mazda speed 3 really that fast?
06-04-2008, 08:03 PM
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mazda speed 3 really that fast?
so yesterday at work a co worker of mine says he getting a mazda speed 3. he wants to race insisting he can beat sport bikes. i told him im not a racing kinda guy but if i was im pretty sure i could beat him in a quarter mile. he seems to think those cars can beat rockets. i didnt feel like arguing about a car i have no information on so i let him think he what ever he wanted. are those cars really that fast stock?
06-04-2008, 08:07 PM
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so yesterday at work a co worker of mine says he getting a mazda speed 3. he wants to race insisting he can beat sport bikes. i told him im not a racing kinda guy but if i was im pretty sure i could beat him in a quarter mile. he seems to think those cars can beat rockets. i didnt feel like arguing about a car i have no information on so i let him think he what ever he wanted. are those cars really that fast stock?
06-04-2008, 08:16 PM
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good just the answer i was looking for i was 95% sure he had no chance. now i can go laugh in his face and tell him the race is on. gonna feel so good making him look like a moron cuz he was so sure about it. rambling about how much horse power and torgue it has.
06-04-2008, 08:21 PM
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06-04-2008, 09:05 PM
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I'll break it down one time for those who ain't knowing.
Most 1000cc bikes will do low 10's, high 9's with a good rider. Even a 600cc can pull off a mid to high 10 with a good rider. Bikes are great from 0-60mph, the light weight and excelent traction make them quick off the line. After that your momentum is already moving and the weight becomes less of a issue and HP takes over. If I was to drag race any new 600 in my 07 Z06 from a dead stop I would lose. My car would hit 11.5 at best and the 600 should easily beat that doing a high 10 low 11, 0-60 in under 3 sec vs my car at probably high 3's to low 4's. Now start the race at 60,70, 80mph and the vette with 505hp vs the bikes 115-120hp walks it pretty badly. Now the vette against a 1000cc even at a 80mph roll is gonna get waxed, but all new bikes are limited to 186 and the vette does 197 so eventually I'm gonna pass, but most people arent goint to race to 200mph. I'd say if a car has 500hp it can beat a 600 from a roll, if a car has 7-800+hp it can beat a 1000cc bike from a roll.
Most 1000cc bikes will do low 10's, high 9's with a good rider. Even a 600cc can pull off a mid to high 10 with a good rider. Bikes are great from 0-60mph, the light weight and excelent traction make them quick off the line. After that your momentum is already moving and the weight becomes less of a issue and HP takes over. If I was to drag race any new 600 in my 07 Z06 from a dead stop I would lose. My car would hit 11.5 at best and the 600 should easily beat that doing a high 10 low 11, 0-60 in under 3 sec vs my car at probably high 3's to low 4's. Now start the race at 60,70, 80mph and the vette with 505hp vs the bikes 115-120hp walks it pretty badly. Now the vette against a 1000cc even at a 80mph roll is gonna get waxed, but all new bikes are limited to 186 and the vette does 197 so eventually I'm gonna pass, but most people arent goint to race to 200mph. I'd say if a car has 500hp it can beat a 600 from a roll, if a car has 7-800+hp it can beat a 1000cc bike from a roll.
06-04-2008, 09:25 PM
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Drove One Last Night Pretty Quik Car In Stock Form I Was Really Impressed I Want To Get One For The Wife Ya 263 Hp Nice Interior Bitchen Seats Nice Stereo 23 Grand Is A Steel For One But There's No ****** Way It Will Touch A Street Bike
OH YA TELL HIM YOU'LL RACK FOR CASH AND TAKE HIS MONEY SORRY ABOUT THE CAP LOCKS
OH YA TELL HIM YOU'LL RACK FOR CASH AND TAKE HIS MONEY SORRY ABOUT THE CAP LOCKS
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