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Brett
12-01-2001, 06:13 PM
I was on my way to pick up a friend of mine when this Firebird gunned it from a light (6 lane road, wasnt next to me) I tried to throw it back in first but It wouldn't go so I just said screw it. Catch the next light with this guy. He does a fat Power Brake right there heh. I rev to 4,500 rpms my normal launching range, light goes green. Spin, spin, and more spin. all the way to about 7 grand before I had to pump the gas and catch. By that time hes about 2 cars ahead. I finally get upto his door in second gear, then light ahead turns yellow.

This time. I figure I at least should get some traction at 3 grand. So I rev up to 3 grand, Light goes green he takes off. I literally am STANDING STILL just spinning worse then last race, pump the gas, land second in VVTL-i Pulling on him, shift third passing him, inching away. then I shut down cause I dont like to race past 75-80 even if it was relativily no traffic.

Get to the next light (Don't know how I managed to hit every red light with this guy) We are talking. Hes like "What do you got in that thing? V6?? I was like, nah, 4 banger. Hes like Holy **** that things fast!, "How bigs the engine?" 1.8 litre , yadda yadda. He was like damn. Felt pretty good to get props. He said he races at the illegals and at the track so I know he wasnt a poor driver or nothing.

Light turned green as we were talking, so we take off, both dont drop any rpms in to first, just take off mashing gas, Low end he takes me by half a car, I gain it back once I hit VVTL-i Chip second when his nose is at my door, Pull to about a car and half maybe more on him then I shut down. He said something out the window but I didnt catch it. I had just missed my turn, he wanted to do a 20 punch or something but I had to jet so that was that. gave him a few high beam props and went on my way. all in all, Cool race. Just kinda pissed that I didnt get any traction. the main reason why I didnt was becuase it was real moist out, foggy, and damp. So it was just being a bitch on my launches.

AznThugg2002
12-01-2001, 08:42 PM
good kill dawg. i think its a trip right now how alot of us celica ownerws have killed firebirds lately.

Brett
12-02-2001, 02:02 AM
Actully it might have been a camaro.. I cant remember tho. Ohwell. It was fun.

BlkZ28
12-02-2001, 05:52 AM
What color was it, cause if it was a white firebird it sounds like you raced my friend. He has a white firebird and he only won by 2 cars against my friends Probe GT but vs me the Probe losses by 10 cars, from a dead stop.
The guy in the firebird is a big guy also, is it him?

Mark

t2000gts
12-02-2001, 07:20 AM
are you related to Blk00SS by any chance? :D

Brett
12-02-2001, 01:00 PM
Nope. This guy had blonde hair, kinda long, skinny. And it was Black(The car). I take it you drive a Z28?

BpuTacoma
12-02-2001, 01:31 PM
good job brett,

hey why you people get the cool people, and i just get the punks, i've raced many mustangs and most of them a punks, for instance they cheat, take off before you line up, take off before the light turns green, you in traffic, him with a free lane and he wants to race. ect... ect....

Brett
12-02-2001, 02:04 PM
Also, I noticed the Firebird or Camaro Or whatever it was Cant remember, but their second gear just didnt seem like much of anything. Like his car sounded pretty nice in first gear then he shifts to second and looks like he just loses all his oomf. Ohwell.

There are assholes down here too. Quite a few. This guy wasnt though. He was cool about it, wanted me to race his friend some time at the track. At least he was educated on Celicas 101 :D . Unlike some honda ****ers who think the Celica is slow when they drive a Honda Ex or some ****. **** faces!:mad:

TRD Liquid Silver
12-02-2001, 04:33 PM
Sounds like the Camaro I raced last night. Pull even to the light and when the light turns green he punches it, I'm like what the F$%K. I was talking to KleeftonSi while this was happening. I pull on him in 2nd, 3rd I pass him and we go at all the way through 4th and he "slows down" behind me by 4 cars. When I hit the next light I'm at a full stop while he's still rolling and the light turns green and he punches it and leaves me by 2 cars and I punch and go through the gears and again I pass him in 3rd and by 4th he's at my rear and I decide that it's not worth it so I make the next turn. Oh well, but you got to love that cold weather I'm landing @6300 on the 2nd gear shift and the car is pulling so much harder. It's in the mid 40's here in San Diego at night. I just love driving at night..:D

BlkZ28
12-02-2001, 05:06 PM
I guess, it wasnt him then, yeah I have a Z28. Good kill by the way its fun picking on the favored car and getting a win.
I tried a Viper last night, near Dale Mabry atleast it was close for a few second :) then he pulled me quickly.

Mark

Brett
12-02-2001, 05:42 PM
Yeah, down here in South FL it only gets down to about 70s at night. So its still not the greatest for racing. But your race sounds exactly like what happened to me. So it prolly was a camaro.

AkUmA
12-02-2001, 06:40 PM
nice kill, wish i could get so run's like that!!! but ill i get is trucks and family cars... :)

CheezeFrog
12-02-2001, 08:43 PM
I'm surprised nobody has asked if it was a V8 or not yet :)

Brett
12-02-2001, 08:48 PM
He said it was the 3.8 litre V6

TRD Liquid Silver
12-03-2001, 09:39 AM
At first I thought it was a Z28 cause of the wheel and tire pkg and the loud exhaust. After the first run I thought it might be an auto, but in the 2nd run I see him go through all the gears that's when I realize it's a V6 5 speed. I've ran Z28 before and if they get a 2 car advantage there was no way I would pull on them that hard from a roll or a stop.