Here's the list. Post up what you run but to be listed you must provide me with a time slip.




1/4 -- 13.124 @ 102.00 MPH -- GTO Assassin/GTO Scotty (same guy) 1993 GTO TT

1/4 -- 14.621 @ 104.34 MPH -- EMC 3000GT - 1992 FWD TT

1/4 -- 14.907 @ 91.01 MPH -- BobtheCow - 1991 Eclipse (NA)

1/4 -- 15.257 @ 92.30 MPH -- EMC 3000GT - 1992 3000GT SL (NA)

1/4 -- 16.411 @ 87.19 MPH -- ROX - 2008 Lancer GTS manual transmission

Try this site to find a track near you.

http://www.chasinracin.com/track-locator/

Drag Racing 101

So you want to find out what your car runs in the ¼ mile or the 1/8 mile, But you have never been to a track before and you are not totally sure what to do. Well that’s fine. Just remember that everyone was a newbie at one time. Nobody popped out of the womb heal toeing and two steppin’

The first thing to is to visually inspect your car. Make sure nothing is broken, the oil isn’t black, your brakes work, ECT.

This is spit up into six sections. Pre Arrival, Arrival, Pre Race, Staging, Race, Post Race.

Pre Arrival:

I recommend cleaning your car inside and out but mostly the inside. Get rid of anything that will roll around and is not necessary. Now I don’t mean rear seats and carpets. I mean loose change, anything in the center console and the glove box (MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION CARDS) If your going with someone else and they are bringing their own car throw your spare tire and jack in their car just in case. Otherwise I would keep it in.

Depending on how far the track is will determine how much fuel you need. Just remember anything below a quarter tank when racing will actually hurt you as it will slosh back and forth as you shift. Also remember, that you need to get to make it home, or to the nearest gas station that is still open.

If you can find a helmet (Snell 95) then find one and bring it you will need it. Also you will probably need long pants (NO nylon) and possibly a long sleeved shirt, and full toed sneakers. (NO sandals)

As you drive to the track try not to beat on the car as you really want it as cool as possible.

Check the tracks website for specific regulations.

Arrival:

When you arrive you will probably wait in a line to pay your entrance fee. When you get to the booth pay your fee and get your tech card. Make sure you tell them you are racing. If you have any questions on where to go ASK NOW!!!! ASK NOW!!! ASK NOW!!! That is what these people are paid to do, they will point you in the correct direction.

Once you enter the pits keep in mind the speed limit is most likely 5MPH, do not break that, you will look dumb and get thrown out. Park your car and fill out your tech card. Again if you have any questions just find someone. 99% of the people are nice and will be more then willing to help you out. Also ask where the tech inspections are held. And where you can rent a helmet (if applicable)

Once your tech card is filled out and you have your helmet. Take your car to the tech inspection. This is where they will give you your wrist band or other official driver/racer identification. They will ask you what mods you have done to your car. Answer them truthfully, but mostly, they are just trying to find out if you are going to A: Blow up B: run faster then 10 second. If all you have is basic upgrades (intake exhaust) tell them that. Don’t lie. When they are happy they will chalk your windows with your race numbers.

If you want to run “NO TIME” tell them and they will also put N/T on your windshield. That way when you run your time will not be shown on the boards. There are reasons people do this 99% don’t need to do this. Once the tech inspection is done drive back to the pit and shut your car off. Go watch a couple runs, go to the bathroom, let your car cool. Watch the cars, make mental notes of what they do, where they go, where they came from.

Pre Race: Your almost there

Once you feel comfortable, go back to your car and get into the staging lanes. These are usually split up into categories. Such as street tires or slicks, grudge matches, ECT Just go where you belong. OK now this is where people get annoyed at you… STAY WITH YOUR CAR. It is ok to get out if nothing is moving but do not wander, If you want to know what the guy 5 cars behind you is running wait for him in the pits. Some people will shut off their cars, I just run my heat on full blast unless we are not moving at all (Temporary track closing) Move up as needed, and stay in YOUR lane. Once your in the staging lane, unless your car breaks, it is a one way road.

When you get close put your helmet on and roll the windows UP. Keep your eyes on spotter. When you are waved to come up do just that. Keep your eye on the track officials as they are going to be waving you forward. Be sure you have your helmet on, windows up, seat belt on, and at least your Parking lights on. (Even if its light out sometimes they cant see if you break down and if they send a pro drag car down your lane… it is going to hurt.)

Go around the water box, If you want you can do a burn out to dust off your tires and warm them up. Just stay out of the water. The water is there for the guys with the slicks.

You are now getting really really close to racing, the only thing left to do is stage wait and go!!!

Staging: This is where it get interesting!

When you are motioned to do so move your car forward towards the staging beams.

You should have noticed the traffic light looking type thing by now. This is called the tree. It should look like this




o o Amber 1
o o Amber 2
o Yellow 1
o Yellow 2
o Yellow 3
OOO GREEN!

