Tonight, I dropped off my daughter's ailing Nissan Maxima at my mechanic friends house. We took the highway back so I could get a few pulls in. We are planning on heading to the track tomorrow night at Brainerd. I just wanted to do a few pulls in the cool night air.
I was at a stop light when I noticed a white WRX STI or plain WRX with STI badge make a U-turn and head south. I had to weave in and out of a couple of slow cars and pulled up along side of him. I saw this car earlier tonight at the local Dairy Queen. As we approached the next red light there was a slow car in the left lane, so I pulled in behind him. At first when the light changed, he accelerated only slightly faster than usual. I was running right behind him, not sure if he was going to hit it or not. When he did, he jumped out a couple of car lengths. By then I was past the slow car and moved into the left lane and floored it. By the time I was at 6500 rpm he was only slightly ahead. When I hit third and at full boost blew right past him. I let him catch up and was hoping he wanted to do another pull but he instead turned left and that was the end of it. He's a local so I will see him again. Not sure you can officially call this a kill, but I know he really didn't want much to do with me.
If she runs good tomorrow night like tonight, it will be very interesting at the track. I am loving these warm days and cool nights.
Dan
I was at a stop light when I noticed a white WRX STI or plain WRX with STI badge make a U-turn and head south. I had to weave in and out of a couple of slow cars and pulled up along side of him. I saw this car earlier tonight at the local Dairy Queen. As we approached the next red light there was a slow car in the left lane, so I pulled in behind him. At first when the light changed, he accelerated only slightly faster than usual. I was running right behind him, not sure if he was going to hit it or not. When he did, he jumped out a couple of car lengths. By then I was past the slow car and moved into the left lane and floored it. By the time I was at 6500 rpm he was only slightly ahead. When I hit third and at full boost blew right past him. I let him catch up and was hoping he wanted to do another pull but he instead turned left and that was the end of it. He's a local so I will see him again. Not sure you can officially call this a kill, but I know he really didn't want much to do with me.
If she runs good tomorrow night like tonight, it will be very interesting at the track. I am loving these warm days and cool nights.
Dan
