Yaris LB vs. WRX - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 09-01-2007, 12:02 PM

So yeah, street racing is bad, if you don't like it don't read this blah blah blah blah blah. It happened and I'm posting it.

I'm driving home from the Taste of Cleveland festival last night on the highway. There was a little bit of traffic but nothing crazy. Everyone feels the need to drive slowly, so I am doing my normal dance around the traffic in an effort to get home ASAP. Well, I pass a WRX with a sticker on the back window. He bounces out behind me and starts tailing me a bit. I started speeding up to see if he wanted to play, and he did. He starts following me through the maze. He is doing relatively well until for some reason he got scared and stopped trying to follow so close. We probably hit 90 before that happened. We get to the exchange and he pulls up next to me and we roll down our windows. He says "What do you have underneath that thing?" I told him nothing, just a suspension and some good driving. He says bullshit. At this point there is a long sweeping turn in front of us and I throw it into second and gun it. By the end of the turn I was going 95 MPH and probably pulling a full G, not to mention I probably gained 15 car lengths on him. I slowed down to wait for him again and he told me I was crazy and then exited the freeway.

Sure, he couldn't drive... but I still shamed a WRX.

nqd · 09-01-2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ja Rule

Its not how you stand by your car, Its how you race your car. You better remember that.

eTiMaGo · 09-01-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

he told me I was crazy

I think that summarizes it quite well, and I would agree

ChinoCharles · 09-01-2007, 12:10 PM

I couldn't argue.

staticorex · 09-01-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nqd

Yeah yo! And get some NAZZZZZZ!

:)

yrsdrgn · 09-01-2007, 02:26 PM

haha good stuff. Yarii power!!!

Sabretooth · 09-01-2007, 02:27 PM

lol, awesome story, I think we all have had similar experiences every now and again... any way, mass respect for all Yari

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 09-01-2007, 02:59 PM

i love our cars on the highway.small enough to fit almost anywhere and a midrange power band to back it up......

black2yaris · 09-01-2007, 03:19 PM

Yup Rockland ! Nimble & Quick ! ya gotta love that .........

Katana · 09-02-2007, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staticorex

Yeah yo! And get some NAZZZZZZ!

:)

joe keeney · 09-02-2007, 08:55 AM

Good job I love these pick ups that jump my butt down here. I pick up speed led them into a hairpen watch them lose the road.

punch · 09-02-2007, 11:06 AM

I don't beleive you.....

wrx 224hp 3192 lbs (4 door m/t) thats 1 hp for every 14.25lbs of car
yaris 106hp 2300lbs ( 2door m/t) thats 1 hp for every 21.7lbs of car

plus he has AWD....

I'd say he didn't know how to drive...

slothman86 · 09-02-2007, 03:07 PM

As for street racing, yeah it's illegal, but... Sometimes you have no control over situations, J/K...:)

There is this guy at work with a GMC Jimmy, and he's always talking shit about his 4.3 Vortec engine, blazzy blah. He always is in front of me when we are leaving work while stopped at the red light in the left hand turning lane. When the light turns, we both light up the tires and he takes off and stays in the left hand lane I usually pull up from behind in the right lane and pass him. I have never looked at him to see his face while I fly past him, but I can imagine it.

Does the Yaris have a secret underpowered Engine spirit that allows it to go stupidly fast? This happens more often than not...to most cars...

Sabretooth · 09-02-2007, 05:12 PM

Its just the car looks sluggish, but it really is quick...

Or you just people dont expect and econobox to just have ANY power.

jdium · 09-02-2007, 06:14 PM

Go4th · 09-02-2007, 07:19 PM

its how you drive. like i said a year ago that corvette had one pusXX driver... usually the idiots that drive vetts and wrx's etc have zero driving skill they get them for that quick open road blast and then when it comes down to braking and turning the steering wheel a couple times they get confused and freak out and look gay infront of their little girlfriends who they acted like cool bad asses infront of b4 they came across some of us that drive a yaris and make other people wonder WTF they got in that thing?!!!

RShatchback · 09-02-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jdium

+1

Go4th · 09-02-2007, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

So yeah, street racing is bad, if you don't like it don't read this blah blah blah blah blah. It happened and I'm posting it.

I'm driving home from the Taste of Cleveland festival last night on the highway. There was a little bit of traffic but nothing crazy. Everyone feels the need to drive slowly, so I am doing my normal dance around the traffic in an effort to get home ASAP. Well, I pass a WRX with a sticker on the back window. He bounces out behind me and starts tailing me a bit. I started speeding up to see if he wanted to play, and he did. He starts following me through the maze. He is doing relatively well until for some reason he got scared and stopped trying to follow so close. We probably hit 90 before that happened. We get to the exchange and he pulls up next to me and we roll down our windows. He says "What do you have underneath that thing?" I told him nothing, just a suspension and some good driving. He says bullshit. At this point there is a long sweeping turn in front of us and I throw it into second and gun it. By the end of the turn I was going 95 MPH and probably pulling a full G, not to mention I probably gained 15 car lengths on him. I slowed down to wait for him again and he told me I was crazy and then exited the freeway.

