he's had his car for well over a year and i've had my car for a month i drive an LS and his is also manual. No NOS supposedly he's going for all looks but still hits me up like nothing. i can launch like a madman so launch isn't an issue. He's supposedly been to the street races so i dunno i haven't raced on the street but have practiced my launches in a lot. I have a type r shifter and i shift pretty cleanly and know when to if i am racing. I've never been to the track but i know how it's done (i've launched my cars on the street before but not that badly) but yeah i think i can take him...just wanted some opinions that's all thanx for the input guys