Right now you are concerned with Amber 1 and Amber 2. Staging is getting your car in line with the timer. Move up until the first amber light turns on. Then slowly move forward till the second one goes on. If either one goes out, you went to far and back up.

As soon as both Amber lights are lit be ready to race. Blip your gas to clear the intake and hold a steady RPM for your launch. Now keep your eyes on the yellow lights. Some tracks have all three lights at once and then green, some have Yellow 1 Yellow 2 Yellow 3 then Green. Remember how I said to go watch the races for a while. This is one of the things you are looking for.

If it is the first way, where all three light up at the same time, just wait for them to light think, and then go. If you wait for the green your reaction time will be horrible. If it is the second one where each one goes one by one then once the last one lights, do a half think then go.

Your reaction time is the time it takes you to move your car off of the line after the green lights. Some places start the timer when the green lights up and then a .000 would be a perfect reaction time. Other tracks start from when the last yellow light dies and then the when the green lights, and then it still measures you on how fast you move the car off the line after the green lights but a perfect reaction time is .500 because it is a half second between the last yellow and the green.

Race:

Go!!! You are actually doing it. If it is your first time take it easy, learn the track. Don’t worry you will do more runs. Also be careful because the track is a lot more slippery then normal roads. So you can probably launch lower. Just be aware and careful.

BE SURE TO STAY IN YOUR LANE!!!

Stay on the gas until the end. You don’t want to be coasting that last 100 feet.

Leaving the track, this is important. If you are in the left lane, and the track turn off's are on the right, then the other car has the right of way. Do not turn in front of the other car. At one race track, a guy in a street car was racing a 6 second car. The 6 second car had trouble on the line, and the street car got to the finish line first, but the 6 second car was now on the way. The street car went for the first turn off, and turned in front of the other car that hit him running around 110 miles per hour. Enough said. Don’t be stupid!

Post Race:

Ok so now proceed off the track and stop at the booth and pick up your time slip. Get it put it down and drive away. Do not look at it as the pit area is usually crowded and you do not want to hit that guys 6 year old daughter. Once you are parked take a look at your time slip, and then repeat!

Enjoy!

This is not a forum for trash talking other automobile manufacturers. That is what the fight forum is for. Recently there was a troller in here who just had to pick a fight with us and trash talk our manufacturer and I had the user banned for it. In light of this I have decided to pin a topic in this forum, as it needs it.

We need to show the same respect to the other auto makers as we expect to be shown to us.

I'm not saying that you can't say something like, "I just totally owned a civic last night." I am just saying don't say, "I just totally owned a civic last night, Honda can blow my nuts!"

Also, please don't post things about other auto manufacturers sexual preference. I am sure that you cannot tell if a company is homosexual just because you beat one of their cars in a race. If you find a way to figure out a company's sexual preference, please tell me, and I will delete this part of my post.

Thank you,
Nick

this should be interesting. post your worst speeding tickets and the most supprized you were at a let off, stories are nice too.....

worst, 103mph in a 65mph speed zone
late for wrestling weigh ins and if you don't make weigh ins you don't wrestle.
oh yeah, a 1988 subaru legacy.

best let off, i'd say its a tie, 95 in a 60.
-late for practice and cop was a wrestler so he "connected" with me and told me to get going.
-just watched Texas chainsaw for first time (i was like 16) with girlfriend and she lived in the boondocks. trying to get home when i get tailgated by some dude! it was 12pm so it kinda scared me so i gassed it, he just stayed right on my **** so i kept going faster. total, (75 in a 60, 65 in a 50, ran stop sign, and 47 in a 35) when he finaly turned on his lights i was pissed. who does that, especially late at night. so i told him i was late getting home from my g/f's house and he said i understand, just leave earlier next time!

I know a bunch of us were wondering how to get into rally, well for those of us in Washington state here's a start.
http://www.olympusrally.com/
I have signed up to work there and hopefuly will have someone getting a hold of me shortly about it.
If anybodies interested say so or just sign up.
Once I get in contact, ill post more info

2010 MVP Track Time Schedule

Good Day All:

MVP Track Time (www.MVPTrackTime.com) is pleased to announce our preliminary 2010 track events.

MVP has again kept pricing the same as the previous year. With the continuing economic news, I hope this reaches you as good news. We aim to bring the best track value to you with more track time at each event for less money.

Below you will find our preliminary 2010 schedule, subject to revision as the year progresses. Look for the addition of more track events throughout 2010. Gift certificates are available.

April 10 – 11: Putnam Park (Greencastle, IN.) - ”4th Annual Tax Freedom Track Weekend”

June 7: Autobahn Country Club (Joliet, IL) (FULL 3.56 mile track)

August 9: Autobahn Country Club II (Joliet, IL) (FULL 3.56 mile track)

October 23 – 24: Eagles Canyon Raceway (Decatur, TX) - “Cars of Northern Aggression”

November 20 – 21: Road Atlanta (Braselton, GA) - “2nd Annual Flyin’ Turkey Trot”

Registration (on line or mail in) for all our track events is available at:

http://www.MVPTrackTime.com/id47.html

I hope you’ll gear up for plenty of excitement with MVP Track Time in 2010. All are invited and welcome. Feel free to contact me if you have questions about any of our track events. Happy Motoring!