Sure, he couldn't drive... but I still shamed a WRX.

+1

09-01-2007, 12:02 PM	#1
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Yaris LB vs. WRX So yeah, street racing is bad, if you don't like it don't read this blah blah blah blah blah. It happened and I'm posting it. I'm driving home from the Taste of Cleveland festival last night on the highway. There was a little bit of traffic but nothing crazy. Everyone feels the need to drive slowly, so I am doing my normal dance around the traffic in an effort to get home ASAP. Well, I pass a WRX with a sticker on the back window. He bounces out behind me and starts tailing me a bit. I started speeding up to see if he wanted to play, and he did. He starts following me through the maze. He is doing relatively well until for some reason he got scared and stopped trying to follow so close. We probably hit 90 before that happened. We get to the exchange and he pulls up next to me and we roll down our windows. He says "What do you have underneath that thing?" I told him nothing, just a suspension and some good driving. He says bullshit. At this point there is a long sweeping turn in front of us and I throw it into second and gun it. By the end of the turn I was going 95 MPH and probably pulling a full G, not to mention I probably gained 15 car lengths on him. I slowed down to wait for him again and he told me I was crazy and then exited the freeway. Sure, he couldn't drive... but I still shamed a WRX.

09-01-2007, 02:26 PM	#6
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	haha good stuff. Yarii power!!! __________________

09-01-2007, 02:27 PM	#7
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	lol, awesome story, I think we all have had similar experiences every now and again... any way, mass respect for all Yari __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

09-01-2007, 02:59 PM	#8
ROCKLAND TOYOTA TRIM HUNTER View User's Garage Drives: 2007 BLAZIN BLUE YARIS 3 DR Join Date: May 2006 Location: ROCKLAND COUNTY NY Posts: 2,088	i love our cars on the highway.small enough to fit almost anywhere and a midrange power band to back it up...... __________________ http://rocklandtoyota.com/IFrame.aspx?iFrameID=2388 TOYOTA PARTS AT A DISCOUNT........

09-02-2007, 11:06 AM	#12
punch Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan "D" package Join Date: May 2006 Location: Barrie, ontario Posts: 852	I don't beleive you..... wrx 224hp 3192 lbs (4 door m/t) thats 1 hp for every 14.25lbs of car yaris 106hp 2300lbs ( 2door m/t) thats 1 hp for every 21.7lbs of car plus he has AWD.... I'd say he didn't know how to drive... __________________ out of respect for nutzoid, I changed my avatar.

09-01-2007, 12:10 PM	#4
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	I couldn't argue.

09-01-2007, 03:19 PM	#9
black2yaris The Man In Black Lives View User's Garage Drives: Black Sand Pearl L/B 'o7 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 477	Yup Rockland ! Nimble & Quick ! ya gotta love that .........

09-02-2007, 08:55 AM	#11
joe keeney Drives: yaris 2 door hatch Join Date: May 2007 Location: hemphill texas Posts: 193	Good job I love these pick ups that jump my butt down here. I pick up speed led them into a hairpen watch them lose the road.

09-02-2007, 03:07 PM	#13
slothman86 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 733	As for street racing, yeah it's illegal, but... Sometimes you have no control over situations, J/K...:) There is this guy at work with a GMC Jimmy, and he's always talking shit about his 4.3 Vortec engine, blazzy blah. He always is in front of me when we are leaving work while stopped at the red light in the left hand turning lane. When the light turns, we both light up the tires and he takes off and stays in the left hand lane I usually pull up from behind in the right lane and pass him. I have never looked at him to see his face while I fly past him, but I can imagine it. Does the Yaris have a secret underpowered Engine spirit that allows it to go stupidly fast? This happens more often than not...to most cars... __________________ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN - DEVIANTART - CARDOMAIN

09-02-2007, 05:12 PM	#14
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	Its just the car looks sluggish, but it really is quick... Or you just people dont expect and econobox to just have ANY power. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

09-02-2007, 06:14 PM	#15
jdium Mr Attitude Drives: Blazing Blue 5 Spd Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsboro Posts: 302

09-02-2007, 07:19 PM	#16
Go4th View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S Sedan color Flint Mica Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Country: USA, State: Georgia, City: Hampton Posts: 284	its how you drive. like i said a year ago that corvette had one pusXX driver... usually the idiots that drive vetts and wrx's etc have zero driving skill they get them for that quick open road blast and then when it comes down to braking and turning the steering wheel a couple times they get confused and freak out and look gay infront of their little girlfriends who they acted like cool bad asses infront of b4 they came across some of us that drive a yaris and make other people wonder WTF they got in that thing?!!!

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