My first race!

[95dxcivic]

The other day, I was driving to my aunts house when I found a friend at a red light. He was in a toyota tacoma and I was in my civic. He revved his engine and I revved back. I knew the truck had more torque so I knew that my 100 hp and 90 ish ft/lb torque engine could not beat the little pick up. As I saw the green light turn yellow on the crossing street I started to get ready to take off. As soon as I saw green I pressed the gas and released the clutch. I heard the tires scream for grip and the tires bounced as I started to pull away from the pick up. The tires spinned in second gear as well but after 6 seconds of enjoyment I slowed down because of a stop that was coming up. I think I barely got to about 40 or 45 mph. When my friend and I got to my aunts house he told me that he slowed down because he didnt want me to go any faster. He is 25, Im 15 and to him Im like his kid. That was my first race and I enjoyed it alot.

[97Lude]

nice race

[95dxcivic]

Thanks. It really wasnt much of a race. It was really short and my opponent quit after four seconds.

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by 95dxcivic

I heard the tires scream for grip

Yeah I bet your 100 ft/lbs of torque about tore the tires off your wheels!
I guess we all start somewhere though, so good race..

[95dxcivic]

HAHAHA, that really is kind of an exaguration(is that spelled right?) but the tires do spin in first and second. Plus, I just used that phrase to give the story some audio and imagery.

[ec437]

exaggeration i do believe.

[Underground_Killah]

congrats on your first race, feels good don't it! we all gotta start somewhere but gotta remember to be careful and most of all have fun.

[95dxcivic]

Originally Posted by Underground_Killah

congrats on your first race, feels good don't it! we all gotta start somewhere but gotta remember to be careful and most of all have fun.

It really did feel good. I had a smile on my face til I got to my aunts house.

[civicrida2000]

nice run..i bet u felt like a million bucks right ..just have fun and be safe

[crunchymilk55]

no reason to be an asshole rico....

unless, thats what you do

[PearlGT]

Originally Posted by crunchymilk55

no reason to be an asshole rico....

unless, thats what you do

OH SNAP

[-Jayson-]

fun race man, i think everyone started with a non super fast car. Most people still dont have one. Its more so about having fun, the adrenaline rush you get, the sound of two engines screaming down the road, or just the randomness of the races. Street racing is very fun, but you MUST KNOW YOUR LIMITS. And the limits of the road and car. Theirs alot of innocent people on the road and alot of unpredictable events that can accure. Racing is ok in my book as long as you keep it safe. Like dont race in heavy traffic or on bad roads. Dont race on streets with lots of cross traffic. Dont race near cops. Dont race in residentials, if the speed limit is under 35 MPH, dont even think about racing. Dont go to excessive speeds on non highway roads, thats just asking for danger. I dont go faster than 75mph on non highway roads when racing, its just to unsafe.

Have fun and be safe, if you win the race, but die in the crash your still a loser.

[95dxcivic]

Do you guys think the pick up would have won if we would have kept on going.

[Gradyman25]

ah the first race is always great, i remember mine, i was on my big wheel and my buddy was in his power wheel, he was packin like .002 whp, at the time my legs where puttin out about .01 hp, so i had the edge, and i was lighter, so we lined up at the edge of the play ground, and the trophy girl, my mom at the time, screamed go, and the race was on. since we were on pavement he got the jump on me cause i spun my ginormous front wheel but once i got it to hook up and overcame the torque steer, i was quickly on his tail, but before things got to dangerous i had to shut it down, cause by that time i was almost breaking the sound barrier. but ever since then racing has been in my blood. good luck, and be carefull, and yes i think if the truck was really racing he might have taken you. unless it was a 4 banger, but the 6 would have given you a good run.

[95dxcivic]

Originally Posted by Gradyman25

yes i think if the truck was really racing he might have taken you. unless it was a 4 banger, but the 6 would have given you a good run.

The pick up was a four banger. What do you think?