Mark Pfeffer - MVP Track Time
www.MVPTrackTime.com
(314) 249-3770
Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com

G'day
Hope you enjoy.
Cheers
Ross


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJhUalHOXn8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuC91Ean8o...feature=related

2009 MVP Track Time Schedule

Hi All:

MVP Track Time (www.MVPTrackTime.com) is very excited to announce our expanded track day schedule for the 2009 track season.

It is with great pleasure MVP Track Time welcomes Jaime Goffaux to the MVP family. Jaime is a long-time Lotus pal of mine and is taking on operations of several of our 2009 track events as part of our expansion. Undoubtedly Jaime will run a great event in the manner you are accustomed to.

After several years of successful events on the Midwest’s premier tracks, we are looking East at some of North America’s most historic tracks. The “Big 5” (Road America, Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio) have always been on MVP’s radar. Adding Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio and possibly Road Atlanta for 2009 gets us 3/5 way there. If/when we find partners out West, Laguna Seca will become a reality and IF (notice BIG if) we can secure a workable date at Road America we will complete the “Big 5” circle.

As many are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, MVP is attempting to keep pricing the same as 2008. With all the economic bad news, I hope this reaches you as some good news. We aim to bring the best track value to you. Below you will find our tentative 2009 schedule, subject to revision as necessary.

April 18-19: Putnam Park ”Tax Freedom Track Weekend” - SOLD OUT!

June 1: Autobahn Country Club (FULL 3.56 mile track)

August 3: Autobahn Country Club II (FULL 3.56 mile track)

September 5-6: Blackhawk Farms ”No Hurricane Rain Track Weekend”

September 7-8: Virginia International Raceway ”Labor Day Speed Fix”

October 17-18: Mid Ohio

September 28, 2009 - Summit Point (Main Course)

October 31 – November 1: Watkins Glen ”Halloween Fright FAST!”

November 21 - 22: Road Atlanta "Flyin Turkey Trot"


The wet weather of late tells me we are in for a long, cold, snowy Winter. When Spring arrives, I hope you’ll gear up for some much needed fresh air and join MVP Track Time at the track.

Happy Motoring and I hope to see you at the track in 2009!

Mark Pfeffer - MVP Track Time
www.MVPTrackTime.com
(314) 249-3770
Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com

okay so me and one of my friends are in his SER Specv and were cruising on the hw and we pull up to an older trans am. from the looks at it we thought it would be a fun race.. well it turned out it wasn't a race at all.. it was him toying with us the whole time..

we pull up next to him and we rev the motor at him, and this is a guy that looks like he is in his late 30's early 40's, he nods at us so we line up next to each other going 60 and we honk 3 times. on the third honk we take off and it looked like we would smoke him.. then all the sudden you hear this roaring of a motor and he zooms by us and when he shifts you can hear a BOV.. both me and my friend look at each other and we say OH ****! at the same time..

so the trans am slows down and gets next to us and this time we slow down to 40.. well that pretty much didn't help us at all. he is smiling now and we honk three times again,, this time he lets us go a little and he is just cruising behind us with ease.. we get up to 130 and he pulls up next to us and we are freaking out because his car is fast as ****. to add insult to our lose he starts tapping the gas and bouncing his front end up and down.. and keep in mind we are going 130.

once he does this for like 10 seconds he floors it and took off.. he told us he was going 160 then he slowed down, took and exit after waving us over, and pulled into a gas station. we pull up next to him and he gets out and said that was pretty fun. me and my friend were still in disbelief and we asked him what he was running in the 1/4. well he told us he was running under 11 on a bad day.. this about made me **** my pants.

i will no longer race older cars unless i hear them rev it up all the way, just to make sure they aren't turbo'd

losing to this guy so bad inspired my friend to buy a t3/4 turbonetics turbo kit for his SER Specv which wouldn't make him beat this guy but it wouldn't be as embarrising.

from now on any car i get ima turbo that ****..

im glad i have a GST

At least you can't miss

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pulled over and was told to slow down for the sake of my passengeres and was givin a ticket for failure to display DL....fuckin nuts...

I was goin home last night and I came across one of my friends in his moms camaro. Its got a 305 stock with and automatic tranny. My car was turbod but I sold it when I lost my liscence so Im back down to N/A until the end of this month. I asked him to race JK with him and he said no. So on the way to our house he tried to come around me and I threw it in third and started pulling away from him. It surprised the HELL out of me! All I have now is a cold air intak and a cheap catback. But he flashed his lights and we tried one more time. Once again I left him! He blamed it on the auto and that might have been it. But it still made me feel good outrunnin a car with four more cylinders!!

