Me vs 4 Contour SVTs
05-05-2002, 07:25 PM
#1
Me vs 4 Contour SVTs
There was a big Contour SVT/Taurus SHO meet in my city this weekend, so naturally the place was crawling with SVTs and SHOs.
In all I raced 4 Contour SVTs. The first one was from a 20 or so roll to about 80, he came shooting around me after we both turned left on a green arrow. As I saw him coming I got on it, and promptly slammed the rev limiter in 1st, something I've never done before. He popped about a half length ahead of me because of that small mishap. In 2nd I reeled him back in and was .5 cars ahead of him by 60, shift into 3rd and its over for him, he let off with me about 2 cars ahead, so I let off as well.
2nd race was on the way to the AutoX this morning, there were two of them, again we were turning left on a green arrow. I slowed WAYYYY down because the train tracks just after you complete the left turn are absolutely insane. I go across the tracks at about 5 mph. Contour #1, who was directly behind me apparently was not lowered, as he didn't even slow down for the tracks, just kept on going at a pretty fast pace (but not flooring it) around me. Contour #2 got on it just as we were crossing the tracks and by the time I was clear of the tracks he was about 1.5 cars ahead of me. So of course I got on it, by the top of 3rd (90mph or so) he'd been reeled back in and I had about a 2 car lead.
Race 3 was on the highway, just a short time ago. A 3 lane stretch of I-94 heading west out of Kalamazoo, towards Chicago. I was tooling along on my way home from work at about 70 in a 65 and I noticed blue headlights coming up on me. The contours split me and both slowed up, on either side of me. So from about a 65 or 70 mph roll we got on it. They appeared to be an even match for eachother, as they seemed to be about the same distance behind me when I shut it down. I had probably 6-8 lengths on them by 110mph.
I'm sorry for how incoherent this post is, I just re-read it and I'm rambling quite a bit, but I'm tired and not about to re-write it.
In all I raced 4 Contour SVTs. The first one was from a 20 or so roll to about 80, he came shooting around me after we both turned left on a green arrow. As I saw him coming I got on it, and promptly slammed the rev limiter in 1st, something I've never done before. He popped about a half length ahead of me because of that small mishap. In 2nd I reeled him back in and was .5 cars ahead of him by 60, shift into 3rd and its over for him, he let off with me about 2 cars ahead, so I let off as well.
2nd race was on the way to the AutoX this morning, there were two of them, again we were turning left on a green arrow. I slowed WAYYYY down because the train tracks just after you complete the left turn are absolutely insane. I go across the tracks at about 5 mph. Contour #1, who was directly behind me apparently was not lowered, as he didn't even slow down for the tracks, just kept on going at a pretty fast pace (but not flooring it) around me. Contour #2 got on it just as we were crossing the tracks and by the time I was clear of the tracks he was about 1.5 cars ahead of me. So of course I got on it, by the top of 3rd (90mph or so) he'd been reeled back in and I had about a 2 car lead.
Race 3 was on the highway, just a short time ago. A 3 lane stretch of I-94 heading west out of Kalamazoo, towards Chicago. I was tooling along on my way home from work at about 70 in a 65 and I noticed blue headlights coming up on me. The contours split me and both slowed up, on either side of me. So from about a 65 or 70 mph roll we got on it. They appeared to be an even match for eachother, as they seemed to be about the same distance behind me when I shut it down. I had probably 6-8 lengths on them by 110mph.
I'm sorry for how incoherent this post is, I just re-read it and I'm rambling quite a bit, but I'm tired and not about to re-write it.
05-06-2002, 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by BriGuyMax
nice dude.....I wish I could have come up there this weekend
nice dude.....I wish I could have come up there this weekend
Great races and you were fair from what I am reading you let them punch it first, thats usually what I do l let them go first.
05-08-2002, 01:32 AM
#6
Originally posted by F23A4
They run about mid 15s or roughly about the same as the 4G Maxima.
They run about mid 15s or roughly about the same as the 4G Maxima.
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