Every time I see a feature on Chris Rado I have to laugh at myself.
I went to a small state university in Pennsylvania, and one of my fraternity brothers was from Reading PA. (Where Chris is from) They were good friends in highschool. Whitey knew I was into cars, and had been running on and on about his buddies 400+ hp Integra. In 1996 the "Import scene" was still very much underground, and to a V8 guy like me those numbers did not seem really feasible from a 4 cylinder- at least not to my comprehension. I never outright called him a liar, but lets just say it was obvious I was skeptical.
One night Chris comes to town with his car, which at that time was still on the street. Whitey has him take me for a ride. The butt-dyno would put that car at 400+ easy. He also left a real nice patch in front of my fraternity house.
That encounter is what introduced me to the world of imports, and eventually led to my purchase of an Integra GSR. The rest is pretty much history.
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