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Originally Posted by RxSpeed

this may be a stupid question and if racing threads are not permitted i am truely sorry, but my friend is convinced that his 20th edition VW GTI. Beat a 6spd rx8 by two cars. given that he has an apr chip and a diverter valve, (which brings him from 180 to 215-220hp) seeing as the rx8 has 238hp and has way better handling then the gti (there are not alot of long straight stretches around where he drives) i find this story hard to believe. i suggested that maybe the other driver sucked. (because it doesnt matter what hp you make, if you cant shift, anything will beat you) he then told me that he knew the guy, and he shifts just fine, and he didnt mess up.

is this possible?

Anything like this is possible, with such an extensive amount of variables. However, keep in mind that in general, I'd say around 80% of the time when people brag about street racing, it's a complete and utter lie.