Some people are simply nuts. I was driving on the freeway last night around 10pm on the 710 Northbound (near LA). Traffic was medium, good spread of cars but everyone cruising between 70 and 80ish mph. I'm chatting with my friend in the passenger seat and all the sudden she goes "wow that guy sure likes to tailgate" and she points to a car in the lane next to mine. I glace over and it takes me a little to bit to figure out what is going on. He's definitely too close to be just tailgating. Then I see the car in front of him he is supposedly tailgating making various hand signals out the window. It finally all comes together and I realize this idiot is pushing his friends car on the freeway with his car. They were going fast too. I was doing about 80 and they were passing me. Not just going fast, but changing lanes often to maintain speed. Also consider the fact that the guy pushing the other car cannot see in front of him, and guy steering the dead car in front has no control over acceleration besides a delayed hand signal. at at least 85mph. "Darwin awards" kept flashing in my head and I took the next offramp for a new route as soon as I had the chance. A 50 car pileup wasn't going to ruin my commute that evening. lol my god.

ps - one dude was driving a honda crx, and the other was driving an early 90s civic. hmmmm.

The Versa has 122HP & a whoppin 127TQ

The stick version which he does NOT have runs 0-60 in a depressing 9.5 so with CVT it could add on another full second....yes?

1/4 mile time for the stick is 17.1 @ 81MPH.




According to what I can find on the 2008 Lancer GTS with CVT is something like 8.5-9 seconds 0-60

1/4 in around 16.8 @ like 87mph.


Obviously I am going to be a little quicker.....but he plans on putting a 30 shot of NoS on his car. I told him his poor car would blow up immediately making me the winner HA-HA!
But he thinks otherwise. Now normally I don't race....I drive for mileage & maybe attack an on-ramp from time to time...but that's it........

So what's your thought on this.....his little 2007 5 door CVT Versa (stock...except for the juice) VS. my 2008 Lancer GTS with CVT & with the Injen Intake, Magnaflow Cat-Back & Pulstar Pulse plugs.....kid seats in the back & Plasti-Dip on the front grill LOL.


I know....I know.....first thought would be.....we both would lose...yes I agree. Battle of the underpowers! He wanted to run for pinks....I laughed & told him he needs to get his 1st LOL.....silly boy

Are there any forum members on a street racing team? (seems like a really dumb uestion yes...but hey...its something to talk about!)

My friend has a 95 v6 mustang and he keeps talking how much bigger his engine is than mine. But from what i can tell we have about the same amount of hp but the mustang has more torque. I know that both our cars are slow but just curious who would win a 1999 eclipse GS manual stock vs. 1995 V-6 Mustang manual stock.

The Jim Russell Racing Drivers School is launching a new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driving experience. Participants will be able to get behind the wheel of Mitsu's amazing new EVO X on one of America's best race tracks, Infineon.

Along with a classroom component, drivers will be able to pilot the track-ready EVO while they develop their racing technique, car control skills and get some serious speed out on the track.

"Deciding to work with Mitsubishi Motors for The Lancer Evolution program was an easy choice," said Chip Pankow, president of Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. "We have been using the 4G63 engines in our Lola-built school cars and found them to be exceptionally reliable. The launch of The Jim Russell Lancer Evolution Experience strengthens our position as the leader in delivering new concepts and deliverables for automotive manufacturers seeking to broaden their customer base."

Mitsubishi will officially announce the new school program on July 11 at the annual Mitsubishi Owners Day (M.O.D.), held at the Japanese automaker's Cypress, Ca offices. There will even be a draw for the first seat in the Jim Russell Lancer Evolution Experience. Jim Russell puts the value at $1,000, but thrashing an EVO X at Infineon is practically priceless.

More: Jim Russell Racing School Announces Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Experience on AutoGuide.com

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/646616.html

Now that F&F4 is out, more and more dumbfucks will think they're Mr. Badass and place more innocent lives at risk. I hope to hell this guy is charged on both accounts and receives a life sentence with no chance of parole.

Check this out. Basically you pay $25 and you get to race the cops. This gives the cops experience in catching street racers and it gives money to the local community.

http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News...es/1$46460

So me and my friends go down to the local drag strip(Cecil County,MD) on fridays. Which is grudge night, bring your own car. My friend has a Pontiac G5 GT. He has just a basic Magnaflow muffler and Injen CAI. Base hp he is at 177. He ran a best of 15.3 at like 99 i think. I have never ran my car, but have ran my quad several times. So I do have the basic knowledge of the lights and such. My question to you is would I be able to pull on him. I have a AEM CAI, Magnaflow cat and muffler, with header. Screaming demon ignition, with 8.5mm plug wires and Iridium plugs and no power steering. I know this sounds like a stupid teenager ricer kid question but I'm not close to that at all. I am doing all the racing legally. I just wanna know cuz I might have some money riding on it.

