and you're at a stop light, 2 things either happen... it's usually,

1. "hey! cool car!"
2. They start revving their engines and want to race!

This happens all the time to me here in good ol Bremerton, WA!

I crack up, because even though deep in my heart I know our cars are a low end Porsche model, they assume it's a race car....All they see is the Badge and in my case, P O R S C H E on my sides and all of a sudden "ITS ON!"

Just wondered if this happens to you....

CYA at the stop lights!!

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Just wondered if this happens to you....

Almost all the time ... to and from work ... mostly Civics and such.

JUST THE OTHER DAY!, some dropped-down-blinged-out Toyohondabishi pulled that crap next to me; rev'd his fartcan and blew NOS out from under his hood. I bit my tongue 'cuz I saw sumthin' he didn't. Green light, he lit the FWD, and bolted away from me Hellbent, right in front of a trooper parked in a vacant lot.

Suddenly he turned on his law-abiding as the trooper turned on his pretty red-blue lights, and escorted him into the nearby KFC. I just HAD to toot my lil' horn as I passed, and left it at that; should've stop in and grabbed a 3-piece w/Coke.

One night I was stopped outside the local mall to pick up my wife after work. A couple of guys were walking by then turned and walked up to my window. "How Much?" one asked. "How much money to buy your car right now, cash". he says. I made up a number "$12,000" "Damn, you're kidding me. Why so cheap?"

I thought it was hilarious.

I had a 40something lady pull up next to me at a light in an E class and ask me to race... I just laughed. I guess she took that to mean "race on" She then guns it on green as I slowly pull away, a car flys out of the Mikey Ds full of high schoolers right in front of her. She hits the brakes (too hard by far) and slides the car sideways onto the lawn. Lucky for her here in Sac we don't have real curbs just these rounded things instead.

Mind you this was a 40 year old woman in an E class! Too funny, of course the downside is no one believes it.

QUOTE (fatlando @ Apr 26 2005, 01:57 PM)

... All they see is the Badge ...

Aha, now we see the real reason the factory decided to leave
off the crest on the front and 'porsche' on anything readable.

QUOTE (tnorthern @ Apr 26 2005, 03:15 PM)

I had a 40something lady pull up next to me at a light in an E class and ask me to race... I just laughed. I guess she took that to mean "race on" She then guns it on green as I slowly pull away, a car flys out of the Mikey Ds full of high schoolers right in front of her. She hits the brakes (too hard by far) and slides the car sideways onto the lawn. Lucky for her here in Sac we don't have real curbs just these rounded things instead. Mind you this was a 40 year old woman in an E class! Too funny, of course the downside is no one believes it.

I do not believe it----unless it was a 76 year old in an 05 Maxima---she swears she is not a gearhead, doesn't believe in street racing, yet got a ticket for doing 89 in a 40--yea right--My mom is too cool! hehe

Yeah - I live in Santa Clarita, CA where every teenage boy seems to drive a 5.0 Mustang or Camaro and all their dads drive Big ass SUV with 20's, then I have to drive to the SF Valley to work where everyone else has the "toyohondabishi's".
Not only do they have gobbs of displacement on me but the also have 25 years of Fuel Injection and computer technology, WTF...

This really why I would like to have a V8 conversion.

Here is a picture my 80.....That's right eighty year old neighbor took of the speedometer in his Mazda 6 while he was racing a young guy in a Nissan that didn't want to let him merge. He said that his wife was very quiet, but doing a bit of squirming while this was happening.

Imagine what the car could do with the power on!

Odomoter and gear selecter should light up...

A long way to go before redline!

Do you think the old bugger may have pulled a fast one on me???....Photo shop?
I'll have to get even then....

QUOTE (Pugbug @ Apr 26 2005, 09:53 PM)

Do you think the old bugger may have pulled a fast one on me???....Photo shop?

Um, YEAH?!

Look at the speedo real hard. You can see where the needle was erased near the "0". Even the "0" looks crappy; bad Photoshop rendering. And what, no tach needle near redline?

Yep, you've been had ...

QUOTE (fatlando @ Apr 26 2005, 01:57 PM)

and you're at a stop light, 2 things either happen... it's usually, 1. "hey! cool car!" 2. They start revving their engines and want to race!

