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Old 03-11-2008, 12:47 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Apparently you suck at launching at the track then. What would be wrong with your car? You've already claimed that you beat your buddy from a dig/roll, so obviously nothing is wrong except your driver mod.
sigh.....beat me to it.

He is the better driver period end of story. Launching=skill and an amount of practice. Anyone can floor it once an Si is moving.
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Old 03-11-2008, 01:03 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Is there something wrong with my car? My friend's Si he claims he has done 14.8, and my car's best time was 15.2...

So later on I race a Mini Cooper S and he beat me by 1 car... How is this possible!? I mean I don't know if the Cooper is stock but those cars don't have much aftermarket so I am assuming it is.
Nothing wrong with your car. How much gas did you have? Spare tire + jack removed? There is like one person that may have legitamately got 14.8 bone stock. You have to understand that that was under ideal conditions; Track elevation, weather conditions, track condition, tire pressure and launch all contribute and hitting 15.2 stock is probably better than most...


Asd far as the mini - you're assuming that you know anything about the car when obviously you don't. It could have been a tuned turbo'd, it could have been a pulleyed sc'd, who know's it could have been a one off twin turbo rotary or a v8 or nitrous or (way more likely) a stock turbo or sc that got a better launch or quicker shifts, or even a better lane. No point in assuming, worrying etc... If you want to win, don't whine, just mod your car (reflash seems like a good option,) get back out there, practice launching, shifting and driving, and stop assuming anything!
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Old 03-11-2008, 02:02 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Real racing happens in the turns...

<--- the other guy

<--- You.

Thats why he won.
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Old 03-11-2008, 11:35 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Time to start modding my car... Damn wallet is going to be empty.
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Old 03-12-2008, 10:58 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Time to start modding my car... Damn wallet is going to be empty.
Just get it over with and go FI
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Just get it over with and go FI
Still won't help his launching techniques lol
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Still won't help his launching techniques lol
Ahh, the voice of reason comes in.
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Old 03-12-2008, 02:02 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I said ok, does anyone else want to improve the ******* post count by correcting me again? for ***** sake..
OMG, Cooper S's havent been SCed since like 06 MY, get with the times mang.
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