EDIT: Sorry guys just realized this should be in the competition racing section. If someone can move it that would be great.

HAHA! Just goes to show what happens when you're a retard.

I was going up Mason road for a nice little cruise, going onto I-10. I was just out to clear my head. This rickety stock white Supra MKIII comes flying out of Taco Cabana parking lot and swerves onto Mason, then onto the access road. I give chase. He illegally passed a truck, then cut him off to fly through a stop sign. He was behind a building and I heard "ERRRRRRRRRKKK POW". In excitement, I pulled onto the I-10 feeder road and the first thing I saw is a white Supra turned the wrong direction in the grass right next to the stone wall. HAHAHA!

Being a good sumaritan, I pulled into discount tire to observe. I would have helped if he was hurt. His embarrassment was punishment enough though. He opened the door and stepped out, so I tore out of the discount tire lot and waved as I past. L-O-fucking-L.

Good thing I didn't have my camera, I'd get some pics.

tuned GST(4g63t) lowered stock vs. 5.0L Mustang tuned lowered stock
and
Tuned GST(4g63t) cold air intake,GReddy exhaust system vs. 5.0L mustange tuned

[attachmentid=3535][attachmentid=3534][attachmentid=3533]What is ur 60 foot time, 1/8 mile time, and ur 1/4.And put ur mod like this for example my times an mods!If u dont have a time or Mph put N/a .And post pics if u want!

r/t:.001

60 Ft:2.384

1/8:11.1001

1/8 mph:62.17

1/4:n/a

car weight W/o driver:2217lbs
With driver:2460

Mods:Hks intake,Blue thunder 10.2mm wires,NGK plugs,Eclipse injectors,shaved head,F1 stage 1 clutch,Free flow exhaust.Does have jdm engine 1.8 but not for sure id have to tear it down to make sure.

well i just wanted to say that if your running around your town street racing i hope you die!!!
i had a friend killed last week by some retard that was racing somone down the street and smashed right into his car!

so just to say that when you street race i hope you just kill yourself and not someone going to work!!!

SO GO TO THE GOD DAMN TRACK AND RUN YOUR RIDES!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS

ive been looking at the new eclipse. i was wondering how fast it is. how doese it stack up to the 2g gst's

I suck at story telling so

A buddy of mine has an 05 mustang GT 5spd. K&N Some custom Straight pipe bullshit.

And you can search for my mod list.

Pre Race:

Me: When I pass you look at your speedo and tell me how fast your going.
Him: Laughs and smirks.

Race:

Lights go green we launch he takes me by three lengths by my shift into second another by my shift to 3rd. And then he stops pulling. I'm shifting into fourth when I pass him at 105 and continued to pull another two lengths before shutting down at 115.

Post Race:

Him: 85ish
Me: Ha. 105

93 eagle talon
18g forced performance turbo
ported o2
dumped o2
some sort of aftermarket exhaust manifold.
tial wastegate
Burshur fmic
hard intercooler lines
crushed 1st gen bov
completely stock motor and trans
afpr
apexi safc
wbo2
palm logger
boosting 16 around town
boosting 20 when someone wants to do something
I have a tune for both of them*

vs

05 or 06 ( i cant remember)

Scooby wrx 5speed
Hks full 3 inch exhaust with an intake
cobb stage 2
running stock boost


who's the winner?

i have stock 92 eclipse gs he has 89 jeep straight 6 4.0 both r five speeds

So one of my friends just got a 1995 5.0 mustang (215 hp stock) it does have true dual exhaust with flowmasters and 264/269 comp cams, but its auto and its got 180,000 miles on it. He took me for a ride in it and I thought it was pretty slow honestly, but he wants to race me at the local airport/ 1/4 strip with me driving my 92 stealth R/T N/A (stock 222 hp) 5 speed. My car is still under 100,000 miles and runs perfect (have not run it in almost 3 months) but I think I'm going to eat him alive in the 1/4, however if for some reason he were to get me I would hear about this for the rest of my life. I think I'm going to do it just for fun, but I'll take some imput as I really don't know crap about 5.0's

Approximately 3 months from now my father and i have a race going, we got into the argument " power vs. weight " i bet that my eclipse (GS) could beat his mustang (V8) hes said hell no, now right now my clutch is bad but i just got my new clutch in the mail. now this argument has a long history of 6 years, or when i first saw a lit up import. i was all mustang head till i rode in my friends 92 gsx and i loved it. now the argument is this:

I argued that yes my engine is smaller but my weight is a hell of a lot lighter than his. so im figuring that right now ive got my exhaust and my cold air intake, my short throw shifter, and now my stage 3 clutch, not huge mods, ( im going one step at a time) im thinking 150 HP to the wheels against his:

289 V8 nothing special beyond his custom carburator. he also has some nice crager rims with some slicks.

Who do you guys think will win???? we are gonna video cam the passes and ill see how to post them on this website or ill give you guys the link.

