So I was stopped at the light on MLK at Kerr (afterwhich is 6 miles of freeway) and had a Z4 pull up next to me.

Light turns Green and we gun it and take off. I beat him clean off the line, he started getting neck in neck when i shifted to 2nd but i got back ahead around 4000 rpm then I lost him in 3rd

that extra 500lbs is holding me down...

12/24/2008 7:29:08 PM

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"that extra 500lbs is holding me down..."

time to dump that bitch

12/24/2008 7:35:20 PM

what ride you got HUR???

12/24/2008 7:56:34 PM

[Edited on December 24, 2008 at 7:57 PM. Reason : g]

12/24/2008 7:57:43 PM

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"what ride you got HUR??? "

07 A4 2.0T S-line Quattro 6-speed


[Edited on December 24, 2008 at 8:03 PM. Reason : k]

12/24/2008 8:02:15 PM

OIC

Nice ride

[Edited on December 24, 2008 at 8:07 PM. Reason : ./]

12/24/2008 8:07:21 PM

I thought the Garage was supposed to hypocritically flame street racing threads and then proceed to street race?

12/24/2008 8:23:23 PM

OIC

WTF WERE YOU THINKING HUR??? God you suck. And lets not get started on those those lives you put at risk fuckwad. I hope you purple asshole gets shoved under the carpet of law one day.

On a street racing related note, about a month ago, I found out that the 944's ~300rwhp is no match for a c6z06 from a dead stop



[Edited on December 24, 2008 at 8:29 PM. Reason : >_<]

12/24/2008 8:29:05 PM

yeah i put so many people at risk! I hit 65-70 before i let up in the 55 mph zone

Guess i'm in trouble if the police pull me for breaking the Speed Acceleration Limit.

12/24/2008 8:47:49 PM

actually, they can give you a ticket for that. also for racing, and you can get fucked for that

12/24/2008 9:00:44 PM

how so.

i'll just say i was driving like normal and some Z4 just happened to be in a hurry also

12/24/2008 9:02:28 PM

yeah, good luck with that. especially in raleigh or charlotte where they're really cracking down on street racing (and all of nc really, there was just a big bust in high point the other week). you can get slapped with anything from prearranged street racing, speed competition, and multiple other lesser charges. at the LEAST you would have gotten a careless and wreckless if a cop had seen what was going on. there's even a good chance of your shit getting impounded, in which case you may or may not get it back depending on the severity of the offense and/or what takes place in court. usually you have to be doing something pretty excessive for that to happen though.

[Edited on December 24, 2008 at 9:16 PM. Reason : btw, this thread is gayer than the fast and the furious]

12/24/2008 9:12:51 PM

youre lucky that hundred shot of nos didnt blow the welds on the intake

12/24/2008 9:17:53 PM

I was just kidding. I don't think BBR was tho

PARTY POOP3R

12/24/2008 9:41:17 PM

lol, just throwin the truth out there making sure people are aware of the real consequences... something "mild" like this a cop might have turned a blind eye to before or at least only given a warning or speeding ticket, but not anymore. if you're going to race on a road that hasn't been pre checked for cops and any other hazards, you're taking a big risk. street racing at all is a risk in some form or another, but personally i like to even the odds as much as possible on any kind of bet.

12/24/2008 10:09:52 PM

When you have 70hp like me, everything is a race. I'm the only one who knows though

12/24/2008 10:19:13 PM

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"something "mild" like this a cop might have turned a blind eye to before or at least only given a warning or speeding ticket, but not anymore."

before what?

12/24/2008 10:27:56 PM

^^ i used to run random civics in my dad's corolla... it was actually pretty funny because the race would last like 15 seconds and we wouldn't even break the speed limit.

12/24/2008 11:30:09 PM

I can only imagine that some fag in a Z4 has posted up his kill on one of the many gay ass BMW forums online.

12/24/2008 11:51:00 PM

^^^before the recent crackdown i mentioned. i take it you've missed the two huge busts in raleigh/charlotte that were all over the news not too long ago and all the other attention street racing has been getting over the past 1-3 years.

^lol, probably.

[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 12:02 AM. Reason : .]

