Raced a 330I

[markk]

> you should have beat him because you have an S and its manual.

LOL. I should have beat him because I own a Porsche and he doesn't ;-)

Mark.

[wild1poet2]

Texas must have lots a long staright roads. At least that's how I picture it. Perfect for street rods. But I think Perfectlap is right. The Porsche has a better chance on the track. For street racing you want some American iron. There are some metric cars that are quick but for the street you have to go with cubic inches.

Anyone else notice the return of the muscle car? What a difference 30 years makes.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by wild1poet2

Texas must have lots a long staright roads. At least that's how I picture it. Perfect for street rods. But I think Perfectlap is right. The Porsche has a better chance on the track. For street racing you want some American iron. There are some metric cars that are quick but for the street you have to go with cubic inches.

Anyone else notice the return of the muscle car? What a difference 30 years makes.

Tell me about it. Out of 40 cars at my jobs parking lot...there are 6 mustangs. My Boxster and this babe's Mercedes CLK 320 are the only German cars there. There were 8 mustangs at its peak.

[wild1poet2]

We are entering a Golden Age of motorworks. The power output of even the 4 cyl. machines is amazing and the aftermarket is thriving. The manufacturers are producing increasingly more powerful engines and retro styling is emerging as a dominant theme. Back in '87 my Mustang GT's 302 was rated at 225hp. How many family sedans top that now? Diversity is good for us.

Sooner or later we'll be next to one of these muscle cars at a light and I guarantee they will launch hard. Yesterday I even had a kid in a Crown Vic jump the light. I could care less and won't take the bait. I've noticed that guys who spent a lot of money on their BMW's, Saabs and Audi's drive a lot more aggressive when I'm in the Porsche vs. my SUV. But the point is that Porsche is one of the standards they will use to benchmark their ride. IMO

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by wild1poet2

But the point is that Porsche is one of the standards they will use to benchmark their ride. IMO

yep - when I had my last 'Stang, by the time I got rid of it, it was heavily modified and would set off car alarms when I revved the engine. It looked and sounded mean as hell and no one would try me from a stop light. Now that I have my 987, it seems that every other day I get some kid who wants to street race me.

[ford40]

It seems like every tom dick and harry in a ricer with a fart bag exhaust wants to try and see how the boxster runs. Also pontiac pilots are another group in general that want to leave the stop light before anyone else....Funny when I'm in my roadster nobobdy wants to play!

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by ford40

It seems like every tom dick and harry in a ricer with a fart bag exhaust wants to try and see how the boxster runs. Also pontiac pilots are another group in general that want to leave the stop light before anyone else....Funny when I'm in my roadster nobobdy wants to play!

Wow, that looks sweet. What's under the hood? Any idea of what you can do in the quarter with that thing?

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

Tell me about it. Out of 40 cars at my jobs parking lot...there are 6 mustangs. My Boxster and this babe's Mercedes CLK 320 are the only German cars there. There were 8 mustangs at its peak.

Blink, send us some pictures.....of the babe....OK!