Smoked Lotus at 3am

[parrish5o]

Here's another experience I had behind the wheel of a Mustang but first there is something I'd like to say. I've been a part of this fourm for a few weeks now and it is a very cool place to hang out. It's rare I get the chance to share stories and technical info with anyone who knows what they are talking about and wants to listen, my girlfriend does not. I plan on being a permanent fixture here, so here's a little about myself. Believe it or not I'm not a Ford man, or a Chevy man, not even Dodge, or import. I have a Ford, a Chevy, and yes even a Honda(although it has two wheels).
I addicted to anything fast, domestic or foriegn. I do lean tward American performance, nothing like a rumbleing V8 and rwd. I was raised building big block Chevys. Every Saturday night I was at the track with my father who was a true Chevy man so I had no interest in Fords until about the age of 15, when I drove my first Mustang, I was hooked. My first car was a 1986 GT, and my love has just grown since then. A Mustang, a Camaro, a 3000GT, is dosen't matter as long as it's fast. Given my choice I'd take a Stang but I am open minded. I don't see the point in these underpowered 4bangers with 150hp that want to be big dogs but hey, to each their own. Now on to the Lotus. This was a few years back and I was running a different motor. A 306 w/GT-40 heads intake, E303, and 3:55s with no bottle. This combo was good for mid 12s on a good day. Anyway it's very late since we just left the club and there is no one out. Out of nowhere my buddy yells "holy s... it's a Lotus", and there it sat right beside me. I had much less self control back then so I offer the challenge and instantly get a reply. With a green light and a good launch I jump to a good lead and kept slowly pulling on him. At about the 1/4 mark I've got him by a good 3 car lengths but neither of us let off. By the time I reach 130 I notice I'm not pulling on him anymore, at 140 he's on my bumper and as my speedo points twards the floor it's all over, taillights. I ate him through the quarter but I couldn't handle his top end. I follow him to the next open gas station and there we sat swaping stories and comparing cars until daylight. Even got to drive it. That is what I love about hot rods.

[billclinton]

once i raced a viper and the guy crashed into the resturant i worked at. Racing high doller cars, especialy ones that are known for being so fast is incredibly exciting. I usualy never street race and am against it, but if some guy pulls next to me in something like that i wouldnt back down.

I have never seen a lotus in real life, only in books and stuff, what did it sound like?

Alot of those kind of cars are geared to have realy high top end, imagine what a nice set of gears would do.

[parrish5o]

The sound was very cool, not what I'm used to. Sort of reminded me of a Dodge Conquest I used to own, sort of. Just alot better. Not loud or obnixous like the typical 4banger w/a performance muffler, but almost quiet with an unmistakable hint of performance. It ran through the gears like a crotch rocket and schreamed like a banshee in the revs.

[95gts98gt]

which one of your "amazingly" fast cars did u race the viper with bill?

[F23A4Racer750IL]

and it crashed into restaurant???

[stang_racer20]

There is a late 80's, early 90's lotus parked down the road from me, but its a piece of shit one. Its slow and must be really cheap. It looks just like the white one in the bond movie(you know, the one thats also a submarine).

[billclinton]

raced em in the SHO. No doubt he was a shit load faster then me. He crashed i didnt, i dont realy know why, i hauled ass outa there.

[billclinton]

uh truthfully it was a very scary ordeal, was my first race ever. I though someone was gonna report my license plate to the police or something, so basicly i sat in my driveway crying for 15 minutes.

[billclinton]

Originally Posted by F23A4Racer750IL

and it crashed into restaurant???

nah jumped the curb and ran over alot of bushes as well as pushing the fence a little back. was just on the resteraunts property. i went to work the next day and no one realy even talked about it so the guy mighta just left. Took them awile to fix the fence though.

[SIKCRX]

he let you drive it?? uhhh ive never met someone and in the same day they let me drive their car...let alone a lotus...im sorry but i have to pull out the

[parrish5o]

He drove mine as well, only fair of course. There are some cool people out there. So far you seem like an ass to me, I can see why no one would let you drive their ride.

[90Stangjc]

LOL, parrish5o, i've had a bad day...but for some reason that was really funny. But i heard a lotus once, brand new green one with big chrome wheels, nice. Sounded like a turbochargerd v-8, loved the sound.