The white Porsche Carrera 4 boldly showing its pursuer its side windows has bested pricier cars in a few infamous YouTube videos—but those battles were always waged in bone-dry conditions. In this footage, a damp track tests the four-wheel drive layouts of both the Carrera and the Mitsubishi Evo VIII nipping at its heels. Though the tech-heavy Evo should easily outrun a normally-aspirated 911 ten years its senior, a list of modest modifications and a bold driver help equalize the two machines.

Sandro Ziegler, also known as Showdown911, made improvements to his 993 in the areas which matter most. To trim some of the heft from his Porker, he opted for a set of plexiglass rear and side windows, removed the air conditioning, added RS door panels, chucked the carpet, and added a set of featherweight OZ Racing Alleggerita wheels. In total, that brings the weight down to a respectable 2,650 pounds. With sportier cams and valves, the engine makes 272 hps, which it drives to the pavement via Federal 595 tires.

That power-to-weight makes it the quicker machine in a straight line, but it’s a handful everywhere else. Though these sideways antics are undoubtedly the product of Ziegler’s chutzpah, the Porsche still has a tendency to rotate just about everywhere it can. In comparison to the clinical, precise, and almost understated Evo, the white 993 slithers and yaws through corners fast and slow. The Evo low-end torque seems to help here, as does its driver’s use of better rain lines, but Ziegler’s forceful style keeps him and his wild Porsche in contention.

However, when the track dries, it’s a very different story. Not only is the Porsche able to make better use of its accelerative advantage, but Ziegler’s commitment into high-speed corners helps separate the two. Even with the rear tires leaving a long Federal signature on the asphalt, Ziegler still manages to pull away!