Owned the Mitsubishi Eclipse
Owned the Mitsubishi Eclipse
So my friend, Dalton, got a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS about a year ago and has been bugging me to race. He is completely convinced that his car will beat mine. And when I say completely convinced, I mean there is no changing his mine.
Well, that was until Saturday.
The other day, I just so happened to pull up next to him at a stop light and we were the first two in traffic. He saw me and waved, so of course I revved my engine. He revved his back, and as soon as the light turned green, I dropped her into third and took off. I was far enough ahead so I let off the gas to let him catch up thinking he would slow down next to me. Nope, he just kept on going. So again, I took off. I caught up and proceeded to pass him. I think my top speed was around 85.
Fittingly, after our short shoot-out we pulled into Advanced Auto Parts. He was totally tweaking out "I f*ing red lined my car, how fast were you going?" And I said my car was pushing at a comfortable 4000 rpm and topped around 85.
I think he now knows that my car, stock, will beat his (slightly) modded Eclipse.
Pwn'd.
Well, that was until Saturday.
The other day, I just so happened to pull up next to him at a stop light and we were the first two in traffic. He saw me and waved, so of course I revved my engine. He revved his back, and as soon as the light turned green, I dropped her into third and took off. I was far enough ahead so I let off the gas to let him catch up thinking he would slow down next to me. Nope, he just kept on going. So again, I took off. I caught up and proceeded to pass him. I think my top speed was around 85.
Fittingly, after our short shoot-out we pulled into Advanced Auto Parts. He was totally tweaking out "I f*ing red lined my car, how fast were you going?" And I said my car was pushing at a comfortable 4000 rpm and topped around 85.
I think he now knows that my car, stock, will beat his (slightly) modded Eclipse.
Pwn'd.
Monte Of The Month -- March 2011
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,835
From: Shelby, MI
xert put it into Drive. It won't make your Monte any faster, but it could save your 4th gear by not allowing it to shift at high speeds. I always race my Monte in Drive because of that.
xert, nice kill! I think it's funny that he tried a ricer fly-by and you still beat that, lol. That generation Eclipse is a joke though. Especially if he thought he could beat a V8 SS.
xert, nice kill! I think it's funny that he tried a ricer fly-by and you still beat that, lol. That generation Eclipse is a joke though. Especially if he thought he could beat a V8 SS.