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Got the best race of my life - LS3 Vette Posted By: PewterScreaminMach On: 05-12-2008 @ 15:33:10 Reply | Edit I was cruising around because it was such a nice day when I saw a C6 pulling out onto the same two lane road as me. I slowed down a bit to check it out and when he caught up, I noticed it was a 2008 (wheels and later confirmed by him). It was white with the clear roof (targa? as far as I could tell), and it was just one of the nicest looking, cleanest cars I've ever seen. He paid no attention to me for about 10 miles, which was fine because we were in a high cop area and I was just cruising a ways ahead of him, but just as we got to where the road turns to a two lane highway, traffic had cleared and it was just him and me. As he was pulling up on me doing about 65-70 or so, I dropped it to third and goosed it a bit, which clearly got his attention. He looks over and seems for the first time to realize I'm there and ready to go. He punches it and I nail it a split second later so that we got a dead even start. I pulled a tiny bit on him before the shift light came on and I shifted to fourth. By the top of fourth, I had put just about a full car on him and then shifted to fifth (I usually let off at the top of fourth, a little over 120, but he was still in it). Through fifth I pulled another 1/2 car or so and let off when my shift light came on. I looked at my speedo and we were doing about 140 or just under. He let off almost exactly when I did. It was literally the perfect race from beginning to end. Needless to say, I was absolutely thrilled that I not only got to run an LS3 Vette, but it was the perfect race, no passengers for either of us, and we took it to a higher speed than I've ever taken my car (not to mention I won). I was worried that he'd start creeping back when we got into fifth, but this GTO tranny has a pretty short fifth and, along with the 4.10s, the car pulled very well way up there. A ways down the road I got him to roll down the window and he told me it was a 2008 Automatic (all 6-speed autos now). I told him it was an amazing looking car and one of my favorites, then we both exchanged a thumbs up and went on our separate ways. And by the way, my car is a 2002 Z28 M6, mild H/C, 400rwhp through a Moser 12-bolt with 4.10s, the MN12 GTO tranny, a 3.5" aluminum driveshaft, bolt-ons and some suspension work. The adrenaline's still going for me as this is the exact race I would have asked for if someone offered me any race I wanted. -- 
2002 Camaro Z28 M6 - Light Pewter Metallic - A few mods....  Posted By: ChimpysZ28 On: 04-01-2008 @ 10:08:31 Reply | Top | Edit ^ dang sounds like your running in to some nice cars --  Posted By: RedScreaminMachine On: 04-11-2008 @ 07:01:16 Reply | Top | Edit Hey Joe, I talked to that guy and he said he wasn't racing  -- Red 2002 Camaro Z28 M6 Couple Mods 
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