I'm skewing the pot, because I wasn't in a Protege...but (shrug)...I'm gonna reply anyway!
I was coming home from school one night, couple years ago, in the Ford. I pulled off the ferry just with a white newer (LS1) Camaro SS. As we worked our way thru traffic, it became just he and I. There was a bit of a downhill slope - hundred feet maybe? which turned into two lanes going left, and uphill. He was right behind me when I hit this spot. I went WOT in 2nd and into 3rd, saw him shrink down behind me. As I crested the hill I let up. He came flying up and got even with me. As we had about 1/4 mile of clear road I rev'd once, then Floored it. I instantly put a solid length on him, and kept him there all the way from 40mph - to close to triple-digit speeds. I backed off as we approached the century mark -
At the next light, I take a right. He's right behind me, and as soon as he completes his turn I hear him stand on it. I follow suit. As he got the jump, he's right on my 1/4 panel - I kept him there to about 60, where I backed off, due to a red light approaching. Red light, He now in the Right lane, me in the left. His car is rev'ing, and lurching fwd a little bit. I hold steady at around 3000rpms. At Green, we BOTH spin our tires. He finds traction first, and darts ahead by a nose. As soon as my front tires get grip, I make up the ground, and am leading him by about 5 feet. We go thru a couple gears just like that, until 70-80mph, where we both back off. At the next light he rolls down his window and offers the 'WTF?' comments this car brings, when it races.
"What you got in that thing??" He asks...
"A little hair drier" I said w/ a grin
"I could totally tell you had SOMETHING when you took off like a bat out of hell,just before where it becomes two lanes! what do you run w/ that?"
"My best has been 13.8 at 106..."
"Damn, dude, that's a GREAT trap speed - that's the v6 probe, right?"
"Yup...it's neat what 8 pounds of boost can do, eh?"
"Right - on bro!"
As the light was changing we waved and took off, driving normally from there on out.
