Heading up the highway today, going 70 in a 65...up in my rear view comes a silver colored vette c5. Once he gets close, he pulls in behind me, and follows for about 10 minutes...I think nothing of it and just keep driving.
Just after we get out out of heavy traffic and the roads open up with no cars, he pulls in the left lane and passes me at maybe 75 and pulls back in the right lane and starts slowing back down again. I pull in the left lane to pass since I'm gaining on him, and then I hear his exhaust slowly getting louder....I realize he's starting to accelerate. I shift into 3rd and start to boost the turbo. Suddenly, I hear him drop a gear and take off...Already boosting, I let 3rd fly...and to my surprise...I start gaining on him. I slowly reel him in and start passing him. I look over at the guy...he looks back and and immediately back at the road. I keep accelerating through 3rd and into O/D and now I'm a wheel up on him. I let off and he passes...and we both slow back down.
He's got a big grin and waves, I give him a thumbs up. He points forward again, and downshifts....I go back into third, and he gets a slight jump...but once my turbo spools back up (seconds later), I start reeling him in again, and slowly pass him clearly this time. I put my directional on, and pull back infront of him and let off the gas as I shift into o/d.
He pulls up on my left and is laughing...gives me a thumbs up...and I wave him on. He gets infront of me, and I following him another 7 miles to my exit.
It felt good to pull on a vette. I wasn't sure if it was a zo6, so I looked up the specs...and it could very well have been: a 2003 zo6 puts down between 350 and 370whp...my supra is somewhere between 410/420. He also weights 200 lbs less than my car. This makes about 8.5 hp per pound each...maybe giving me a slight edge. So a zo6 should have been a near dead even match....This was pretty close for sure.
Either way, still felt good
Just after we get out out of heavy traffic and the roads open up with no cars, he pulls in the left lane and passes me at maybe 75 and pulls back in the right lane and starts slowing back down again. I pull in the left lane to pass since I'm gaining on him, and then I hear his exhaust slowly getting louder....I realize he's starting to accelerate. I shift into 3rd and start to boost the turbo. Suddenly, I hear him drop a gear and take off...Already boosting, I let 3rd fly...and to my surprise...I start gaining on him. I slowly reel him in and start passing him. I look over at the guy...he looks back and and immediately back at the road. I keep accelerating through 3rd and into O/D and now I'm a wheel up on him. I let off and he passes...and we both slow back down.
He's got a big grin and waves, I give him a thumbs up. He points forward again, and downshifts....I go back into third, and he gets a slight jump...but once my turbo spools back up (seconds later), I start reeling him in again, and slowly pass him clearly this time. I put my directional on, and pull back infront of him and let off the gas as I shift into o/d.
He pulls up on my left and is laughing...gives me a thumbs up...and I wave him on. He gets infront of me, and I following him another 7 miles to my exit.
It felt good to pull on a vette. I wasn't sure if it was a zo6, so I looked up the specs...and it could very well have been: a 2003 zo6 puts down between 350 and 370whp...my supra is somewhere between 410/420. He also weights 200 lbs less than my car. This makes about 8.5 hp per pound each...maybe giving me a slight edge. So a zo6 should have been a near dead even match....This was pretty close for sure.
Either way, still felt good
