[Kurt B]

Just remember, to even things up, all you need is more HP.
For him to even things up, his car needs a new body style and manufacturer.
WRX's look like boxes. In fact, they look like *****. At least Surpras, and 3rd Gen Rx-7s have decent styling. Half the menace of mid 90s Supra is the fact that it l o o k s pretty racey.

I got beaten by a souped up 5.0 stang the other night. He had racing slicks, no frills but big exhaust...it was a killer car no doubt. License plate holder said "Tough to beat this....Evil Picnics" or something.

I was off and ahead by 5 feet through first and 2nd up to 60mph, but when I went to 3rd, he passed me and dumped me and kept going.

No doubt, it was faster than any mustang, new or old, I have encountered so far...
And just a day before, a new Cobra changed lanes beside and punched it, and I outran him, fending him off completely. He honked and said "I love fast cars" later on...I would rate this 'stang probably faster than the cobra, although the cobra and I did not go at it from a stand still, but from a hover in 2nd gear.

My car is faster than ever. I can say, against the 'stang, I ran a 5.6 0-60...in fact, the FACT is, I'm so focused on 0-60, I don't actually know what to do when I reach the end of 2nd...I guess if I had anticipated and been used to going to third, I could have maybe done better..but he'd have zoomed after my RPMS ran out in 2nd anyway..regardless of how I went into third.

What else could i do but give the 5.0 the thumbs up at the next light and go on my merry way. It was a screamer.