Longshot
11-19-2001, 04:31 PM
My two friends and I were coming home to my house after a party saturday morning. I'm driving an ATX 99 Cougar, no mods (no money : ( ), one of my friends is in a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer (pretty nice car), and my other friend is in a brand new Ford Ranger Edge. Both of their cars are 5spd MTX's. So, first my friend in the Lancer wants to race. It's on.
At this point I didn't want hold the brake and rev, so I just dropped it into first and started that way. The Lancer revs high, around 5 RPM and drops clutch. He pulls ahead fast in the beginning, about half a car length. He shifts into second, and he drops his lead a little. I redline at about 6.2, and put it into second. I feel my car lurch ahead, and we're neck and neck. He shifts to third, and I pull ahead slightly. Finally, I shift into drive and my V6 just dominates his 4 banger. It was too close to start with, but I won without a problem.
Next we have the 01 Ranger Edge. Its a MTX, V6 3.0L, nothing to laugh at. I've learned not to underestimate trucks, they can surprise you easily. Anyway, race starts off same as the Lancer - Me in 1st, him in neutral revving to around 5, maybe more. He burns rubber for a good 20 ft to start with, and is a good car length in front of me as he shifts into second. I got one of those random bad starts, maybe someone else who drives an ATX knows what I'm talking about - sometimes you can feel the cougar lurch and feel the V6 at work, and sometimes it feels like your hardly flooring it at all, and it takes off in a nice, easy pace, hardly suitable for racing. Anyway, he shifts to second, and loses a good amount of ground because he is much less experienced in driving manual. After I put the cat into second, she picks up a bit and I can finally feel the wheels start moving. When he shifts into third I pull ahead, and once again I put her into drive and take off.
Two fun races with two good friends, and two good victories for the cat :)
At this point I didn't want hold the brake and rev, so I just dropped it into first and started that way. The Lancer revs high, around 5 RPM and drops clutch. He pulls ahead fast in the beginning, about half a car length. He shifts into second, and he drops his lead a little. I redline at about 6.2, and put it into second. I feel my car lurch ahead, and we're neck and neck. He shifts to third, and I pull ahead slightly. Finally, I shift into drive and my V6 just dominates his 4 banger. It was too close to start with, but I won without a problem.
Next we have the 01 Ranger Edge. Its a MTX, V6 3.0L, nothing to laugh at. I've learned not to underestimate trucks, they can surprise you easily. Anyway, race starts off same as the Lancer - Me in 1st, him in neutral revving to around 5, maybe more. He burns rubber for a good 20 ft to start with, and is a good car length in front of me as he shifts into second. I got one of those random bad starts, maybe someone else who drives an ATX knows what I'm talking about - sometimes you can feel the cougar lurch and feel the V6 at work, and sometimes it feels like your hardly flooring it at all, and it takes off in a nice, easy pace, hardly suitable for racing. Anyway, he shifts to second, and loses a good amount of ground because he is much less experienced in driving manual. After I put the cat into second, she picks up a bit and I can finally feel the wheels start moving. When he shifts into third I pull ahead, and once again I put her into drive and take off.
Two fun races with two good friends, and two good victories for the cat :)