No im not 17, im 20, i didnt really mean street racing, its my daily driver, i just want good tires that stick and what not. my goal is really 1/2 qucikness and 1/2 looks. im not a huge racer, but if i was, here in Ne we got a pretty nice drag/road coarse track close by so i could go there. I just wanna be able to know that i could be quicker if i wanted to be. I officially hate honda's, no reason really, just too many around, thats why i baught this protege5, something different and i think with some $$$ its got potential...