Re: Street Racing

[David Strope <dstrope@erols.com>]

Race when you need to buy gas. You'll save 
weight there as well.

Dave


Franklin Mosley wrote:
> 
> That's not good news.  I guess I'll have to stick with plan B.  I think
> racing between 7-8pm sounds good. Not too much traffic, but enough to shake
> him off.  That's all I need to hear, if he wins.  I'll have to listen to his
> mouth for the summer.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Newton
> Sent:   Tuesday, June 09, 1998 12:29 PM
> To:     jettaglx@igtc.COM
> Subject:        RE: Street Racing
> 
> I hate to say it but I was beat by one of those 190HP Maximas.  My
> only perf mod is a Garrett chip.
> 
> Each car had 4 people.  His all women, mine all guys.  Most likely
> my GLX was a good couple hundred pounds heavier.  In any case he
> had me by good car length when we shut it down.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> > Lose the P-Flo and you have him beat!
> >
> > Kevin Ng
> > 97 GLX Windsor Blue
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:       Franklin Mosley [SMTP:fmosley@voyetra.com]
> > > Sent:       Tuesday, June 09, 1998 11:42 AM
> > > To: Jetta Mailing List
> > > Subject:    Street Racing
> > >
> > > I have a friend how just brought a Maxima 3.0L V6 with 190 HP.  He
> told me
> > > that he blow my 98 GLX w/p-flo away.  I just wanted to know if
> that was
> > > true.  I know that my car has a 2.8 vr6 with 172 HP but I'm
> thinking that
> > > my
> > > car is much lighter than his.  I figure if it is true I'll have to
> race
> > > him
> > > during the medium to light traffic time, where it will come down
> to
> > > driving
> > > skills instead of speed and power.  I know when it comes down to
> driving
> > > skills I'll win hands down.  After all I've been driving for a
> longer
> > > time.
> > > Anyway please let me know.  He's one of these guys who brag to
> everyone
> > > and
> > > their mother.
> > >
> > > Franklin
> > > 98 GLX Black w/cloth
> > > CD changer
> > > P-Flo
> > >
> > >
> 
> ----
> Jeff Newton
> Unix Systems Administrator
> PMC-Sierra Inc.