe its time to let off and call this one quits, its too dangerous" so though to the guy in the cobra he probably feels like he gained a victory, i was satisfied that i was able to keep hold of em, even after downshifting so late after he had.
then all of the sudden he swerves to the right and right infront of me is a car doing 65-70 and i'm doing 135mph with about what seemed to be 5 car lengths in front of me, i hit the brakes hard and the car slowed down right before i got within a car length of it, and as i see a opening to my right, took it and swerved around the car infront me at around 90mph.
slow down and my heart is pumping pretty hard.
about 3 miles down the road, the guy pulls next to me pacing me at 70mph and feeling like a champ, i just let off my bov right next to him, he looked over at me with a normal look and got off the next exit.
no kill, not really a loss..........just a good old fashion high way run
Drifty
06-13-2005, 10:07 AM
damn those are some highspeeds. and crazy manuvers. good thing you quit
90redgt
06-13-2005, 11:24 AM
Even the 97-98 cobras are 32v's. So their top-end isn't that bad. Anyway nice run.
youngvr4
06-13-2005, 03:23 PM
oh i didnt mean it had a bad top end, i was more comparing it to mine.
cobra's are some bad boys
cobra's are some bad boys
BlackGT2000
06-13-2005, 04:36 PM
Yeah I understood what you meant. Mustangs aren't really notorious for their top end. The 4.6 does have alot more in the top end than the 5.0. The 5.0 had a ton in the low end though.
Igovert500
06-13-2005, 05:52 PM
Nice run. I love going up against Cobras...always makes for insane speeds/good stories.
drftk1d
06-13-2005, 10:36 PM
wow i felt like i was there man, great storytelling
-The Stig-
06-13-2005, 10:58 PM
You should just do what I do when I race at those speeds...
I pretend I'm Neo from that scene in Matrix: Revolutions where he closes his eyes and hold his hand out... and wills the sentinals to move out of his way and subsequently blow up...
Yep... that's what I do... Seems to work.
Although, if you have a passenger they usually freak out at you closing your eyes at 130mph.
Not sure why that'd be though? :confused:
Do they not trust my ways with the Matrix?... I try to tell them that everything is going to peachy. But they insist that I open my eyes.
Pfft... Open my eyes and lose the race? :rolleyes:
I pretend I'm Neo from that scene in Matrix: Revolutions where he closes his eyes and hold his hand out... and wills the sentinals to move out of his way and subsequently blow up...
Yep... that's what I do... Seems to work.
Although, if you have a passenger they usually freak out at you closing your eyes at 130mph.
Not sure why that'd be though? :confused:
Do they not trust my ways with the Matrix?... I try to tell them that everything is going to peachy. But they insist that I open my eyes.
Pfft... Open my eyes and lose the race? :rolleyes:
90redgt
06-13-2005, 11:43 PM
lol
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 12:15 AM
Lol
CivRacer95
06-14-2005, 12:26 AM
I'm sorry Young, but I'm going to have to call the Death Card on this one :biggrin:
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 01:15 AM
i'll take it, but if you call it a fair race then your wierd lol
3 sec delay(atleast)
200lb passenger(205 to be exact)
and still reduced the car lengths
but, i'll take it as a death from you. its just gonna make me wanna kill a cobra with a fair race :)
3 sec delay(atleast)
200lb passenger(205 to be exact)
and still reduced the car lengths
but, i'll take it as a death from you. its just gonna make me wanna kill a cobra with a fair race :)
dampachi
06-14-2005, 01:19 AM
i'll take it, but if you call it a fair race then your wierd lol
3 sec delay(atleast)
200lb passenger(205 to be exact)
and still reduced the car lengths
but, i'll take it as a death from you. its just gonna make me wanna kill a cobra with a fair race :)
no such thing as a fair race. if someone didn't think they had the edge no one would ever want to race. :)
3 sec delay(atleast)
200lb passenger(205 to be exact)
and still reduced the car lengths
but, i'll take it as a death from you. its just gonna make me wanna kill a cobra with a fair race :)
no such thing as a fair race. if someone didn't think they had the edge no one would ever want to race. :)
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 01:33 AM
not true
again a lot of you dont know me very well
anyone who has been here long enough knows i'm very willing to take a loss.
since i've been on this board i've lost to a c5 corvette, 300zxtt, rx-7(more like a tie) and a integra.
and for some peoples enjoyment(maybe redneck or carrrnut remembers) i lost to a 200sx.......not really but technically i did
and not at all afraid to admit defeat, i'm knowere close to the fastest guy on the street.
most of my races the other guy hits it first. and theres nothing wrong with a minor delay, of course it takes time for you to shift. but a count to 3 in your head a full 3 sec is a whole lot of time to loose.
