Hey guys new member, you guys have a nice forum and from reading through you guys seem like a very mature an open minded bunch which is few and far between these days.

Anyway.

A few months ago I raced a red Cobalt SS on route 24 in Bel Air, MD. It was about 11:30 pm, maybe it was a member I hope?

Anyway in my defence my car was new and I didnt want to go above 4000 rpm (red line 6.5k) since I was still in the break-in period per owners manual.

From the light on Wheel Rd I pull up next too a red Cobalt SS. He looks at me and I think to myself lol cobalt its on!(I know nothing about the car besides it S/C but I didnt think it was that fast).

I launch at about 3000 rpm and instantly am about 2 car lengths ahead. At about 40-45 mph he comes strolling by me. I'm like wtf. I figured even me keeping under 4k I should at least hang, not the case.

Unfortunately he never slowed down so I could give him the "nice kill thumbs up" to him or signal him to pull over so I could talk to him.

I would definately like to have another run now that I'm accustom to the car and not afraid to get on it. I've since ran the quarter mile a few times with better results each time and I feel it would be a better race now.

Anyway like I said nice forum you guys got here looking forward to chattin it up with some of you SS owners....

-Ryan

 

based on your qt mile time you should win stock for stock if he has some mods It would be a pretty good race.

 

yeah if hes stock. I hope he isnt though. Sounds weird but I like pushing the car to the max. If I lose I lose but at least it came down to the drivers not just one car being overwhelming faster then another.

 

A man who isn't afraid to lose or win Those are people who are few and far in between I don't street race often but hey when ya do ya either give lumps or take 'em Welcome to the sight

 

I'll dont street race alot either but sometimes my right foot gets the better of me. Like I said it was 11:30 or so and there wasnt anyone on the road really. I think I only went 15 over or so, he probably 30 over or so (its a 55mph zone, two lane, large shoulder on both sides, no side streets past the interection we were at), I'd consider it a very safe situation.

I just wanted to clarify before I get flamed for street racing.

 

He was probly modded with the 3" S\C pulley or something. A few of us have run high 13's with just a pulley and intake. I've got that setup with GMPP exhaust manifold and 3" Cat back and it pulls nicely. Got a little too cocky yesterday and got walked by a modded EVO MR.

 

It's funny. There's always going to be someone with a faster car. I was driving my dad's G35 coupe yestersay and ran into a C6 Z06...... 'nuff said.

I want a z06 soooooooo bad

 

Ps, I love the new WRX. Just a tad too pricey for my student budget, otherwise I would have loved one with the premium package. Nice ride.

 

The Cobalt has to have mods if you drove it hard at all!