Who will win? Both cars are stock on the engine as of now. what about a 98' eclipse rs-t with a 16g turbo kit on it?

I was on my way home from target, taking a weird round about in the middle of the road. It was dark and construction of course. I have a truck pass me and then I see some white ass lights coming at me, also turning into my road direction. I didnt even know what it was until I saw a huge fucking wing. I laughed and told my gf to hold on so I can see it at the light. Sure enough it said 3000gt, and I do believe it was all stock on exterior. The wing looked like a boxy supra wing. Theres a thread somewhere with a pic of it, but I thought it looked good to be honest. There was of course some idiots next to use in a 2500 dogde pickup reving their engine and taunting the owner. So they let off at the light and I follow up on the 3000gt ass, but find myself falling way behind FAST lol. The truck of idiots obviously just got a chuckle. I only went up until I hit speed limit, because Im not a street racer or out looking for tickets. I was actually hoping he/she would go into walmart area. I would have asked them to join our community.

Anyway I just thought it was a neat looking car in person

I'm still a n00b to this site but I saw this section and figured I'd kick in my story.

I bought my 03 Eclipse GT (manual tranny) in April of this year, my first car. I liked the design and the smooth torque curve of the V6 but it was only after I got it that I became more into Mitsubishis and cars in general, and learned that the 2G is generally better respected among tuners. I didn't really care, I loved driving it. But the perception of the 3G as the bastard child of the Eclipse family probably led to what happened a couple months ago.

I was driving home late one night with my girlfriend when I pull up to a stoplight on a four-lane local road near my house. Kids sometimes race in this area in the wee hours because it's deserted and almost exactly a 1/4 mile straight. I should have expected it when I heard this buzzy weed whacker of a black EJ coupe come up from behind me, pull up and rev but I almost didn't want to believe it - this guy couldn't be serious. I took the blind man's tint, the chromed out rims and the 10-inch Autozone muffler as his way of saying "force feed me humble pie." So I shrugged and figured, why not.

Now my Eclipse has no major mods. The stock GT makes 200 bhp (not sure what it makes at the wheels), and with the Injen cool air intake and Thermal cat-back exhaust that were on the car when I bought it, it probably makes... 200 bhp But the light turns green, I drop it into first and the 210 ft lbs of torque immediately spanks that little 130hp 4cyl off the line. By the time I hit redline and throw it into 2nd I'm already a half length in front of him... in the split second that the roar of my exhaust takes a breath during the shift I can hear that fart cannon screaming behind me to keep up and then I realize... the gear changes are too close... there's no way he's even nearing the rev limiter and it dawns on me that he's running an automatic. I push the throttle in further just on principle and at 4500 rpm in 3rd, I'm wiping the floor with a bottle of Vtec, and my girlfriend is pinned back in her seat telling me to stop being so idiotic because our turnoff is coming up.

It wasn't even close, but I slow down to make the turn and can hear the Civic closing the now huge gap between us. He blows by me with authority, and as a parting gift I get to see the little red 'Si' badge on his decklid. I'm no Honda expert but I'm thinking ricer badge aka fake...

Haha, sorry for the long story, just thought you guys would find it amusing. 3G FTW!

Alright, this race doesn't involve me, I was just witnessing it.

I just moved down to Huntington Beach in February. Being that I only have my Eclipse, it is taking quite a bit of time to move my shit from my house in Hesperia, so it takes a few trips and a few weeks, what with work and what not. On my 2nd trip down, I get off the 22 freeway, and turn onto Brookhurst. About 2 lights down, I hear the wonderful sound of a medium deep engine rev followed by a blow-off sound. Twice. In quick succession. I look around, and I hear a third one. In the direction of the sound I see a Hummer H2 pulling up to a light going the opposite direction of me. I immediately thought, wow... some idiot put a 4 banger turbo motor in their Hummer... how sad. Then I see the Evo pull up along side it. OOHHHH. That makes sense now. It is a silver/gray color with a mild kit, something slightly different from stock, or maybe it was stock and the paint made it look a thousand times better, but it looked nice. So it's sitting next to the Hummer, and it revs again. Twice. This time all the up to about 6K rpm, each time making the most beautiful blow-off sound. Steady and crisp, it didn't stutter. Then, to my amazement, the Hummer revved back. My god, the deep growl of that engine as it climbed the power band. I felt the sound. The light turns green. Both vehicles shoot off the line, the Evo quickly pulls ahead, but only barely. The Hummer quickly catches after only a second to a second and a half. My light is still red, so I turn my head to watch, and they are both keeping pace with each other, quickly blowing through the next light. As they get farther away, the deep powerful Hummer engine still thundering down the way, with only the blow-off valve rivaling the dominance of the larger engine. By the time they had reached the next light after that, I wasn't able to tell who was ahead, and my light had turned green. A 2-4 second time frame, and the two most unlikely of rivals had faced off in mid-day traffic. Which around here is pretty scarce at around 2-5 o'clock. I have never seen that Hummer or that Evo around here since, either being that they lost thier vehicles, or they were just passing through. It was still an event to behold.