i wont take it as a loss from dampachi
only civicracer
:icon16:
again a lot of you dont know me very well
anyone who has been here long enough knows i'm very willing to take a loss.
since i've been on this board i've lost to a c5 corvette, 300zxtt, rx-7(more like a tie) and a integra.
and for some peoples enjoyment(maybe redneck or carrrnut remembers) i lost to a 200sx.......not really but technically i did
and not at all afraid to admit defeat, i'm knowere close to the fastest guy on the street.
most of my races the other guy hits it first. and theres nothing wrong with a minor delay, of course it takes time for you to shift. but a count to 3 in your head a full 3 sec is a whole lot of time to loose.
i wont take it as a loss from dampachi
only civicracer
:icon16:
dampachi
06-14-2005, 01:43 AM
elaborate.
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 01:48 AM
look back
dampachi
06-14-2005, 01:53 AM
it's a nothing. you didn't win or lose. you accelerated near a cobra. the end.
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 02:01 AM
i edited my last post damp, look back
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 02:03 AM
it's a nothing. you didn't win or lose. you accelerated near a cobra. the end.
and thats exactly what i said in the story
no kill, no loss just a good highway run
why does everyone end up arguing with you?
and thats exactly what i said in the story
no kill, no loss just a good highway run
why does everyone end up arguing with you?
-The Stig-
06-14-2005, 02:05 AM
it's a nothing. you didn't win or lose. you accelerated near a cobra. the end.
Sooo how is that not a race? That's all we do when we race... we accelerate near another car... who'd trying to accelerate faster than you.
:screwy:
the end.
Sooo how is that not a race? That's all we do when we race... we accelerate near another car... who'd trying to accelerate faster than you.
:screwy:
the end.
dampachi
06-14-2005, 02:17 AM
Sooo how is that not a race? That's all we do when we race... we accelerate near another car... who'd trying to accelerate faster than you.
:screwy:
the end.
i'm sorry if you don't understand what i mean. take a long minute to think about it, then repost. :thumbsup:
:screwy:
the end.
i'm sorry if you don't understand what i mean. take a long minute to think about it, then repost. :thumbsup:
dampachi
06-14-2005, 02:17 AM
and thats exactly what i said in the story
no kill, no loss just a good highway run
why does everyone end up arguing with you?
i didn't know anyone was arguing? :dunno:
no kill, no loss just a good highway run
why does everyone end up arguing with you?
i didn't know anyone was arguing? :dunno:
carrrnuttt
06-14-2005, 02:28 AM
i'm sorry if you don't understand what i mean. take a long minute to think about it, then repost. :thumbsup:
I thought about it.
You're a jackass.
Don't post another racing story again, lest we make fun of you "accelerating next to/in front of/behind another car", K?
I thought about it.
You're a jackass.
Don't post another racing story again, lest we make fun of you "accelerating next to/in front of/behind another car", K?
dampachi
06-14-2005, 02:35 AM
okay, so you're saying this was a race and young lost? and then are you going to bitch how he only lost because it was unfair? it wasn't a race. if it was..then he lost. i don't see why i'm catching all this hate from the mod gang. i didn't say anything mean to young..i just said there is no such thing as a fair race..then i told him how he didn't win or lose. so why don't you guys go crawl back into your mod corner and shut the fuck up?
carrrnuttt
06-14-2005, 02:48 AM
why don't you guys go crawl back into your mod corner and shut the fuck up?
Look jackass.
I'm barely here, coz' lately, I've actually had to work for a living. I don't need to come in here, seeing some piss-ant like you, taking shots at well-meaning threads, because of some sense that you need to identify yourself in our little community as "Mr. Bully", or whatever gay idea you have about yourself.
If you don't feel he raced at all, say it. Don't go "pfft, no race", and expect ANYBODY to take you seriously.
You talk like a man with a lot of time on his hands. Maybe YOU need to go into your hole, and make use of your hands, and fingers to pull your head out of your ass, or whatever else you want to do in between your legs.
Trust me, both you, and the people who would have had to suffer some more of your jackass posts, if you were here, will feel better.
Look jackass.
I'm barely here, coz' lately, I've actually had to work for a living. I don't need to come in here, seeing some piss-ant like you, taking shots at well-meaning threads, because of some sense that you need to identify yourself in our little community as "Mr. Bully", or whatever gay idea you have about yourself.
If you don't feel he raced at all, say it. Don't go "pfft, no race", and expect ANYBODY to take you seriously.
You talk like a man with a lot of time on his hands. Maybe YOU need to go into your hole, and make use of your hands, and fingers to pull your head out of your ass, or whatever else you want to do in between your legs.
