[Shotimes] picked a losing fight

[Jason Hartberger]

So yesterday I'm driving up Taylor road (for those of you who know the 
HR area) and what passes by me but a blood red M3 convertible. It's only 
going slightly faster than me so I step on it a little to pass it 
again.. so it gets about 50 feet behind me and this guy floors the 
throttle. Well, folks, if there's one car you don't want to race in a 
SHO and expect to beat, it's an M3. I kept up with it after I turned my 
AC off but I highly suspect he wasn't using more than half throttle 
based on how the engine sounded... so I change lanes (swerve, really) 
going about 60 to get around this slow truck and I'm just behind it but 
my right-hand turn is coming up REALLY fast so I do another swerve at 
about 70 this time, smashing my poor wife's head against the window, and 
gave not only the tires but the brakes a workout as I slammed to a halt 
at the light. The lady behind me in the truck wasn't impressed but the 
guy driving the M3 sure was. It's nice to see people with cars that go 
fast using them... and he obviously knew enough about SHOs if he tried 
to race me! Most fun I've had in a while.

How much HP do M3s have, anyway? it was a recent one, either this model 
year or last.

Oh, and my wife wasn't seriously injured :P

-- 
Jason Hartberger, AT2(AW) USN
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
AIMD/IM-3 CASS