12/25/2008 12:02:22 AM

yeah, you dont have to break the speed limit to get a ticket. and cops arent dump. they know when you're racing someone. speed competition.

if you happen to tell him that you just accelerated quickly, he could give you a careless&reckless ticket, then charge the Z4 for racing and what not.

its def. not worth it. BTW: there are legal places to do things like this... and its only $10-15

12/25/2008 12:54:30 AM

^ A friend of mine got a "speed competition" ticket when doing a 0-60 run by himself. Apparently the cops can get you for a speed competition with yourself

12/25/2008 1:14:22 AM

how can they prove "speed compeition" maybe i just felt like pressing the gas a little bit cause i was late to work.

i'm not breaking the speed limit till i get to a certain speed....

12/25/2008 1:27:24 AM

dont try to argue with the cops or their laws, they'll take your audi away

12/25/2008 1:32:50 AM

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"BTW: there are legal places to do things like this... and its only $10-15"

tr00. there's just some thrill about running on the street that the track doesn't always quite provide though. i don't know if it's just the extra adrenaline because it's highly illegal, not wanting to be labeled as a "track only" person, feeling the need to prove your street car is truly a street car that can get it done under any scenario, or what. i'd say that's only the case if you've got a car with something worth proving though. not some stock audi junk.

i can't say i advocate street racing, but i won't denounce it either assuming it's being done with the proper precautions. it's like anything else... there's a time and place for everything. i don't like fighting either, but there are times where you need to reach out and touch someone.

i think my biggest gripe about it is the highly publicized negative stigma it carries these days, and all the wasted effort and resources being put in to stop it because of that. it's beat into the heads of the ignorant general public about what a dangerous and deadly epidemic it is, when the statistics couldn't be further from the truth. there's a TON more dangerous things being done behind the wheel of a car.

^^dude, you're trying to argue semantics and i'm not going to waste my time with that. i'm sure you know as well as i do that police have a lot of leeway to give tickets for things based on purely on their opinion and judgement, especially with "hot button" issues. if you really believe that you can talk your way out of a citation, more power to you... keep doing your thing. i was just putting it out there for someone like you who's probably not as immersed in the car culture (or in traffic violations) as most of us garage regulars.


[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 1:42 AM. Reason : i mean, that's like the drugs in the car were "left by your friend"... come on.]

12/25/2008 1:33:55 AM

i know i was just arguing to be a dick

12/25/2008 1:51:29 AM

yeah, i figured the soap box must be slow or something.

i agree with what you were saying though, there SHOULD be more of a burden of proof, but unfortunately that's not how it goes.

[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 2:06 AM. Reason : entirely too much power lies in the hands of leo's]

12/25/2008 2:03:44 AM

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"that extra 500lbs is holding me down..."

Its that or the only 200hp you have

And BTW, the scenarios that everyone is discussing in here...that's exactly how I got my careless and reckless ticket back in '02 It was on Gorman Street and I didn't even really break the speed limit (probably 5-7ish over in the 45 zone).

12/25/2008 3:00:53 AM

Yep. Basically, the rule of thumb is this:

If cops don't like it, they will give you a ticket for it. Even if it isn't really illegal, there are enough "umbrella" charges that they can throw something at you. Then, as if that isn't fucked up enough, you are guilty until proven innocent in court.

If I was in a different situation professionally, I probably would just run from the cops any time I was pretty sure I could get away (which would be most times and places they'd be pulling me over, anyway). I'd rather not take my chances on them using good judgement. Those aren't good odds. In the position I'm in, the slight chance that I'd get caught just isn't worth it...the consequences would be catastrophic. Too much to lose.

12/25/2008 3:07:48 AM

^^

A4 2.0T: 206ft-lbs@1800 200hp @ 5100 3500lbs

Z4: 185 ft-lbs @ 2750 215@ 6250 3000lbs

[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 11:45 AM. Reason : l]

12/25/2008 11:41:46 AM

^ depending on what motor it was..... 2.5, 3.0, newer 3.0.

new z4 will have the twin turbo 3.0

[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM. Reason : ]

12/25/2008 11:51:57 AM

i'm confident it wasn't the twin-turbo else i wouldn't had a chance

12/25/2008 12:07:38 PM

it wasn't because it's not out yet. will be seen in january. Right now there's a 255hp as the top engine and the other is the 215hp you listed.

