cool race

[Tetronious]

A guy at work tonight and I were talking about racing. Hes got a 93 or 94 some Ford Probe V6 that just had some work done to it. He was telling me about all the people hes raced and beat or run even with. Ive got a 95 Civic LX with an intake, and some exhaust work done to it. Nothing to much. I told him that I race alittle here and there. I was telling me how he can bark them in third an how much it will run and all this mumbo jumbo. Well tonight coming home I was behind him following him and we were on a dual lane road so I was going about 60-65 or so and he pulls up beside me and I could hear him drop it down a gear and take off, I didnt do anything at first so he got the impression that wasnt going to race, but instead I let him slow down to about the same speed as me and then decided to do the same thing I dropped it down to third or so sped up to about 80 and let off on it, anyways we kept doing that back and fourth for about a couple miles and we started getting on this long straightaway. We were both side by side going I'd say around 55-60 or so, he drops it down in third (probably) and starts pulling away so I was like f*** it what the he** I dropped down in third pulled away from him by about 75 went to fourth still pulling away from him by this time Im over 100 and hes right on my bumper but I start hitting above 110 or so and pull ahead of him by about 5 car lengths and hit up around 120 or above still got another gear to go.. Finally go to 5th around 122 or so and I see the in the rearview the head lights getting smaller, I finally let off on it after about a three mile stretch of high speed. I slow down and look over at the guy and he just looks straight ahead and keeps driving. Anxious to see what hes got to say tommorow lol..

[Neutrino]

His engine must have had a problem Probes are not good cars but still the V6 version had at least 160HP. Your LX has what 115HP. No way you would win.

[Tetronious]

I did win and that wasnt no way to it... I passed him and I know he was trying to catch up but it just didnt happen. I figured he probably had a governer on his car that probably cut it off at around 110 or so because he couldnt catch up. Hey it was a race I won so what, if I known it will be all this shit about theres no way that I could win then I wouldnt have posted this in the first place. What a bunch of monkey crap!

[Neutrino]

I am not calling you a liar. what I am saying is that there was something wrong because under normal conditions he should have destroyed you. Maybe he was a bad driver, not racing you or his engine had some problem.

[G_racer]

Seems like an awkward race. A little civ agians a nasty probe. Oh well i think the probe should've won( only because it supposidly has more power), but im glad to hear that a civic pulled through. Nice Work

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

ui knwo someone with a V6 mazda MX6 they are essentially the same

that person has lost to civics before and its got nothing to do with shifting the car is an Auto.... incidently she tried racing me so i floored it and the car drops a gear to about 3000rpm a bit low but that was only one gear i shoulda had it in sport mode then it woulda jumped to second o well 3rd was good enough and then i reached boost and vroom i was at 95 and she looked like a wet fish ok anyway she lost to civics before so i dun think they're too good a bunch of cars

[Neutrino]

Can those V6's be that crappy to be beaten by something with onlu 115HP?

[SickLude]

Originally posted by Neutrino
Can those V6's be that crappy to be beaten by something with onlu 115HP?

Not theoryretically...(spelling)...But remember, it was a highway race, so essentially, that means absolutly nothing. As we all know, highway races are just for kicks....they cant possibly hold any ground because they do not show the skills of the driver and the power of the car.

My 2 cents.

[Tetronious]

Originally posted by SickLude
Not theoryretically...(spelling)...But remember, it was a highway race, so essentially, that means absolutly nothing. As we all know, highway races are just for kicks....they cant possibly hold any ground because they do not show the skills of the driver and the power of the car.

My 2 cents.

Well tonight when I got off work I talked to the guy. I was like what happen man. Hes like I dont know you tell me, I was like why couldnt you keep up. He said that he downshifted and then thought I wasnt going to run and by the time I passed him he said he couldnt keep up. I was like yeah sure. I know he was running it because I could hear his engine winding out. Anyway to make a long story short I talked to a few friends that have raced him before and said that car doesnt have the juice. And he just had a new mazda v6 motor put in it. I guess sort of similiar to that mx6.. But it also might be with how he drives it too.



Do skills count as swerving in out of traffic at 115.. no wait thats just stupidity. Got to be a fool someway :sun:

[91HBSi]

Originally posted by Neutrino
Can those V6's be that crappy to be beaten by something with onlu 115HP?

Well, I have beaten numerous V6 mustangs and I am sure the mustangs are meant to be faster than a Probe.

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

V6 mustangs are heavy

[Neutrino]

Originally posted by NSX-R-SSJ20K
V6 mustangs are heavy

Its true They have a lot of torque but one of their downfalls is their weight. And you can feel it too. I've drove somme and they feel like trucks and not like a nimble sports car.

[super 96 accord]

What's the speed limiter on those little civics?? I know my car tops out at 125.

[Tetronious]

Originally posted by super 96 accord
What's the speed limiter on those little civics?? I know my car tops out at 125.

my limiter cuts it off around 122-124

[Self]

Originally posted by 91HBSi


Well, I have beaten numerous V6 mustangs and I am sure the mustangs are meant to be faster than a Probe.

Incorrect here. V6 Mustangs run low to mid 16s, while the Probe is capable of a low 15s under the care of a deft driver, but more often sees mid 15s.