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Be it the sporty looks or the thought that a Hyundai may be an easy kill something just makes people want to race me. I have had a good amount of races in the short amount of time that I had my Tiburon many of them in a straight line from light to light, nothing fancy, some wins some loses, but nothing to write about... Until now. I have not had a good thrill like this in a very long time, I have always been a muscle car fan, which in turn gave me the corn boy mentality... Go as fast as you can in a straight line in as little time as possible. And as a boy racer with big toys (2 Corvettes and a 3000GT) that always satisfied my speed urges, but I have grown board of the 1/4 mile TF&TF runs but never thought that a good back country road would be any different than any other race, boy was I wrong. I was on my way to work and I always take the back roads they seem to be more direct and there is barley ever traffic (Note I work 3rd shift so I'm on the road in the wee hours of the morning) once you get about 5 miles in. So I'm stuck behind a truck when I first get on this back road and he is going 15mph under the speed limit. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/guns.gif width=33 height=16 border=0> And then I see it flying up in my rear view... I'd know the head lights anywhere... <img src=/images/forums/snitz/evil.gif width=15 height=15 border=0> an Integra! He is riding so close I can no longer see his head lights. Then the truck turns... No traffic for miles, ITS ON! <img src=/images/forums/snitz/guns.gif width=33 height=16 border=0> I drop to 2nd and take off, the Integra is easily staying right behind me be he is not going to pass, the road is very narrow and a 30mph somewhat tight turn is coming up so I'm safe for now but I'm sure he will stay right with me around this turn since he has a much more aggressive stance than myself and should out handle me. The turn comes up very quickly right before the turn I heal-toe down to second my RPMs jump up but the car does not lurch forward Ahhhh much smoother than I expected I have not had much time or many places to practice this technique so I was overjoyed when it worked out well. My right then flies off the brake and hovers over the fun pedal and my left foot comes off the clutch and over to the brake. Finally I turn in to the apex I give the throttle about 15%... Opps bad move something is wrong I know that feeling is under steer I'm going to loose my line! <img src=/images/forums/snitz/eek.gif width=15 height=15 border=0> I lightly push down on the brake while still on the throttle its open about 20+% now coming close to the apex but I'm going to miss it, but funny thing happens I don't miss it my tail starts to swing out a bit... Ohhhh I loved the feeling I missed the feeling of over steer so much. I balance the car through the turn with my brake for over%20steer and my gas for under steer. Exiting the apex my foot is off the break at this point I hit the throttle 50% the car tail rights itself and Im in line for the perfect out corner. I glance in the rear view and see the Integra under steer greatly and loose the line! <img src=/images/forums/snitz/laugh.gif width=15 height=31 border=0> out of the corner back to 100% throttle and he is 2 car lengths behind. Wow! Did I just do that? Straight-away again he starts to close the gap I can see the power of his car. He's on me again and wants to pass but a 25mph 90 degree turn to the left comes up I see no cars coming some I make the same moves while he hesitates to go into the apex. I come out of the apex the same as before and he does a more wild under steer than before. 3 car lengths I can't believe this! Once again he starts to close the gap but the turns are coming and he can't keep up in the corners. This is Awesome! The race goes on until the exit onto the main road where we part are ways. I bet he's proud of his car and how fast it is, but he never passed me. This was not a race of power it was a race between drivers and since he never took the time to practice his driving techniques a car that should have out handled me... well it just got handled. I bet he is like how the hell did a Hyundai show me up. Skill baby...Skill. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/thumbup.gif width=25 height=18 border=0>
<hr noshade width=60% size=1 align=left>Alpine White 2001 Tiburon 5-Speed
<hr noshade width=60% size=1 align=left>Alpine White 2001 Tiburon 5-Speed