Got beat by a Cobra

[RedRocketZ28]

I was heading down to the WS6store tonight to pick up my new Hurst shift knob. I was just cruising down the highway going the speed limit when I look in my review mirror and see what I think is an older stang because of the round fog lights. He comes up next to me and he creeps by and thats when I notice it is a 99 or 01 Cobra. I cruise behind him for a bit and up ahead there is a set of stop lights that opens up to three lanes because you can get on the interstate up ahead. The light was green and I was begging for it to turn red and it did. The Cobra got into the middle lane and I was in the left. I never looked over, never reved (neither did he) and before I know it the light was green. I hear him take off squeeling his tires and I did the same. I got a little sideways thanks to my bald RSA's and he got a car jump on me. By the end of first he was about 1.5 cars ahead and I got to his rear bumper by the end of second. I was slowly creeping up by the time we shut down at around 85 or so. So it ended up about a car length. I was rather impressed with my car for only having a CAI and cutout as performance mods. I'm thinking he had atleast exhaust cause his car was pretty loud, but I could be wrong though. Anyway it was a good race. This was my first "real" race since I have owned my car and I have had it for almost 2 years. I was all jacked up after it . The guy was a pretty good driver as well. He chirped pretty hard in second and his car ****************ed sideways a bit. I gave the guy a thumbs up and went on my way. Does this sound about right for an LT1 that is pretty close to stock? I am positive I started to pull ever so slightly and made up about a half a car or so after my crappy launch. Overall it was a good race and I was happy the way my car ran. If only I would have had my Hurst shift knob, haha.

[Lethalchem]

Good race. Actually, I think you did well to be reeling him in. He's got 320hp to your 285.

[Dave Vince]

Sounds about right for a stick car with a decent driver. My A4 when stock, with shortys and a flowmaster ran a 9.18 at 80mph in the 1/8th. Thats about 14.4 in the 1/4. With some drag radials you would probably win that race.

[Raoul-Duke]

exhaust, and dr's woulda been more interesting in ur favor

[doggy]

I raced one 01 cobra with cai and Cb with my Z and I sill beat him.
My friend who has a 98 cobra vert who I beat on my Z wants ro race me.
He swapped a 03 cobra engine with 2.80 pulley, cai, exhaust.

[camaro22]

not to bad for a z thats almost stock