people trying to drag race
 

I live in a small town in Oklahoma, but this weekend I'm in an almost city, Tyler tx pop about 100k. In Oklahoma no one notices the car or cares about it. Here in Tyler I've had 5 people come up next to me revving, there was a neon srt4, early 00's honda accord, late 80sblazer (the little s10based one)that def had a v8 in it, some guy in a newer impala/Malibu thing and a still paper plated is350c with the top down. I didnt race any of them i had my 4year old in the car with me, although i did some spirited driving following the lexus.

Do people that live in populated areas have this happen often?

The only time I've ever seen this was when my brother and I borrowed my uncles Porsche and everyone and their mom was trying to get some.

I grew up in New England, but I lived in southwest Oklahoma for several years; when I moved there, I had a first gen VW Jetta that was built pretty extensively, with the mods usually placing me in the older Prepared class when I autocrossed it. It was very quick and handled about as well as you can make a car handle and still keep it streetable.


No one in OK had a clue what the car was capable of, nor did they care...out there it was all about drag racing, and I think it's as much a simple byproduct of geography, as it is culture, as 99% of roads are north/south or east/west. There are very few roads where a car like that can be appreciated. And while it was very quick in a straight line as well, there really was still no comparison to an American rwd V8 car that had the basic drag reciepe applied to it. So, after a year or so of being bored because there was no autocross (at the time), few roads, and no real connection to the local car scene, I surrendered and sold the Jetta and bought a 1971 GM X body, and had a blast with it.


Assuming things haven't changed THAT much since I lived there, I assume it's the same. Anyone challenging you to a drag race simply doesn't understand what the car is all about. Either that, or their car really IS slow, and they're looking for an easy win. I certainly wouldn't waste the gas to race an '86 in a straight line if I had a V8 muscle car. Unfortunately, buying a car based on power versus handling is almost always the smarter choice there, considering the primary road type, and it certainly is if you're looking for similar-minded drivers.

They lives 1/4 mile at time

I live in Denver CO and I will say I don't drive a ton but I have only had one high school looking kid try to race me in his honda accord before and I kept cruise control on at 4-5 over the limit. I have been along side various Subarus and such and they just kinda look over, we nod, and keep cruising down the street. I am sure they know I am not trying race an 86, they know what they are about.
Back when I lived in California I would get challenged to race every other stoplight when I had a v8 car and v8 truck. Its just a different scene out there tho too.

Most of the time when I am cruising, severally over the speed limit, I just get other cars cruising with me, no one trying to race me here in CO. (yet)

Maybe Scion should recycle this old commercial:

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The last "come race me bro" experience I had was with a chick in a tricked out Civic.
Creepy, IMO.

I live in Tyler TX! 👍 I just got my 86 two months ago, and the same thing is happening to me, but not that often. I think the dark tint helps some.


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Haven't had a lot of come race me bro encounters in quite some time


i've had 3 older woman ask me question after question about the car tho recently..

Do you have ricey mods like a blacked out roof, OP?

you really think having a black roof is ricey?????
just askin

pretty much!!

C'mon you've been here a while you should know it's best to just ignore him

oh i know, i usually enjoy his comments :thumbsup:

just wanted his true opinion about it

Ummmmmm please divine "older". Were they hot older, cool older or WTF older?

a mix between cool older and wtf older

i was sitting at my local Dunkin donuts on a Saturday like i normally do every Saturday, these 3 woman come up today and start asking me 101 questions about the car, even asked to sit in the car, which to be honest, i didn't really mind, they were all happy, they clearly were into cars

2 of them said for there mid life crisis they wanted corvettes but ended up getting Honda's

the 3rd one was quite, walked about the car for a bit and that was it

Dude, sweet. You're in there! Are they familiar with manual transmissions? Let them play with the stick for a while to see if they like it.

Another FRS came up and revved his engine, we both laughed. #NoPower

I've only had a Hyundai Velloster try to race me. :(

Of course I just pretended to fiddle with my radio and pulled away from the stop like a grandma. That's what we call a lose/lose situation. Even if you win, you still look like a looser.

Wow - got to get to Budd Lake NJ. Sounds like an exciting place. :)

i work for hyundai so i know

you will kill that veloster if you :burnrubber:

saturday morning***** lol

get a cup of coffee and sit and relax for a little bit

If someone comes up to you wanting a race. As soon as that light turns green, wait 3 seconds and slowly pull off the line.

Yeah - unless you're FI, anyone half on their game is going to ruin us, or at least make us work as hard as we can for the win...lol

an e85 tune does wonders...
 

shiv's E85 stage two tune does wonders....

$500 for an OFT and E85 is the most cost effective mod for a twin..

Jaden

I'm sure it's a great N/A tune. It's still not going to turn it into a torquey supercharged motor though, which is basically what this platform needs to be competitive with V6 Camrys in a straight line...

I got more people trying to race when I had my turbo Volvo than my FRS. They would underestimate a volvo big time, I would get eclipses and civics trying all the time.. little did they know I was about 300hp, awd and was into boost at 2600rpm.. so they didn't stand a chance.

Omg I do the same thing. Good old radio changing move

I don't believe it...
 

With E85, the twins are making about 230 bhp. a v6 camry is 268 bhp and weighs 750 lbs more...

Besides forget about the paper numbers. I've seen them in real life and no, they don't beat a n/a e85 twin...

so they make about 12% more hp but weigh about 25% more...

Jaden

Barely 230, on a fresh-that-day tune, and all bolt-ons, versus 268 bhp on crap gas almost anywhere in the country, any time of the year. Additionally, E85 ain't available everywhere, and practically nowhere in New England. But besides all that, it's close enough for me not to care who wins. Barely squeezing out a win to the next traffic light over a stock 4 door peoplemovermobile on 89 octane ain't exactly a glorious win...lol. At least, not for me. I'll take a more definitive win elsewhere.

Excellent point, you wanna race in a straight line, take it to a track. You wanna race on a twisty road, take it to the track.

@Jaden unless you're doing HPDE, the numbers you're talking about mean nothing really. The car is not underpowered for what I use it for. But then again, I don't race teenagers and early 20's people in mommy and daddy's car. Am I doing it wrong?

I didn't say it was glorious...
 

I said you'd be surprised what an E85 tune would do.

All I hear is how slow the twins are. They aren't... Not even in the straights. They aren't lightning, but they are molasses either...Throw a well tuned turbo on and it's a whole different story..

Jaden

Hey VenturaII, check your "private messages".

I agree, especially considering what "sports cars" were considered when I was growing up. Rabbit GTi's were turning out SCORCHING 10 second 0-60 times...lol. But everything is relative...Porsche 911s were only posting mid to high 6 second 0-60 times. My point is that compared to how the average new sedan is able to perform, the '86 is nothing to write home about, in a straight line. I'm fully aware (and appreciative) that it's designed to excel in other areas.

no but if you wanted to, you could...
 

Not doing it wrong...


I'm not either, but if you wanted to, you're not going to be left at the starting line by vanagons and most grocery getters either like some people love to claim...

Jaden

You might by this Vanagon...


http://oppositelock.kinja.com/porsch...was-1453489406

When did the twins become the new neon?