Anyone race their raptor yet?

[winvest]

Is that the SOP for racing at red lights, 4 hi and tow/haul mode?

 

[kglesq]

That is exactly what I was thinking.

I used to work for an attorney in college. One of the other guys was bragging about his mom's Maserati. He described it a little more. Apparently, my smirk pissed him off because he snapped at me. "What's so damn funny?" I just said "Its a TC, isn't it?" He fired back "Yeah, so what?" I couldn't contain myself and burst out laughing, "Dude, you've been bragging about a LeBaron." And then confused and angry... "No, its a Maserati." And then me, grinning from ear to ear "OK...Its a Maserati that started life as a LeBaron. Look it up." He never bragged about it again.

Ahh the TC, a vehicle Maserati wishes desperately the world would forget.

I think it'd be fun to get one of those and then go hang out with it at the Maserati Club meetings, on their BB's, display at Cars and Coffee in the Maser section, or at Maserati Newport Beach, where you'd be sure to park right in front so nobody going in or out of the showroom could miss your little pride-and-joy. Really be an enthusiast with it, and chat up your fellow Maseratisti every chance you get, always bringing the conversation back around to YOUR favorite Maser: the vaunted TC.

Wonder how long it would take before they ran you off with torches and pitchforks?

 

[BOJANGLES]

Is that the SOP for racing at red lights, 4 hi and tow/haul mode?

It definitely works well.

 

[whtrapta]

the best times on the strip always show 4wd and regular mode with traction off. Tow/haul came up second and off road mode last

 

[JP7]

OK, I was finally humbled tonight.
I took off around a left corner with a Range Rover Sport (supercharged) on my ass. I lost him in the straight run, then hit a right hand street at 45mph, sorta sideways.
I wasn't really 'given it' but was accelerating pretty pretty good through 60mph. He shot through the corner and passed me within 200feet doing at least 10mph more than I could get.
Got my respect, but also made me grit my teeth as it's the first time I've been shut down.
Sigh, will now be looking at a CAI and tune, and looking more towards what Livernois is coming up with. I can't dump 10 grand into the motor right now, but seriously, a freaking Range Rover? They're for cricket players and driving to the polo game in Britain for ***** sakes.
Just ranting a bit...

 

[peppercorn]

Way to put it to 'Polo' JP7, probably have him bloging on the Cricket forum right now about how he took down a yank in his pee'kup truck.
I'm with you on the Livernois guys, waiting to see the 400 stroker they put together.

 

[SOCOMech]

OK, I was finally humbled tonight.
I took off around a left corner with a Range Rover Sport (supercharged) on my ass. I lost him in the straight run, then hit a right hand street at 45mph, sorta sideways.
I wasn't really 'given it' but was accelerating pretty pretty good through 60mph. He shot through the corner and passed me within 200feet doing at least 10mph more than I could get.
Got my respect, but also made me grit my teeth as it's the first time I've been shut down.
Sigh, will now be looking at a CAI and tune, and looking more towards what Livernois is coming up with. I can't dump 10 grand into the motor right now, but seriously, a freaking Range Rover? They're for cricket players and driving to the polo game in Britain for ***** sakes.
Just ranting a bit...

Don't feel too bad about that one, the earlier models were 390hp/410tq, pretty close to our numbers but they also weighed a bit less and weren't rolling on 35" tires. Now the newer ones, pssh.....they're 510hp/461tq......so don't sweat it.

 

[whtrapta]

Ya, those new range rovers take the gold for pretty much everything. tons of power, super nice inside, best ride, unbeatable off road. You had a better chance beating a corvette.

 

[JP7]

Ya, those new range rovers take the gold for pretty much everything. tons of power, super nice inside, best ride, unbeatable off road. You had a better chance beating a corvette.

I'd question that one - sure they have more balls (factory supercharger) but they will never go the places a Raptor can with their suspension setup on the sport model. At least, not without takin off a few vitals like bumpers etc...

 

[whtrapta]

youtube them in moab and places like that. I couldn't believe it. My aunt also used to be the main engineer for jag, landrover, ford, and now harley davidson. She goes off roading with them all the time and is floored everytime as to what they do. The raptor will go off road much faster, but the range rover will out climb it everytime, even running those 20's.