Just got out of the gas station where, like a dumbass, I filled the tank completely. I pulled into the outside lane of two lanes which turn to the left. A red Audi TT (debadged) pulled up next to me on the left and cracked his passanger window (probably to see if I was gonna have a go...) Light turned green and I gave it 1/3 gas and noticed he gunned it...so I gunned it (it is a fairly wide corner so my SO3's gripped just fine). Since he had the jump and a shorter radius he was about 3 car lengths ahead to start. I kept the gas to the floor and my VTEC + CAI was just screaming. I think I kinda scared him when I passed him up.

So I took pole position at the next light and he lined up behind me. I took off rather slow and waited for him to pull into the adjacent lane so we could line up. I saw get into the next lane and gun it. Since I was expecting him to line up so we could go fairly, I wasn't ready to hit the gas. By the time I did, I soon realized I was sitting in 2nd gear at about 30-35mph. Needless to say, the damn car didn't downshift and I just watched him put about 4 cars on me while I waited for my RPM's to climb. Race was over before it started.

Oh well, I should have been prepared (and Acura should have let us control 1st gear with the 'tronic).

 

good one...

 

Nice race. I thought Audi TTs were slow???

 

Most of them are pretty slow, good kill though

 

good kill? you lost. watch out for the 3.2 liter tt's hitting the streets this summer, there quick stock not to mention what a couple modifications will do.

 

Good killed. Try that again from a dead stop and you'll take em.

 

You are forgetting one thing...TT's are available with quatro.

 

I won the first race (from behind) and lost the second 'cause he jumped when I thought he was just gonna line up with me.

As far as the 3.2 is concerned, I'm sure I'll need some help with this damn auto tranny.

 

I don't spin that much really. The tires grip pretty well.

 

you should have killed him they are SLOW and have less power than we do.

 

guys the 180 hp tt is slow, that has the front wheel drive.. the 225 hp quattro isnt slow at all stock they will run high 14s to maybe mid 14s... it will toast out of the whole... my cousin has a 2002 tt and its fast.

 

From a roll I'd have this guy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. From a stop (and around the corners) is how the AWD TT makes up it's time and gets into the 14's.

 

But doesn' t the 225 hp quattro have more drivetrain loss to the wheels? I'm not too knowledgeable on Audi's, but i know the WRX have a huge power loss due to the AWD, saw a dyno from 7thgencivic.com that power to the wheels is actually somewhere around 165-175 HP (stock 227hp).

 

couldn't have said it better myself. if your havin problems with a tt, you need more practice and/or experience in racing

 

I don't get many street races, that is true. I keep meaning to get down to the track but I'm doing a kitchen remodel right now and my wife won't get off my back until I get a functional sink and stove.

 

Well, in that case practice while going back and forth to the Home Depot.
You can take em ROCK!