So, I was driving a little ways north of Salt Lake City this weekend, and they have been doing massive amounts of construction for the past god knows how long, and it's been stop and go ever since then...So, I'm sitting in my Eclipse, just got my dual 12" Audiobahn subs back in the car, bumping along at a moderate level, listening to some Tech N9ne, when I hear it...Yep, ever hear the sound of that one persons exhaust, where it sounds like someone is shitting their pants? It literally sounds like it's going to fall off the car, like they just went to a random muffler store and said "PUT THAT ONE ON, IT'S GOT TEH CARBON FIBERZ!" So, I look over, and lo and behold, there's an acura right next to me, with your generic 17 year old "I'm that badass wearing a grungy wife beater" (Whatsup with honda drivers and wife beaters, by the way? Just a thought) Anyways, I was getting really tired of him reving his engine in this obviously stopped traffic on the freeway, apparently thinking we can race the 20 feet that we go at a time. So (Windows rolled down) I yelled out really loud "Gawl, your muffler sounds like SHIT!" and right as he opened his mouth spun the volume up as high as I could, and just let him yell at the thump thump thump of the bass...It was about this time that I realized "Oh...I'm...surrounded by Acura's and Honda's on all sides of me...this is awkward" Yep, I was in the middle of what had to be a Honda club, or group of friends, Insert foot to mouth. They rode my ass, brake checked me, and other such ass-holery for the next half hour until they got off their exit...thought everyone would find my stupidity amusing, so I share this story with my brethren

I want to go do some driving at my local track (Miller Motor Sports Park, Utah) on their open track days. He one safety requirement s a M2000 or SA2000 safety rated helmet. I have found several M and S2005 rated helmets for $150 - $200, but I am wondering what the differences are between open face, and full face (other than the obvious, duh).
I was looking at this one: http://www.soloracer.com/zampfsa1.html

Good Morning Mitsubishi Fans:

It’s a bit late in the season, but I thought a quick note to invite any road course drivers out there to join MVP Track Time for track days in 2008 was in order. You can find us at www.MVPTrackTime.com We are open to all makes of cars (ie: We aren't car snobs!) and convertibles that meet the rules. Couple of photos from earlier events this year.

Our 2008 track days (so far) are as follows:

April 21 - Putnam Park (Near Indianapolis) [Tax Freedom Track Day – SOLD OUT!!]
May 9 - Summit Point (West Virginia) [Private Corporate Event – SOLD OUT!]
June 2 - Autobahn Country Club (Near Joliet, IL.) - SOLD OUT!
August 18 - Autobahn Country Club
September 13 & 14 - Blackhawk Farms (Near Beloit, WI) [Our 1st Weekend Event]
October 20 - Summit Point (West Virginia) [Private Corporate Event]

Both Autobahn dates are once again the entire 3.56 mile road course. None of this namby-pamby 1/2 track stuff. Registration with Pay Pal, credit card or via downloadable form (mail in check) is available at:

http://www.MVPTrackTime.com/id47.html

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com. Happy Motoring and I'll see you at the track!

Mark "Feff" Pfeffer

For all those times when attack has said something like "i hear if you crank out enough hp you can make your car fly".... Apparently you can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VWbjGB-weU&feature=related

i am looking into buying a 2004 wrx sti. my dad began saying that the evo is faster and i should buy an evo. i found an evo and i am comparing the two. i know the wrx sti has more horse power but people have told me that the evo is faster. what would you buy and what do you think is faster?

does any body know if my car can beat the audi A4? i have a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse gs.

First off, I live in southeastern VA in a semi-rural area. There are a lot of housing complexes around but then again down the road there are farms. The biggest city is 20mins away and the small strip malls are like 7mins away. That was the run down.

So, coming home a few days at like 11pm, I was stopped at a stoplight. This street is 35mph and frequently patrolled by cops but it was dead quiet at that time. So, the two most butch chicks ever roll up beside me in an old beat to $hit truck. This truck was lifted and looked like it was about to fall apart. They start revving. Under normal conditions, I would've played along up til about 50 and slowed down but this time I had my dad in the car with me so I acted like I didn't notice. Frustrated, they continued to rev. When the light turned green, the driver must've popped from neutral into drive b/c the launch was just akward. Then there was this horrible noise and the truck stopped like 50 feet up from me who was still at the light. So, I just drove by really slow and my dad's response: Dumb@ss F@ggets!

