Realistic? Actually thinking back those days, my mechanic did it with his brother, myself and 2 other friends. One client modify his Prelude 2nd Gen with twin side draft webbers and tuner told him can beat 323i. So Mechanic brother had a old model 323i, so around 7pm we go to this Taman, found one dead end area and drag from there.
Tested the two cars on pick up. Mechanic and brother are the drivers, one friend look out for traffic, one do flag off, and myself at finish line. Drag twice, drivers change cars, then drag another two round to see if it is car or driver.....