abstractmonkey
Passed Driver's Ed
So on my way home yesterday I was along side a newer 335i and needed to be in his lane. We were rolling about 30mph and he was slightly ahead when I decided to see if I could pass him in time. Pretty much as soon as I jumped on it, he jumped on it to keep me from passing. We only had about 200 yards or so before my lane split off, so I decided I would probably just wind up behind him. However, to my surprise, my lowly single turbo 4 cylinder started walking him! Then I screwed up my shift and he caught back up. To even more surprise, when I got it in gear, my car took him by a car and a half. I was listening for him to lift and watching closely to make sure I could get over. He didn't lift until I pulled in front of him. Honestly, the only real reason I attempted this was to see what his car could do. I never thought I would stand a chance. Granted he looked pretty heavy and I know the 335i is 3600lbs, but still! He was a pretty cool dude. No animosity, just friendly commuter racing. Gave me a nice wave as I looked at him in my rear view.
I'm not bragging, just trying to wrap my mind around this. Maybe he was a bad driver, but I could hear that he was pushing the bimmer hard. I initiated the race and therefore got the jump on him, but I screwed up my shift and he caught up. Is the GTI known for it's 30 to whatever acceleration? If not, it should be! Loving the car! Still debating about going to stage 1.:thumbup:
I'm not bragging, just trying to wrap my mind around this. Maybe he was a bad driver, but I could hear that he was pushing the bimmer hard. I initiated the race and therefore got the jump on him, but I screwed up my shift and he caught up. Is the GTI known for it's 30 to whatever acceleration? If not, it should be! Loving the car! Still debating about going to stage 1.:thumbup:
