geminis23

I try to race a toyota celica, Im not sure if it was a gts or not but I thought I should've beeen able to beat him pretty easy anyway. off the line I got like two cars on him but at the end of my second he kind of catch up with me then he kind of slow down and so did I right before I went into third. So what happened? should I 've blown him away once I get into third ?? or what ?? I have a 2003 TLS no mods but still I thought it shouldnt have been that close.