this story is complete bs, was the guy racing you in reverse? the sti has a 0-60 4.6 sec where as the crossfire is high 6's.....either the guy started the race in third gear or you were having the dream of a life time. I've beaten crossfires in my rx8, and i just traded that in because it was slow. I actually bought my STI 04 used at a chrysler dealership and the salesguy told me it would be a close race against the srt-6, so there is no way in hell you won...keep dreaming