Neon Was Beating Mustang in Illegal Race
Update:  A reader set the record straight on Neon vs. Mustang

Just wanted to say seen the thing on the street racing. 

The car that you said is a Neon isn't just a Neon.  It's the new Dodge SRT-4. 

This is the car that comes stock with 225 Wheel horse power.  Not much less then the Mustang.  The Neon raced the Mustang and beat it in the race and was lining up again to beat the evo in a race which it would of.  The SRT-4 that got busted has a stage 1 turbo kit on it, aftermarket wastegate, intake, full race 3 inch exhaust, solid motormounts, high performance boost controller, a 60mm billet Throttle body, colder plugs, performance plug wires and puts down just over 300 wheel horse power and would walk on most cars out there.   Just figured I would let ya know that silly neon was whipping the crap out of the other cars.  I wasn't racing there.  So trust me that car is far from what you think it is.