How to win a street race

Get a car with a lot of horsepower and tuning. Possibly a nitrous oxide system.

Find an opponent with a nice ride but who has no brains and is completely clueless (a rich old man with a Ferrari).

Challenge the person and bet your cars (be sure that you have what it takes to win). It's best if your car has more horsepower than your opponents.

When you are waiting for the start of the race, don't rev up your engine too much. Make the tachometer go to about 6 or 7 if you're in a good mood.

At the start of the race make sure that your shifting time is perfect, if you are driving a manual. If you are driving a semi-automatic car then drive manual if you can get perfect shifts, if not, then let the car shift automatically.

If you are about evenly matched then use your nitrous oxide until you are far ahead of your opponent.

Once you win then the only thing to do is enjoy your new car!