Re: Race a Mitsu Latley ?!

["Vic" <Nugget1@worldnet.att.net>]

nice story!!! just curious... was it a civic that was left in the back?

vic
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> From: Bryan Billings <billings@codenet.net>
> To: gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com; jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Race a Mitsu Latley ?!
> Date: Monday, February 09, 1998 7:17 PM
> 
> Today at the local Best Buy I came out from the store and in the parking
> lot there was a Honda with Neuspeed stickers on it. It was lowered and
> it had a big ass exhaust system.  Then right behind him pulling out
> there was a Eclipse CST that had (Dam I can't remember the manufactures
> sticker) on it. Anyway I wanted to see it I could rattle their cages a
> bit.  I darted for the car and lucky me I was behind the mitsu at the
> light on the end of the parking lot.  Well we got to the next light and
> it was a three lane straight shot. Honda, Me and the Eclipse all lined
> up.
> 
> I had a bad feeling that the Eclipse would tear me a new ass hole but I
> figured I would let the Honda feel like a Yugo.  That "T" in the CST
> made me nervous for some reason. 
> 
> Well we got off the line and I was about 4 feet in front of the Eclipse.
> Dam was I suprised.  The Honda was 20-30 car lengths back by now.  The
> Eclipse started to move up on me in 2nd gear but never ahead. Then I
> went to 3rd gear and tore him up.  The next light he asked what my mods
> were and he told me all he had was a modified (some turbo related valve
> I can't recall the exact name, I was two excited about beating him.
> 
> After I turned I was thinking about it and I had a full tank of gas and
> an extra hundred pounds of stuff in the car.  I am pleased.  He must be
> at least 210 horse or better.  That Honda guy never caught up!! He he
> heh hehe ehehheheheheh.....
> 
> Bryan Billings