Why do Hondas want to race?

[der affe]

I guess I'm old school - I still do like stickers.

I welded a coffee can on the tailpipe of my MR2, just as
a form of mockery...



I think I still have one of these cans somewhere -
they are in the colors of the German flag...
Should I do it?

That pic is as old as the internet! IIRC it is from either Endless Summer or Spring Splash.

[Holland]

There are derps everywhere, and they drive all sorts of herps.

[RUFFLZ]

call me a ricerboy, but I have always had a hard on for ef's

[dannyyisntt]

Because vtec

[dothadance]

more than you can afford pal, honda.

[ak-]

Older folk have the best stories.

[F34R]

I guess I'm old school - I still do like stickers.

I welded a coffee can on the tailpipe of my MR2, just as
a form of mockery...

Stickers are fine, but there is no reason to impair your vision. And remove that coffee can lol, hold yourself to a higher standard. Even if it is an old BMW, it is still something to be proud of.

[Mark 42]

I guess I'm old school - I still do like stickers.

I welded a coffee can on the tailpipe of my MR2, just as
a form of mockery...



I think I still have one of these cans somewhere -
they are in the colors of the German flag...
Should I do it?

[F34R]

My mother owns a 325e 4 door with H&R race with tucked bumpers. She is ALWAYS getting dorks reving next to her. Plain and simple, they are retarded.

Went to a local small car show last Friday after The Avengers. There was 7 imports riced all out. Fake turbo kits and one guy that made brackets to hold a real turbo propped up...

All I did was laugh at every single engine bay, even asked how much the turbo makes to his Honda. He said he is making close to 750hp. I said O'rly, is that power put down with the stock exhaust manifold? Or from the AEM unit that is not hooked up? mind you it looked more like an auto ecu with a AEM sticker. He said yes to all of my questions because I pretended to be a total noob. Once he dug his grave I buried him in it in front of all his moron friends/GF. Ended with him making shit up to seem like a know it all. Ended with him closing his hood and walking off, with a quick last jab of telling him to remove the turbo noise exhaust maker thingy.

Also the fake trophies in the bays were even better. I found out that 1st is an eagle, 3rd is a basketball. Stickers also add tons of HP and rep all the parts they don't own.

[Mark 42]

Reaction time is also more important in drag racing than it is
from a running start. I did some drag racing back in the late
1970's... back when Orange County International Raceway was around.

I started with an 80cc Yamaha (Champ, AKA Bop). 29 seconds at 41 mph.
One Wednesday night Shirley Muldowney pulled up next to me on the line.

My friends in the stands were jumping up & down cheering...
but the track officials pulled me off to the side (safety concerns).

Of course, by the time I broke out of the staging lights she would have
been 50 yards down the track... but a catastrophic engine failure could
have got me with shrapnel, I suppose.

I would have risked it to run against her just to say I did. I wish someone
would have taken a picture. I'll bet there is one somewhere out there...

[JasonC]

Besides, how much skill does it take to out accelerate someone
else driving on the freeway? Let's see, pull next to him, mash the gas,
stay in the lane. Really tricky there.

This is why i like drag racing from a dig. It takes more driver to handle the car then to just hit the gas at freeway speeds.

[Mr. Tasty]

most honda owners are of the younger demographic. Also a lot of mexicans want to race. I owned an 03 Si Hatchback, but ep3 owners are a lot better than most of the honda owners.

[e30Hungry]

I raced my friend's 2011 autotragic Honda civic for shits and giggles in my eta and i won. To say the least he was surprised.

[Mark 42]

Add to this the fact that I'm a 51 year old man - I don't look
like the kind of person who has to prove himself all the time.

Besides, how much skill does it take to out accelerate someone
else driving on the freeway? Let's see, pull next to him, mash the gas,
stay in the lane. Really tricky there. Oh, I left out the part about spending
$18,000 on mods like a CF hood and 12" subwoofers. That takes years
of practice.

If you want to challenge me, at least do it on a winding road.

If you want me to race you, invite me to your car club's autocross
or rallycross.

Sure, I love doing donuts in a vacant field as much as anyone, but
if I want to know where my skills stack up against other drivers,
I'll do it at a real race - or other event (like drift or TSD)

[SteveJ]

Just casually pull them into the turn then watch the gap open up.
Especially fun to do when I'm driving my 40 year old 2002 with faded paint and skinny tires.