Yep...one night in particular, it was a POS early 80's monte carlo that the two high school age nimrods likely resurrected out of the backyard of their step-mom's mobile home. We were at a stoplight, they start revving that junker, and I turn to look and shake my head 'no'. Light goes green and they tear off. It takes them about a 1/4 mile to notice I didn't take the bait, so they slow down and we meet again at the next stoplight and try again. It was a rather nice evening so I had the lid off and they had their windows down. The nimrod in the passenger seat tries to talk trash and get me to race. I again tell them 'no thanks'. Light goes green, they tear away, I drive off as normal. The next light is where i'm turing onto the interstate and it was green. Dumb and dumber have again slowed down, but I have had enough of them so I speed up and pass them while merging onto the exit lane. The dive in behind me. I'm sure just about everyone here who has driven a 914 understands the simple pleasure of the 270 degree onramp The suggested speed limit was 25. Not wanting to be near a junked out monte carlo any longer, I took the turn at a much greater speed and the monte carlo attempted to keep up. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but he appeard to make slight contact with the concrete retaining wall. I laughed even though it probably brought bad karma From what I could see, the contact with the wall didn't do enough to make them stop and get out. They kept driving up the ramp, just at a slower speed....

Now I don't even try to acknowledge another car if they are acting like they want a street race. For some odd reason, it is almost always a redneck in a ratty old monte carlo. Around here, the 2 fast 2 furious crowd will usually just look at my teener with an expression of 'WTF is that?'

WCC sunday night, as i was driving to the really bad neighborhood I stayed in, this VW beetle pulled up behind me at a light being driven by a female of some description. As she passed me with ease (obviously more horses than my 1.7) I saw that she had written with lipstick on her side window:

I (heart) your car


Made up for the fact that hers was faster.

every day i drive my car those young and dumb kids want to race!! sorry not into it. at BENS auto parts the old owner came out to look at my car. he said it must be worth 80,000 because his sons 71 corvette; some guy offered him 80,000 and he liked mine better!! i do too!!

No one in my town...

I guess they all know...

Its a sleeper too... hehe

Super quiet till I get on it, then all hell breaks loose...

No way. In Modesto? Aren't there American Graffiti wannabes?

Jen

Cruzin's illegal...



I dont drive it much.... Mainly durring the day.

I cant race the little ricers around here... Stock inline 4 from one of their cars makes more power than my little 1.8. If they miss a shift (hard since they all drive autos) I can zip ahead.

QUOTE (brer @ Apr 26 2005, 08:28 PM)

WCC sunday night, as i was driving to the really bad neighborhood I stayed in, this VW beetle pulled up behind me at a light being driven by a female of some description. As she passed me with ease (obviously more horses than my 1.7) I saw that she had written with lipstick on her side window: I (heart) your car Made up for the fact that hers was faster.

So how long did you try to catch her???

QUOTE (Jenny @ Apr 26 2005, 10:27 PM)

No way. In Modesto? Aren't there American Graffiti wannabes? Jen

Ha, there actually still is somewhat of a drag scene on Mchenry(however it is spelled) but its all Rx-7,Integra,civics and what not.

I've never had anyone rev there engine trying to race but I get people looking over at me (when Im in the A4 cause its lowered suspension, exhaust and nice wheels so I guess they think I'm a threat or something who knows) at stoplights and try to out accelerate me, but fail. The A4s not even that quick they just have crappy civics with a crappy looking bodykit and cheap ugly wheels.

And no I'm not trying to race them but I like accelarating to the speed limit or a little above as quick as possible. I do the same thing when theres no car next to me(ha, probably why my gas goes so quick)

Actually its mostly from highschool to college age hicks in ther lifted truck (i'm not attacking lifted trucks) I guess they think they have to prove something or compensate for other areas that are lacking. I still think there should be a law against lifting your truck too much. I don't want one of those morons running into my car at a stop light or merging on me when they cant see my 914

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I'm sure just about everyone here who has driven a 914 understands the simple pleasure of the 270 degree onramp

i had the same pleasure with some yutz in a new infiniti suv of all things. i was minding my own business when he pulls within about 3 feet of my rear bumper as we both merged into the lane going onto the highway. speed limit noted as 30, i kept it around 60+. gotta give the guy credit, he tried like hell to stay up with me. but noting in my rear view mirror the excessive body roll and the ass end of his infiniti breaking away, he quickly backed off as i shot onto the highway. he did however blow by me at probably 100mph+ a bit up the road. guess he showed me....