HA

so i was out of town with my girl and we were coming back from a car show and im on the freeway doing like 75 and just cruisin and talkin to my girl. not really paying attention to the other cars and i just glance in my rearview mirror and i see a brand new civic weaving in and out of traffic coming my way. im just like whatever and dont think much of it. he pulls up next to me and i can tell he thinks his car is hot stuff. its a brand new white vtech SI and its got the sticker still in the back window so the guy just barley bought it. i just look ahead and keep talkin to my girl and he revs his engine at me and starts doing some stupid ***. he would slow down a little then floor it and pass me while im just cruising. he did it like five times and i just am laughing at him cause he looks like an *****. so he slows down and gets next to me and gives me this look like his car is so bad. i look at my girlfriend and she says kick his **** lol so he starts to floor it and i down shift to third and bam i took off and i pulled away from him so hard it was sad. i got going 125 before i slowed down and it took him forever to catch up. he pulls up next to me and tries to do it again lol ya it wasnt happening. it was one of the funnest things i have done and it made me feel great knowing that he bought a brand new car thinking it was fast just to have a car 13 years older than it kick his ****. lol what a waste of money. i mean ya hondas are great gas cars and are reliable and will last forever and ya sure they can be made to be fast but i would take a old eclipse over a new civic anyday. mitsu power baby

So apparently my brother has been telling his friends that my car is faster than their cars, and it would appear someone took him up on that challenge. He told me the other day that the brother of one of his friends has a Mustang Mach 1, and that his friend told him that the Mach 1 could beat my Eclipse. So i grilled my bro for more information, and just about the only thing he knows about the other car is that its a Mustang Mach 1. he thinks it might be a 2004, but hes not sure on that. He says that he doubts the Mach 1 is supercharged, or has any mods for that matter, because his friend would have mentioned that. he also doesnt know if its a manual or auto transmission mustang.

My GSX has a s16g turbo and all the supporting mods. I have a boost gauge but it isnt wired up; and im sure that would be something worth knowing in this little discussion.

How would my GSX hold up to a Mustang Mach 1 from a dig? I dont care what kind of Mach 1 you want to compare my GSX to, super charged, non-supercharged, auto tranny, whatever; I just want a general idea of what people think will happen.

Discuss.

EDIT: Its a Mustang GT Mach 1, NOT AN SVT COBRA!

A brief compilation from the past season!

http://talongt66.4t.com/2008%20PROMO%20VID.

I was in town and a kid asked me if I wanted to race his eclipse. I asked what it was and he said and showed me that his car was stock with a catback and a short ram intake and a header. Its a 97 GS with 18s or 19s. My new eclipse is a 99 RS...it has a Ebay cold air intake with K&N air filter, header, 2.5in down pipe, High flow cat and 2.5in cat back exhaust. My wheels arent as big as is though. They are 14s or 15s. Whatever came on it when I got it.... So what you guys think?? I mean its dumb to race almost the exact same cars but he talks alot of $hit and its annoying.....PLEASE RESPOND WITH AN AWNSER. Whether it says I win, He win, or to close to call, or It comes down to the driver. I havent got my new head yet but Just help me out please!

i am wanting to take my stock eclipse on the quarter mile but i am wanting to know of anything that might break. someone told me that the track being very sticky could break some things. sorry if this is a stupid question. i just want to have some fun, but i want to know what kind of risk i am taking on my car. thank you for any input. the car is a 2002 2.4l automatic 60000miles.

i beat a old mazda 626 hatchback turbo on my way home last night. nothing special but i raped it and it felt good doing so. it was a factory turbo car i believe

do you think my gst has a chance against an EG6

its kinda built its got a b18 with a b20 vtec head

i have a 14b with the larger housing

and a boost controller

with a crushed blow off valve

what do you think let me know????


and also what about my setup against an Rx-7 turbo II

Alright so I was talking to one of my friends and he was telling me that on the news the other day he saw that a Toyota Supra was on the news and that a 16 year old kid got pulled over by the cops for going 140mph, whata dumb ****..

Oh guys my bad its a Subaru Impreza and the kid was doing it in a 55mph zone.

Yahoo News:

Brandon D. Raap, 16, faces speeding and misdemeanor reckless driving charges and could have his license suspended, police said.

Porter County sheriff's deputies stopped Raap along a rural stretch of U.S. 30 at 12:40 a.m. Saturday after a radar gun clocked his 2004 Subaru Impreza going almost 90 mph faster than the posted 55 mph limit, police said.

It might be the fastest speed ever recorded on the northwestern Indiana county's roads, said Porter County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Emmons.

"Most people's cars won't go that fast," he said.

Raap told police he was late getting home and didn't want his parents to be angry, Deputy John Brubaker said in his report. Raap told Brubaker he didn't have a curfew but is usually home by midnight.

Brubaker didn't arrest Raap, who had a valid Colorado license, but told him to drive straight home and call him within an hour. Raap's mother, Cindy Raap, called instead and Brubaker told her what happened.

The Associated Press left a message with Raap's parents at their home in Valparaiso seeking comment. They declined to comment when contacted by the Post-Tribune of Merrillville.

"Kids sort of have tunnel vision," Emmons said. "They're so concerned with not getting yelled at or grounded, they place other people's lives in jeopardy."

The highway has two lanes in each direction, divided by a median, and traffic is usually light that time of night, Emmons said.