Re: [gti-vr6] Raced a WRX tonight

[josh Wyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com>]

Haven't driven one, just raced against them in auto-x.
 They launch great and handle quite well out of the
box.  Still have a good amount of body roll, but
apparently there are several swaybars out there you
can use to combat that.

The interior quality is about between the old A2 and
the A3.  Nowhere near as nice as the A4 VW's, however
the seats are incredibly supportive sports seats. 
Nice 6 disc in dash cd changer too.

My buddy routinely gets 1.8 60 foot times in the 1/4
mile with his.  They just catapult off the line.

-josh


--- Chris Collier <collier@iglou.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I won't make this a testosterone filled race story,
> I will keep it short
> and to the point.
> 
> Well I had the chance to run a WRX tonight on the
> road...so I indulged
> :)
> 
> After listening to him "blow-off" his valve in my
> general direction
> several times, we ended up at the same light (the
> red one)
> I leaned out the window and asked him how he liked
> the car.........he
> said he liked it (really a deep conversation at this
> point); i asked him
> if it was fast, he said, "yeah it is pretty fast; so
> we take off, and
> when i say take off, that thing flat hooked up!!!! I
> could see that he
> had a jump on me through first (about 1.5 car
> lengths), as most of mine
> was spent spinning; shifted the 2nd and started
> gaining on him; by the
> mid to top of 2nd I was at his back door, then came
> 3rd and I started
> passing him; then came the traffic.
> 
> we stopped at the next light, and the first thing he
> says to me is "is
> that thing a 1.8T?" I said "no it's a VR6", but I am
> thinking to myself
> "damn that thing really hooks up". Even with a total
> of 4 people in the
> car, that thing was quick; i had to ask him what
> kind a boost he was
> running, to which he replied "15 pounds"; OH, that
> explains the quick
> jack rabbit start;
> 
> Needless to say, I was impressed with that little
> car on the low end;
> but once my car was allowed to stretch it's legs, I
> believe that I would
> have put several car lengths on him in the long run.
> 
> The combination of that boost, and all wheel drive
> handling would make
> for a fun little car; I would drive one if someone
> gave it to me; But
> wouldn't get rid of my VR6 Jetta for one.
> 
> Anybody else with any experience up against these
> little WRX's, I mean
> other than everyone arguing Wally and his philosophy
> or lack of on
> Subarus?
> 
> I would still take an S4 like Wally's, hands down
> against the WRX, but
> for the price, might have to entertain the little
> guy; catfish or no
> catfish
> 
> chris collier
> collier@iglou.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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=====
Josh Wyte 
Momentum Motorsports
508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST

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