Trust me, both you, and the people who would have had to suffer some more of your jackass posts, if you were here, will feel better.
-The Stig-
06-14-2005, 02:52 AM
Ouch, the truth hurts...
So yeah, us Mods crawled to our little 'mod corner'. Thought it out... and we decided two bannings for attitude wasn't enough.
And we figured you'd learned your lesson.
But you didn't.
So here's the third banning. And, you won't be coming back.
So yeah, us Mods crawled to our little 'mod corner'. Thought it out... and we decided two bannings for attitude wasn't enough.
And we figured you'd learned your lesson.
But you didn't.
So here's the third banning. And, you won't be coming back.
carrrnuttt
06-14-2005, 02:55 AM
Damn, man...I was just eagerly awaiting his beautiful reply.
Fucking killjoy. :(
Fucking killjoy. :(
-The Stig-
06-14-2005, 02:56 AM
Sorry Bro...
One can only take so much shit... I had to hit the flush.
One can only take so much shit... I had to hit the flush.
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 02:58 AM
LOL, i'm sorry carrrnut lol
tha_new_guy
06-14-2005, 02:59 AM
Ouch.
:sadwavey:
Guess the mods are cracking down on the trolls.
:sadwavey:
Guess the mods are cracking down on the trolls.
jon@af
06-14-2005, 03:05 AM
Is it me or does this thread feel more pleasent?
carrrnuttt
06-14-2005, 03:17 AM
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 03:38 AM
lol
-The Stig-
06-14-2005, 03:49 AM
lol that's great.. so random!
JRico00
06-14-2005, 03:53 AM
Damp's avatar seems to have a lot more meaning sitting under that word now.
speedthrill
06-14-2005, 05:07 AM
hey young, nice race there mate. But it was a bit dangerous too.
And i don't mean the high speed but the fact that at 130mp/h the guy in the cobra needed to swerv out to the right and you needed to brake hard. Nice to see you had the fast and good reaction of first braking and the turning. Could have been turned out completely different imo.
Makes me think that the guy you were racing against tested you out and waited for the last moment to swerv out in front of you. Hmmm scary if people start to act this way at such high speeds.
Good race with that nice VR4 :smokin: , oops i better call it a highway run, hehe
ps; about dampachi, i don't actually get wy he is banned, thought he was ok, maybe my english is not that good to understand those little subtle nuances in the english. Well, bye damp.
And i don't mean the high speed but the fact that at 130mp/h the guy in the cobra needed to swerv out to the right and you needed to brake hard. Nice to see you had the fast and good reaction of first braking and the turning. Could have been turned out completely different imo.
Makes me think that the guy you were racing against tested you out and waited for the last moment to swerv out in front of you. Hmmm scary if people start to act this way at such high speeds.
Good race with that nice VR4 :smokin: , oops i better call it a highway run, hehe
ps; about dampachi, i don't actually get wy he is banned, thought he was ok, maybe my english is not that good to understand those little subtle nuances in the english. Well, bye damp.
CivRacer95
06-14-2005, 06:03 AM
Dampy, if you are reading this now, I salute you!
only civracer
:icon16:
What can I say? I feel honored that you would allow that one to slide....just cause it's me :biggrin:
only civracer
:icon16:
What can I say? I feel honored that you would allow that one to slide....just cause it's me :biggrin:
Igovert500
06-14-2005, 06:35 AM
So here's the third banning. And, you won't be coming back.
Dammit I didn't even get to throw in my bitterly sarcastic reply. I had a good one too...
Dammit I didn't even get to throw in my bitterly sarcastic reply. I had a good one too...
Twizted_3KGT
06-14-2005, 01:00 PM
LMAO @ carrrnuttt...Well it's about damn time that asshole banned, i've never seen him NOT arguing with someone and talking like he's the king of the streets w/ his stock GT. Now that that's out of my system I can sleep peacefully at night.
CivRacer95
06-14-2005, 02:04 PM
His GT wasn't stock anymore. I believe he finally installed his SC. But I guess we'll never know now will we? Hmm...meh...
youngvr4
06-14-2005, 03:25 PM
ps; about dampachi, i don't actually get wy he is banned, thought he was ok, maybe my english is not that good to understand those little subtle nuances in the english.
so why don't you guys go crawl back into your mod corner and shut the fuck up?
dampachi has been warned, far too many times about the way he talks to people. he's been banned once or twice before and he still keeps on going.
and everytime he acts up, i just tell him, dampachi chill out, your going over board. but he still keeps doing so.
and since he will never listen, niether will we
so why don't you guys go crawl back into your mod corner and shut the fuck up?
dampachi has been warned, far too many times about the way he talks to people. he's been banned once or twice before and he still keeps on going.
and everytime he acts up, i just tell him, dampachi chill out, your going over board. but he still keeps doing so.
and since he will never listen, niether will we
drftk1d
06-14-2005, 03:57 PM
man i will miss that guy so much
speedthrill
06-14-2005, 04:10 PM
yeah tx but i got it already. Read everything carefully and i realize he's a complete jerk with probably an incomplete life. Wow, wy do you waste yr time like that?
i wonder....
i wonder....
