[Shotimes] picked a losing fight

[Robert Bruce]

2005 M3 specs
3.2L in line 6
333 hp  @ 7900 rpm
262 ft lbs torque @ 4900 rpm
3400 lbs curb weight
top speed (stock) 1555 mph
50/50 weight distribution
$48,000 base + options
lots & lots

If you think the M series cars will outperform a SHO in a drag race, that's
nothin'.  They can crush any SHO in the turns (assuming equally talented
drivers).

Robert Bruce
92 w/3.2
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/810875


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jason Hartberger
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 4:05 PM
To: `V6 SHOtimes
Subject: [Shotimes] picked a losing fight


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
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