What do I have to do to beat a Eagle Talon

[JumpmanYaris]

There is this co-worker that always makes fun of me because I drive a 97 Del Sol with a GSR all motor in it cold air filter new header and a exhaust.

He drives a Eagle Talon. There is nothing special about it. I havent seen under the hood, but he's got a huge radiator sticking out his front bumper(plain view) like that gives him more HP..... What a ricer lol . There is something wrong with his car, every time he shifts it makes this funny wierd sound like if the car would be sneezing.

Anyways, I saw him at the local track and i told him his junk didnt have shit on my GSR swap and Iwould completely anhihilate him.
We line up , the light goes green and he instantly pulled 3 cars on me. I argued with the track officials that he jumped off the line, there is no way he could have taken me off the line , but they said everything was legit. He ran 12.4 and I ran 16.8.

I just dont get it, How could my GSR swapped Del Sol lose to an inferior car such as a Talon???? any tips on how I could keep up with him???