My second race!!!

[95dxcivic]

I dont know how many people read my first race but I'm fifteen and I just recently got my civic. My first race was against a pick up truck. This time I raced an automatic accord. Im not sure what year or generation it was but it was a pretty old car maybe from the late 80's or really early 90's. Anyways, my mom had put out a yard sale at her friends house on saturday so I went over because I was kind of bored at my house. I got there and I saw that they were selling pretty good. I went back to the house to pick up some speakers and other stuff that I wanted to sell and on my way back, some guy in his ricy as$ accord revved his engine at me at a red light, he was laughing because before that, he saw that my car had turned off when I was taking off at a stop.( It still happens to me sometimes with the manual transmission.) I got mad and revved back. He kept on laughing i guess because he saw me as a little, no good kid. When the light turned green we took off. He beat me at the take off but I think that he let go of the gas or something because I catched up at the end of first gear. After that he just kept on pulling away every time I shifted. I got to about fourth gear before I had to stop and take a turn. I need to practice my shifting. I wish I could have beaten him. He would have been so mad if a kid had beaten him especially when he started everything.

[noodleman]

Where do you live that you have a liscense at 15...?

[95dxcivic]

I dont have a liscence. I just drive my car when I need to. And sometimes just for fun but I try not to drive it alot.

[89tracerman]

Originally Posted by noodleman

Where do you live that you have a liscense at 15...?

can you say drivers permit?

[89tracerman]

me too im 18 and i drive with out a licence. Im just too lazy to go to DMV and get my licence plus i heard it takes like 3 hours to get your number called. the good thing is that i dont get pulled over even if i drive fast (every day) and i also dont have insurance. this is why i love Arizona cuz cops dont care...

[95dxcivic]

Originally Posted by 89tracerman

can you say drivers permit?

I'm getting that in a month, I have to be 15 and a half here in cali to get a driver's permit.

[CivRacer95]

Yeah those accords are pretty decent. I mean for a four banger. I have a 95 Civic EX. I've raced my buddies 95 Ex Accord and barely edged him out. We both have intake and exhaust, but I have a vtec controller which gives me a slit edge over him. But you'll eventually start to mod out your car. Who knows, someday you may meet up with him and kick the Shiz out of his car. But for now, just deal with the losses.

[95dxcivic]

Originally Posted by CivRacer95

Yeah those accords are pretty decent. I mean for a four banger. I have a 95 Civic EX. I've raced my buddies 95 Ex Accord and barely edged him out. We both have intake and exhaust, but I have a vtec controller which gives me a slit edge over him. But you'll eventually start to mod out your car. Who knows, someday you may meet up with him and kick the Shiz out of his car. But for now, just deal with the losses.

I have intake and exhaust, no v-tec. He probably had an intake and im sure he had an exhaust. His car was an automatic and it was probably stronger. I dont think I could beat him unless I get some headers and a chip. The shifting is still going to kill me though.

[i3o2Matt]

you'll catch on to the shifting...when i first got my car i was kinda rough with the shifts...and that was about 5 months ago...i started noticing about 2 months after i got it that i was shifting a lot smoother...and now, almost all of my shifts are very smooth...unless i want to be fast...even then they are relatively smooth...

[turbo2nr]

good race just be careful.. you dont want to be caught street racing at 15 with no liscines..

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[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by 95dxcivic

I'm getting that in a month, I have to be 15 and a half here in cali to get a driver's permit.

where in california are you at? I'd like to stay out of that area if you're running around unlicense and uninsured.

Thanks.

I say that cause it's people like you who drive my insurance rates up, running around... racing... crashing. Can't pay for squat. Makes me pay more when I haven't done shit and I'm the good driver. Only thing we have in common is that I'm young.

Gah, you cost me money!

[10sec-Hopeful]

I respect that you like to drive and race, but you AT LEAST can wait till you have your shifting down before driving. I totally see where Redneck is coming from. I was paying $93 a month for insurance, now it is $106 because there have been quite a few 'tegs around the SW Wash. area getting into wrecks and shit, and my insurance company just "had to look into my best interests."

Don't get angry if someone is laughing at you, they are just making themselves feel better about their shitwagon. Just keep it cool, because when racing gets heated and people start fighting, that's when people get killed. Keep on practicing the shifting, and get your permit and license as soon as possible. Stay safe man, wouldn't want to hear anything bad happen to ya, that's all.

Good death hehe.

[chevytrucks92]

Originally Posted by RedNeck383

where in california are you at? I'd like to stay out of that area if you're running around unlicense and uninsured.

Thanks.

I say that cause it's people like you who drive my insurance rates up, running around... racing... crashing. Can't pay for squat. Makes me pay more when I haven't done shit and I'm the good driver. Only thing we have in common is that I'm young.

Gah, you cost me money!

I would agree. That's why I never even made an effort to try and get a Z28 or SS Camaro when I turned 16. The insurance would have been over $2000 a year compared to around $600-700 for my truck (of course I'm 21 now, at 16 the insurance for the truck was like $1200)

[chevydrummer76]

Originally Posted by 89tracerman

me too im 18 and i drive with out a licence. Im just too lazy to go to DMV and get my licence plus i heard it takes like 3 hours to get your number called. the good thing is that i dont get pulled over even if i drive fast (every day) and i also dont have insurance. this is why i love Arizona cuz cops dont care...

dude your 18 get off your ass and get your liscense....and 3 hours to get your name called come on.

[240NIZ]

Dude don't chance. It isn't worth it