Originally Posted by
turbomirage
I am the owner of the Mirage. It is a MIRAGE, not a Colt. You guys are all correct who stated I need better tires and suspension. If I had these, I would no doubt started in third gear. Anyone who has rode in my car knows I have ZERO traction in third, WITHOUT nitrous. I am not going to race a car from a 60mph roll in third gear, that dead hooks from a 40mph roll. I had no choice but to run in 4th. When I get better tires, I will be more than happy to race again, and I will be in third gear and I will spray. There are many factors involved in this race, not just a 415whp car racing a 300whp car. You notice the first race I beat the civic, this race was from a 70mph roll. The other two runs were from 60mph. I was alot closer to hitting full boost in 4th from the 70 roll, and I had a stronger run, as seen in the video. From 60mph in 4th, I am at a huge handicap. I don't get full boost until 4800rpm without the nitrous. At 60mph and in 4th, I am at 3600rpm. I have to go 1200rpm before I even hit FULL boost, then I start pulling. That civic is at 6500rpm in third gear from a 60mph. A prime spot for his car to get a strong pull from the start of the race, and while spraying a 75 shot. The advantage he had was very evident in the race. I wanted to be fair and not spray on him, but from 60mph without the spray, I was outperformed, due to turbo lag. Also, the civic was a gear lower from the start, and I had a person with me... he didn't. We can run again when I get better tires and when I spray, I promise you the outcome will be much different. I admit I lost the last two races, we didn't get to a high enough speed for me to pull pass. If we would of, I would of passed him. And many cars race from a 70mph roll. It's all about what type of powerband certain cars have. I have ran many cars who agreed to race from 70mph - 150+mph, even 500whp hatchback civics. These races against the K20 civic, I was at 415whp, due to not spraying. Also, my car is sketchy at high speeds. Any car that weighs 2200lbs and has close to 500whp is going to be a little sketchy at that high speed. I am just glad you didn't shit all over my seat during the pull. The guy in the civic was cool, and his car is very well built. I enjoyed the races, and I appreciate him running me.