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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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So last night at work my co-worker and I were really bored so we decided to take a break and raced the 1nz-fe's We went to where we could wait for a stop light and and then lined up. I got him by a car off the line and then aerodynamics took over and he ended up winning. We probaly went a half mile and got up to 85 before we shut down. Wasn't very exciting but it was fun and killed a half hour out of our shift. Both cars were completely stock by the way.
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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yeah the box wasnt built for speed but you have to admit its fun carving the corners - i love the feel and thrill of going 85mph down sepulveda hill i can just hear the tires starting to sqeak
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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it took you a half an hour to get to 85 mph.....LMAO j/k. Of course this "race" was on a "closed course" right?
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SLOW4point0
it took you a half an hour to get to 85 mph.....LMAO j/k. Of course this "race" was on a "closed course" right?


Couple of month ago, I raced against a Prius. Probably the only car that my stock xB can beat.
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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oh yeah!!! well i raced a newlywed couple in a chevy aveo the other night with my tc! they were laughing as much as i was. needless to say i won.
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Guamsilverbox671
Couple of month ago, I raced against a Prius. Probably the only car that my stock xB can beat.
Yeah, 0-60 in a Prius is like 10.5 seconds or something ridiculous. And that's assuming you can find a Prius driver willing to waste their precious gas to accelerate that quickly.
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I wanna race one of them (un)-smart thingies......LOL
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 05:12 AM
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I wanna race one of them (un)-smart thingies......LOL
We've got a Kawasaki Mule at work with the governor removed, that could be interesting
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 05:59 AM
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Im curious what street in fwb??
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Coming out the back gate of Hurlburt Field, Take a right at the 3-way and whip a _____, wait for no traffic and then catch the red light and go down Martin Luther towards commando village.
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by THE-MACF
Originally Posted by saddlesore
I wanna race one of them (un)-smart thingies......LOL
We've got a Kawasaki Mule at work with the governor removed, that could be interesting
LOL!

The Echos are lighter than the xB. The gearing isn't as good, though.
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Originally Posted by saddlesore
I wanna race one of them (un)-smart thingies......LOL
0-60 in a Smart is like 15 seconds!
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