A Tale of Two Races

[seit]

I've been reading AF for a while and just finally decided to register... any way onto the races

Me = 1998 Mercury Sable LS (200hp/200tq/3400lbs/auto)

Race 1: Me vs. 1998 Ford Taurus SE

A Long time ago (months), my friend and I were puttering around town trying to kill some time, so we were just stop light racing each other...

now the interesting part: we were setting up for our first mini race, the light turns green and we both gun it, i was suprised that he was staying nose and nose with me up to about 90 where I let off because I wanted to make a turn soon.

I thought that he had the crappy 3.0 Vulcan instead of the 3.0 Duratec like me, as it turns out WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AND CHASSIS (i knew about the chassis, but apparently the bastard got the upgraded engine package).

Tie.

Race 2: Me vs. 1991 Toyota MR2 (nonturbo/manual)

This happened just around two weeks ago. Myself and several friends were just having fun all around Rockville one Friday, and we're all really hungry so we stop and Giant (foodstore) to pick up some food stuffs, then we head to my house to eat. Anyway, we're driving down this two lane road in front of the Giant my friend in his Jeep in front, then me, then my friend in his mr2 behind me.

So I slow to the speed limit, and let the my friend in the Jeep get about a quarter mile ahead or so ahead of us, then I look in my side mirror and my friend in the mr2 is weaving in his lane (ie: he wants to go faster) so I keep my speed and he comes up beside me (he is in the oncoming traffic lane, over solid double yellow), when we're about even I floor it (I'm pretty sure he already had it floored).

Just imagine this: two very narrow lanes with no shoulder on a two way country road at 10pm with one nible car and one body-rolling-tub-of-steel. He starts pulling on me at around 70, so I start to let off (can't hold much more than 70 in those roads with my shitty car) and he passes me and gets back into the right lane.

Loss.

Summary:

I find out my friend has the EXACT same car as me, only his is badged family sedan, while mine is luxo sedan (at least my leather seats don't smell as bad as his cloth). Sable LS = Taurus SE + Duratec.

My car can't take corners with speed. MR2 > Sable LS. My friend with an mr2 is a maniac and I need a less crappy car.

[turbo2nr]

eh.. its a start.. i started off with a sable too.. my first kill was a 93 civic hatch with a loud fart can.. and my sable was a 92.. hehe.. good times..

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[Underground_Killah]

we all start somewhere!

Good tie and death