Yaris vs. Cavalier = Slowest Race EVAR

[Ran Kizama]

2007 Toyota Yaris Liftback
1.5L Inline-4 w/ 108HP & 103TQ
Front Wheel Drive
5-Speed
16x7 Rota Slipstreams
TRD Sportivo Springs

1995 Chevy Cavalier Coupe
2.2L Inline-4 w/ 120HP & 130TQ
Front Wheel Drive
Automatic
Motegi Rims
Misc. Springs
Fartcan Exhaust

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So I'm on my way back from school and I'm coming onto Bells Ferry of off I-575N and there's this red Cavalier with rims, a drop, and some random APC fartcan exhaust. I laugh and go around him, stopping at the next light. Well Slim Shady decides to pull up next to me at the light at try to laugh at my Yaris. I'm like, alright then, here we go. I silently rev my 1.5L beast and the wait for the light.

The light turns green. The Cavalier makes this "rising from the dead" groning sound and takes off like a fat man trying to ice skate. I dump the Yaris at some random RPM (No tach) and spin for a quick second before gaining traction and launching like a lawnmower on crack. The Cavalier continues to fight itself at it struggles to gain speed thru it's lackluster, slushbox transmission. I shift the Yaris hard into the second and it scrubs the tires. We're about 10 seconds into the race and about to hit 70mph. Oh shizat! He's already back at my rear tires. I shift into third and it's pretty much over. The Yaris proceeds to pull away as it painstakingly climbs to 85mph in near silence. The Cavalier gives up and falls back, the exhaust bellowing into the night.

I laugh, turn into my neighborhood, and realize that some poor b@stard just lost a race to a Yaris. Oh well, it made me feel better.


+1 for da Yaris!

[Katana]

I am used to that great feeling!!!

[Teruyume]

Good Work Keep it UP

[vodkalush]

hahaha

[hasher22]

OOOOOOOO

[stuffy]

lawnmower on crack

lol

[Lafiro]

bottom line-> LOL!!!!!!!

[eco]

Well,weight is on your side,your car is about 600pounds lighter,keep up the good work.I havnt had the chance to drag anyone yet.

[ChinoCharles]

Haha, hell yes! This board should have a kill story forum, just because it is ALWAYS going to be funny when a car loses to a Yaris. Always.

[mikeukrainetz]

Slim Shady... LOL. That pretty much describes all the sideways hat, trippin over your pants guys around here driving every make of vehicle you can imagine with the biggest fart cans you can buy.
Thats awsome.. keep a tally

[tiksman]

Yes, Man they are all over 285 tryin to start shizat.

[Kitt]

hahahaha sme thing happened to me but this was a Chrysler Neon 98 (or so) i had a friend of mine on the car, the stereo was loud so i asked my friend if he wants to see how i make this b@stard eat dust and the guy heared me somehowm well my friends, the rest is story, he had a loud exhaust but that's it, too much noise but no speed... Way to go Ran Kizama!!!

[captainzerocool]

Originally Posted by Ran Kizama

lawnmower on crack.

I believe I know this sound. I have a weed eater that makes it quite well.

[Katana]

Guys you are funny!

[Pars]

I'm always blasting away from the stoplight and I've yet to encounter any serious challengers. I'd have a bunch of nibbles, but they'd quickly back-off since their manhood is on chopping block for loosing to a dinky little Yaris.

What I do get alot of, is people trying to box me out on the highway when I'm slicing through traffic. I suppose getting passed by the dinky little Yaris is upsetting when you're driving a big macho SUV (or equivalent). On those occasions, I'll drop 2 gears and give the unenlightened (or dumbass) an education lesson.

If someone is passing you, give them space, the quicker you let them by, the faster they'll be out of your hair.

[SimmZ]

Well, nice story! But great thing for ya you didn't race against a new Ecotec's powered Cavalier, because you would have been smoked out in the first three seconds. GM actually rate the 2.2L Ecotec engine at (it was corrected/increased three time since 2003) :

148 HP @ 5600 RPM
152 TQ @ 4200 RPM

This engine is just... impressive!! BTW it was still underrated by GM, cause some peoples I know put thier stock Ecotec on dyno and get 145 HP... AT WHEELS!! That's mean the stock engine may have around 155-160 HP at crank.

Just an example. Even if my Cavalier is automatic, on a stopped race I smoke with no difficulty a manual Mazda3 GT Sport (2.3L rated at 160 HP by Mazda) and moreover, we was two persons in the Cavy while the guy was alone in his Mazda.

PS : I stop to race before 120 KM/h and we was on a sraight two ways road limited at 100 KM/h. I'm not that kind of jerk who race 150 KM/h in the city lanes!

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by stuffy

lol

I second that

[Pars]

"When you are busy focusing on the complete stranger you are trying to race, your attention is not focused where it should be..."

Well said.

Personally, it's not about the racing, but I'm always curious to see what the other car can do (without taking any chances which can get me busted or worst). The best is when you're getting tailed by another car in the twisties and if they're still there, at the end of it, it's hats off. If you're not focused on the road, it's not fun, it's just the testosterones talking.