Ike

This post just seems like a thinly veiled way of telling everyone on the forum that he beat an imaginery GTO. FYI, Bobo the money could blow your doors off in a GTO, the driver doesn't have to be good, he just has to have a pulse. The rest of his original post sounds like the same thing anyone could encounter on any given day in any car.

ReX_maniac

Montreal's great. F1 here next week hehehe. Hey 911SC, don't forget Decarie Hot Dogs, Orange Julep, Crescent Street!

Haha - good one IkeWRX. BTW, I dusted off a 300C Hemi in the same corner.....hahaha.

But seriously, I left work at 2:30 today, Picked up my kid from school. Really nice day in MTL. Driving home on the expressway taking it easy crusin' at about 80-90 km/h in the middle lane. In the fast lane some guy was driving an econobox with a BIG rear deck spoiler that looked kinda home made and a single muffler the size of a coffee can. He had girl in the passenger seat. As they pull even with me, I see that the girl really liked the 8. You know, when someone points at the car, smiles and turns to say something to the other person....you get a sense that they must be saying good things, no? Anyways, I'll be darned, if the little schlep doesn't floor it to get away from me as fast as possible. LOL. This ever happen to you? The kid was in the car with me so I set a good example and behaved. LOL.

Nubo

I don't get too many challenges, and when I do it's usually some old beatup econobox or ratty pickup for some reason. When my wife drives then the sportscar drivers want to race...

Elara

Maybe that's it- we're women, and the cars that do this that I see are always guys- perhaps we're supposed to be impressed? I mean, gosh- I don't know about you, but I am seriously turned on by manly men with their fart pipes flying past me at mach 2:D

mysql101

I'd guess around 70% of the people I notice driving Mustangs are female. So much so that I expect the person behind the wheel of a mustang to be female rather than male.

Riced out Civics on the other hand... almost always male

scorp76

No, that sounds like something the average riceboy, aka WRX driver, would post. I guess you having a car that's useless for anything other than a quick take off wouldn't understand that it's possible for a lighter, better handling car to take a right turn faster than a heavy *** coupe, regardless how much power it has.

Loaded8

I think you might have something there....lol... If I think someone is trying to race me or is going to take off at a light, I'll go EXTRA slow just to make them look even dumber.... like they are racing themselves.... I have no desire to race, besides I think you can get your license suspended for racing and then I would be on the bus instead of in my baby car. Don't get me wrong, I really like to drive fast and have my fair share of speeding tickets but I don't race people. :D

Ike

I'm sorry, I don't speak fanboy. Could someone translate for me?

scorp76

Translate into what, Riceboy? Simple: add a few 'dudes' and 'sucks' every few words, and voila, even someone like you could understand.

ptiemann

bring the flame suits

OrigMiniViper

Is the 2004/2005 GTO even out yet?
I highly dout it
besides theres not way the stock 8 can surpass the Gto with over 350hp!5.7liter

I love my 8, dont get me wrong but I know what it can do and what it can/cannot take on...

this one I'm going to have to call bullshit.

but its pretty fucked up I agree I get ppl who are agressive to me when I drive too... so no it isnt just you. they are mostly ricers that are soon seen in the rearview ! :D

ptiemann

My dealer (Mazda, Pontiac, ..) had a red GTO in his show room in February already.

I've seen them on ebay auctions.

I've yet to see one on the streets. I certainly look, but every time it turns out to be a 2004 Grand Prix.

About the bullshit that you call.. since they were making a right turn, I think it is possible. I've driven a circle around a 320hp Camaro on a curvy mountain highway. On the straight I'd have no chance.

I did that calculation (0.8 seconds equal 4 car lengths) only because someone else had stated that for a 0-60 time, 5.4 is not much slower than the RX-8 (estimated 6.2s).
0.8 seconds is a huge difference when doing 60 mph.

-Peter

Ike

It's out and on the roads.

Todd Green

well i can smoke a hennessey viper in my close to stock 8... if corky is driving the viper

Elara

Guys, can you DROP the GTO thing so I don't have to close the whole thread because of a street-racing post that wasn't really a street-racing post?

Ike

You could probably smoke one with anyone driving considering most of them don't exist and are sold off for parts before they ever become a Venom. If they do actually get completed they usually end up not running a short time after leaving Hennessey. Hennessey is about the biggest crook in the automotive world.

Skyline Maniac

You see, that's your problem right there~ why would you get mad at someone who doesn't move over to let you pass? Either you blow by them on the right and give them the stare as you pass, or you tailgate them until they can't take the heat anymore. If you can't do either of those, them just sit back and smell their exhaust, but don't get mad sitting there doing nothing.

Looking like a jerk? Oh wait, you are not supposed to pass on the right? Really?

Todd Green

key word there bub... MOST ... most of them dont exist... meaning out of this whole country there could be one... meaning that if that ONE pulled up next to an RX8 and corky was driving it then one of the following would happen a.) he stalls out b.) he stays in first for 10 seconds completely blowing the engine to peices or c.) completely loses control of the car ... but the point i was trying to make was that just because a car has more horsepower than another doesnt mean it will win on the streets... ike id like to thank your smart *** for bringin that up though, keep me on my toes! :D

JimW

Not that I care what a few tenths of a second make because the car is still plenty quick, but didn't some of the mags clock the RX8 at 5.9 sec 0-60. or is that only possible with and 8000 RPM transmission destroying,Tire deflating, Judge Ito type launch. Anyway I have to keep reminding myself, Rx8= curves and turns+ 4 passangers. Motorcycle= really fast 0-60. Anyway I was talking to a Guy in Texas who runs a turbo rebuild shop and also has or had a twin turbo Harly Davidson drag bike that he took over 200mph, now that's nut's! and I told him so, he laughed and told me it was like breathing air. No matter how fast your going, you are always going to get used to it, but a car that turns and corners like this while carrying 4 and also the the way it drives and exhibits mannerisms, never! Back to the point, sometimes I feel that people target you for driving the RX8 and I find that it's mostly girls, so I'll let them pass by. It has to make you feel good that people are paying attention to your car even if you percieve it as negative. They either love it or they are curious and for the Zs and others that blow by you and laugh, take note that this is the only thing they have to enjoy about the car and besides I'm sure plenty of Mustang Cobras or 350 Camaros ( real muscle cars) blow by them and laugh just as loud. It's all a state of mind, so think of it in the right light. After all we have one hell of a car for the money.

RodsterinFL

What a thread.

I would have to say that I have noted some postive changes. We have heavy traffic on my way home during our "tourist season" and I used to have to wait a bit for someone to let me in. In the 8 every single time I am let in almost at the same time I pull up to the highway. Also, I have been challenged many times by various vehicles. Primarily ones that know they are quicker - a Mustang Cobra, a Lighting Truck, a Firebird, etc. I never experienced that in any other car I have owned. The interesting thing is that Mazda built a car that resembles an exotic race car. The only problem is that it has above average power but not muscle car or exotic car power which people perceive it should have just by the look. I cannot tell you how many people have honked at red lights or yelled out to ask, "That's a cool car, is it really fast?"

Kain

5.9 - 5.4 equal .5 -.5 for over 100 hundred horsepower more, is simply pathetic! the GTO is heavy and NOT built for the corners Read RXHuskers track experience and see what an 8 can keep up with on a real track! (i.e. not stop light drag racing) have a great night! and please stop the negative vibes- this is just a discussion

Sharky

I strongly doubt it was a GTO for the simple reason that we don't have GTOs in Canada (Bumper Restrictions). If it was an American up in Montreal, chances are he'd be more concerned with where he was going rather than trying to beat an RX-8...