Any of you guys race anybody like a 350Z or any others. I had a 350 Z toy with me but he wouldn't take off. I have a 2008 Crossfire Coupe. Thanks Lester

 

Let's list cars you can probably beat......or at least compete with;

RX-8
T-Bird
Corvettes (1975-----late 80s)
Base Boxster
Audi TT

 

Good thing he didn't take off - he would've smoked you.

And there's i think 2 different versions of the Audi TT.. all I know is that the one with two exhaust pipes can smoke us, but we can hold our own agaisnt the one with one exhaust pipe

 

If anyone bought his/her XF for speed, you're barking up the wrong tree. Whatever in speed you get out of XF is just icing on the cake.

 

everyones going to criticize me but my list goes... rx8, ss cobalt, s2k, g35, 350z and yes the Z was a standard! driver must have been horrible because we raced twice and i beat him both times.

 

Racing on the street?

I have turned into my father.

 

race a "Z" hmmm.

 

I ran up on a 05' 350Z 6speed!

We raced from a 40mph roll! I out ran him both time!

PS the driver did not have a clue how to shift in a sports car!

His first car was a ford ranger 5speed!

So he drives the Z like a truck... SAD


The kill was not really fun because the driver had no clue how to really make the 'Z' perform

 

Be aware of those high torque Vettes...I had an '85 auto with bolt on's and pulled a 13.6 in the 1/4 with stock tires.

 

No, you are now as smart as your father.

 

So I could be a Cobalt SS?
I have an 04 N/A

Some guy tried to race me the other day in one

edit: I realize this thread is old, just didn't want to start a new one..

 

There are 2 cobalt ss now one is supercharged and only like 215 and the newer one is a turbo and makes 265 stock i think my friend just bought one, so it depends on what verson it was

 

The TT with the two exhaut pipes is the TT RS i do believe. It has 265 horsepower. So, get the TVT 265 and I think a Crossfire can beat it, as all the other cars that newCrossfire listed above.

-Sam

 

No matter how old I get, I am NEVER going to turn into my father.....but, I think the best place to race is on a track, either drag or road course.

On the way to getting my windows tinted a 350Z pulled up on me and wanted to race, I did not oblige (but I am sure the SRT6 could have beaten him). I was talking with the tint guy and mentioned the 350Z he said, "...oh man, don't even talk to me about things like that. I had a tricked out cherry Mustang and raced a 350Z. After we were both pulled over for illegal street racing they confiscated the cars on the spot. The worst part was being invited to see it crushed!"

There is a no tollerance policy out here!

 

Agreed. I don't need the tickets or the hassles from the insurance company.

 

It's not the fastest car in the world, but it does MOVE as my friends would say....My list is as follows.

Rx-8 (Street Race won)
G-35 (embarrassed)
350Z (lost on the highway)
Honda S2000 (Street Race won,good race)
Volkswagen GTi 2.0T 6 spd (lost from a dig)
Ford Mustang GT (40 roll, lost but kept up)
2G Rx-7 N/A (Street Race won)
BMW 330Ci (Racing my friend, WON)
Turboed Honda Civic Si (50mph roll won, but was close)
Nissan Sentra SE-R (on I-95 on the way back from Miami, 60-149mph WON)

 

I'm reading this and the voice in my head sounds like my Dad... So I apologize to anyone that thinks my comment sounds preachy...

First off, street racing is insane. There are lots of other cars around that have no concept of rapidly approaching vehicles and do dumb things when they see them (usually too late). You risk getting hit by them or hitting them. Dumb or not, they're not supposed to have to worry about racers on the street.

Let's say there's nobody on the street. OK, seems like that would make it OK... Well no, probably not. Let's assume (a$$-u-me) that nobody is in an altered state of consciousness. Let's assume (again) that the vehicles are in top-notch condition (tires, brakes, suspension etc) and are equipped to travel at high speed (what are your tires rated for?). Well the unexpected does happen, and stuff does break. Then there's this little thing called experience. Lot's of time behind the wheel of a vehicle traveling over 100mph? And here comes Grandma (Hey wait, she's not supposed to be here remember - the roads are clear...)

This reminds me of a thread a few years ago. On another forum (Jeeps) we were talking about (gasp) seat belts. The two schools of thought were to either wear them religiously or to stuff them into the crack of the seat and forget them. The context of the discussion was off-road driving in vehicles with cages, traveling somewhere around 5mph. This one fellow (decent guy, would give the shirt off his back, etc) firmly believed he didn't need seat belts. He really livened up the discussion and stirred up a lot of heat with the people who think seat belts make sense no matter what.

Well guess what? The guy goes off into the desert with good friend (two guys/two Jeeps). They both have a ton of experience in extreme wilderness situations, and off-road driving. The guy climbs a rock and does some driving around. On the way back he starts to drive back down the same rock and the Jeep falls off, he gets ejected, and his Jeep falls on top of him. His buddy couldn't get him out, help was forty miles away, and he died. No joke. We were all stunned. He was one of the better known people in the group. It really shook us up. You know the old saying? "It won't happen to me..." Well it can and it does.

Don't go out and get yourself whacked testing your car to see what you can beat. You can't beat physics. It's waiting for you to make a mistake and then it takes over. Go join Good Guys, SCCA, or some other group, get some driving school, rent some time on the track, and do it right. Leave street racing for the fart cans.

 

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If you get caught 50 k/h (31 mph) over the limit here you have a nice fine and your car is impounded for a week and you pay for the towing costs and a court fee. The car is gone no matter who owns it. Then you have that to explain to your insurance company. The max highway speed is 100 k/h (62 mph) and you can get away with 120 k/h (75 mph) on the freeway if conditions are OK.

 

I agree in theory but not in practice. Yesterday I drove from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids and was overtaken by a newer Carrera S (I was driving my SRT6). I fell in behind him for most of the 50 miles, scooting along at 80-90. Once he appeared to floor it and started to pull away, so I did the same and maintained distance up to 120 at which point he backed off. Nice looking Porsche -- similar to the XF in the rear end.

 

To the guy that lost to a GT was it a 99-04 GT or a 05-09 GT. The 99 edition I've beaten a guy that has a burnt orange GT. We always get into on this road by the airstrip near the base. I embarassed a guy who had a souped up Acura RSX Type-S. He backed off at 140. Also another guy that was in a turbo-charged Jetta. I beat my mechanic that drives a s2000 I got him off the line and stayed in front the whole time. Once I put this TVT 300 Kit on i say its a done deal for a couple of unlucky cars.