[Shotimes] picked a losing fight

[Donald Mallinson]

The 2005 M3 has 333 hp at 7900 rpm!.  3.2L inline 6.  262 lb ft at 
4900rpm.   the 333hp goes back to at least 2001 from a quick study of 
googled info.  Weight about 3200 pounds I think for the convertible.

Overmatched for sure depending on your mods.   But then this is a 
$50,000 car today (more with all the options, a little less if you can 
find a "stripper" model.)

Has the AWA alarm quit going off yet?  :)

Don Mallinson

Jason Hartberger wrote:

> 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