Muscletang
06-14-2005, 07:34 PM
Dammit I didn't even get to throw in my bitterly sarcastic reply. I had a good one too...
Lets hear it anyway, come on.
Also, this one's for you dampachi!
*starts playing Steam's "Kiss Him Goodbye"*
Na na na na, hey hey-hey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye
Lets hear it anyway, come on.
Also, this one's for you dampachi!
*starts playing Steam's "Kiss Him Goodbye"*
Na na na na, hey hey-hey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye
-The Stig-
06-14-2005, 07:40 PM
Lets hear it anyway, come on.
Also, this one's for you dampachi!
*starts playing Steam's "Kiss Him Goodbye"*
Na na na na, hey hey-hey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye
:spit:
Also, this one's for you dampachi!
*starts playing Steam's "Kiss Him Goodbye"*
Na na na na, hey hey-hey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye
:spit:
beyondloadedSE
06-14-2005, 08:22 PM
cool story? just one question.
is your car an automatic? I noticed that you said you were doing 125 mph in 3rd gear.
is your car an automatic? I noticed that you said you were doing 125 mph in 3rd gear.
CassiesMan
06-14-2005, 11:37 PM
His GT wasn't stock anymore. I believe he finally installed his SC. But I guess we'll never know now will we? Hmm...meh...
I doubt it...He never made any reference to installing the SC, never posted anything about it being in, none of it. Its like that 13 second time slip he had that he never showed us.
I doubt it...He never made any reference to installing the SC, never posted anything about it being in, none of it. Its like that 13 second time slip he had that he never showed us.
youngvr4
06-15-2005, 12:09 AM
cool story? just one question.
is your car an automatic? I noticed that you said you were doing 125 mph in 3rd gear.
no its a 5 speed. and yes my 3rd gear redlines at 125mph
is your car an automatic? I noticed that you said you were doing 125 mph in 3rd gear.
no its a 5 speed. and yes my 3rd gear redlines at 125mph
CassiesMan
06-15-2005, 12:20 AM
no its a 5 speed. and yes my 3rd gear redlines at 125mph
My 3rd gear cuts out at 82....I want a 3rd that goes to 125...
My 3rd gear cuts out at 82....I want a 3rd that goes to 125...
youngvr4
06-15-2005, 12:38 AM
lol, yea vr4's have very long gears. my 2nd gear tops out at 85
theoretically my top speed is 205mph, if i ever had the power to get it there. 205 is were the 5th gear ends
for 2nd gen vr4's i beleive its like 220mph. or something around there
theoretically my top speed is 205mph, if i ever had the power to get it there. 205 is were the 5th gear ends
for 2nd gen vr4's i beleive its like 220mph. or something around there
YogsVR4
06-16-2005, 04:18 PM
200+mph - I wish. :iceslolan The gearing will get me there, but I'll need a whole lot more HP to crack anything remotly close to that.
street_racer_00
06-16-2005, 06:34 PM
My car will run to 125 mph in 3rd....2nd gear stops just shy of 80 I believe...has to be the tallest 3rd gear in the history of mankind...stupid improperly-ratioed nissan automatic transmissions.
speeddemonGtV6
06-16-2005, 08:43 PM
cobras are nice and quick cars i like the vr4 though they are so easy to mod
TheStang00
06-16-2005, 09:28 PM
great story man, felt like i was there. nice run
Right_LiRrr
06-17-2005, 10:49 AM
Yeah, that story had my heart pounding a little...only a little though. Cool story telling all the same.
As with Dampachi getting banned, I think he made some slight hint somewhere that he was much faster now, but who knows. Still, funny ass guy. Asshole? Yes. But he knew his stuff (except for some dellusion that his car is much faster than it actually is - which was funny as well). Anyways, everyone loves an asshole, just look at Tucker Max or Maddox.
But here's to Dampachi, I'll drink to that!
As with Dampachi getting banned, I think he made some slight hint somewhere that he was much faster now, but who knows. Still, funny ass guy. Asshole? Yes. But he knew his stuff (except for some dellusion that his car is much faster than it actually is - which was funny as well). Anyways, everyone loves an asshole, just look at Tucker Max or Maddox.
But here's to Dampachi, I'll drink to that!
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