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Location:
Hills, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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A mad night time hoon!
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Sun, 03 October 2004 02:47
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I have to admit, it is hard owning a sports car, and not gunning it every now and then; Even if it has a 7M-GE "boat-anchor", as described to me by one of the forum members. Still, It puts up a decent fight and is more than enough to own a VN to VS V6 Commodore, as the N/A Supra has done so at least 3 times in the past 30 days. 
I have always wondered what a V8 Torana would be like in a street race, and last night I got the opportunity to verse the best of them... the SLR5000. This was no ordinary SLR, the engine sounded VERY smooth (perhaps rebuilt?) and purred like it was running high octane.
Anyway, both cars line up at a set of lights, we both were rolling at about 5km/h when the light went green, I floor it. He does the same but then eases up about 30km/h... Perhaps he realized my car didn't have that turbo whine, and decided to give me a head start  .
I stay ahead of him for about 200m through slightly winding roads, but catches up to me on a left turn (Torrie has less weight and what seemed like really good brakes). from 25km/h we both floor it again, but that torquey 5.0L pulls ahead 5 car lengths by 70km/h. My crap auto gearbox goes into second and then I start to catch up over a 200m distance, but its too late.
We reach a round about where he turns left, race ending with me 2-3 car lengths behind. Top speed in the race must have been about 130km/h.
I believe that if my Supra had a bone stock 7M-GTE I would have kicked his arse. In it's current status, the car has an engine with the torque suitable for a 1000kg Honda. Not happy Jen!!! 
That is all... TY.
~wolf~
[Updated on: Sun, 03 October 2004 02:48]
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