12/25/2008 3:19:28 PM

twin turbo Z4 will be nasty I bet. Real LSD this time?

12/25/2008 3:53:58 PM

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"btw, this thread is gayer than the fast and the furious"

12/25/2008 6:52:17 PM

That's an awfully nice car to sit in the impound lot. There's a "War on ..." street racing now, and much like the War on Drugs, the cops will fuck your shit up.

12/25/2008 7:46:51 PM

12/25/2008 8:58:45 PM

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"btw, this thread is gayer than the fast and the furious"

12/25/2008 8:59:25 PM

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"here's a "War on ..." street racing now"

there needs to be a war on soccer moms blabbing on their cell phones swerving lanes, cutting people off pulling onto an intersection, and driving 10 under in the left lane forcing other drivers to dangerously pass on the right.

12/25/2008 9:55:08 PM

200 hp on a 2007 Audi A4 might be impressive --

But for a little perspective, the 2007 Honda Civic Si has 197 hp at 2895 lbs.

Back to school...

12/25/2008 10:27:59 PM

but its a honda.

dont try and compare a luxary german touring sedan with an asian econobox, we're talking apples to oranges here

12/25/2008 10:29:32 PM

come on dude, he's talking about racing... not about luxury.



[Edited on December 25, 2008 at 10:55 PM. Reason : Besides, is it still apples to oranges when the A4 gets smoked by a stock Civic?]

12/25/2008 10:51:26 PM

the "S-Line" gives a lot of people false hopes, if they close their eyes real tight they can almost believe they are in an S4

12/25/2008 11:19:28 PM

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"But for a little perspective, the 2007 Honda Civic Si has 197 hp at 2895 lbs."

you may want to brush up on your facts bud....

you get 197hp at 7800 and 139ft-lbs @ 6100

hopefully your quick on the shift and are good at manipulating that throttle.


a VW TDI would easily send your rice-rocket back to Japan.

A true sports car from Honda would be the S-2000. Not sure why you'd buy a sports Civic. Either stick to your eco compact car, get a sports car, or enter the luxury segment with an acura.

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"Besides, is it still apples to oranges when the A4 gets smoked by a stock Civic"

I doubt it. Maybe on Lowes Motor Speedway your stock civic would beat me on the open throttle zooming around the loop. My car would both beat you off the line and in handling though.

I'm not trying to be boastful calling my car some high performance vehicle. There a lot faster cars owned by various Garage peeps here many by purchase of a pricey vehicle; many from a car that has been modified or kept in pristine condition.

The "200" hp civic though is merely a marketing ploy used to cater to the pimply faced fast and the furious wanna be youth in america/Japan

[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 2:10 AM. Reason : l]

12/26/2008 2:04:38 AM

^ whered you get your 2.0T?

If I cant find the '06 S4 im looking for, I may switch over to an A4

12/26/2008 2:32:30 AM

^^ I don't own a Civic... or a Japanese car for that matter.

12/26/2008 4:04:07 AM

I have a 200hp jap car. I'd like to see how it would hold up to this "s-line" of yours...

[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 8:35 AM. Reason : .]

12/26/2008 8:34:51 AM

Are you talking about me or the OP?

If you're talking about the OP, he's got an A4, not an S4. If you want put a 200 hp car up against an S4, you'll be rightfully embarrassed.

12/26/2008 10:22:03 AM

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"A true sports car from Honda would be the S-2000. Not sure why you'd buy a sports Civic. Either stick to your eco compact car, get a sports car, or enter the luxury segment with an acura."

A true sports car would be a z4. why would anyone buy an m3?

^ keep in mind not everything weighs 1 and a half tons dude.

[Edited on December 26, 2008 at 10:46 AM. Reason : .]

12/26/2008 10:41:37 AM

lolz, people arguing about which stock ~200 hp car is faster

do you people make bets at the special olympics too?

12/26/2008 10:51:53 AM