Hi
Great thred.
I was chased by a Ferrarri and a Contact (kit?). 2 friends taking a bomb down the hyway, the Ferrarri coast beside me, revs a couple of times and...gone, the Contact did the same. For a split second I thought about down shifting, but they where gone...
My Ex takes the same road to work everyday...she drives maddly slow, in a 190E. She gets a kick to do the speed limit to the onramp then take the bank, without touching the brakes, by this time people are frustrated, with the speed limit and are lined up behind. This is really fast for the onramp. I changed the camber on the drivers side and rotate tires often...
Later
Joe

See my avitar, 2.4 liters of six Euro baby. Surprised a couple of people with it.

Oh yes.... I know all about being pulled up next to. Both my cars seem to draw a lot of attention to the younger, "racy" crowd.

Of course..... I'm not 100% innocent of provoking my own races either

Whatever, I usually have my daughter in the car with me..... and I absolutely will not race anyone, under any circumstances when she's in the car.

In fact, the other day some dickhead pulled up next to me in 80-something VW Jetta with a Batman-looking wing, while I was driving the Acura. He darted out in front of me, then cut me off causing me to slam on the brakes. At the next stoplight.... I had a few words with him:

"Hey Fuckhead.... I've got my 8 year old daughter in the car (she was sitting in the front seat, plain as day)..... You cut me off like that again, I'll rip you out of that piece of shit through the window, and beat your ass with that stupid looking wing"

He drove off without saying a word...... My daughter was upset with me because I cursed in front of her.. so I took her for Ice cream

I guess I did the opposite the other day, turning on to the freeway entrance the other day I noticed a civic with a huge unpainted air damn, fart can and a ton of stickers in front of me, he started to accelerate and I just could not help myself, I put my foot down in the 328i and promptly got on his ass in the s-curve entry ramp, he attempted to pull away as we entered the freeway and I blew right by him. I couple of miles later I had slowed down and he blew by me. I just waved. My wife was still gripping the seat with white knukles. I just could not help myself.

I informed her to get used to it, because when the V-8 conversion is done I will be stalking ricers and reeling them in! I'm 44 and have yet to grow up!!!

Scenerio: Late '70s....crusin the freeway in the rain about to transition from one freeway to another on a high speed transition ramp. Big four door cheby decides he wants the better of me......dropped into the turn at speed, watchin the mirrors as the big cheby starts wig wagging the tail (assumed by the position of his headlights) and then spins completely outta control and smacks the guardrail.

Nowdays, I get the line of "That's a classic isn't it?"....My reply, "Yeh, so am I."

On the way back from the WCC...four of us in line....passed by an Acura....Driver smiling broadly, honking the horn, with the thumbs up....did my old heart well.

Driving the car home from Salt Lake my brother and I stop for some heat at a gas station in Elko NV. I come out of the rest room all qarm from the hand dryer and a local asks my little brother, "what is that?". My little brother tells him and the guy does the walk around and gives strong compliments
By the way, the thread asked about being challenged in your teener

Okay then, yes I have had plenty of people challenge me in my teener, I had a young man pull up next to me in a nice looking civic, he looked at the car and asked me "is it fast", my answer was "yes very" , he smiled and gave me the thumbs up. The only reason I said this was he was in ther turn lane and I was in the straight lane!

QUOTE (1bad914 @ Apr 27 2005, 08:41 AM)

couple of miles later I had slowed down and he blew by me. I just waved.

Ah yes, the classic ricer flyby....when it takes them about 2 miles to get up to the speed you are slowing down to

QUOTE (JmuRiz @ Apr 27 2005, 11:30 AM)

Ah yes, the classic ricer flyby....when it takes them about 2 miles to get up to the speed you are slowing down to

Oh, so that's what it's called...
I had some high school idots pull up next to me one afternoon in my 928 revving their engine. I just looked over and smiled. Light turns green, off they go motor racing...I take off, put the 928 in second and punched it. I have a rear muffler bypass on this car and it sounds nice (and loud) when it's that opened up.

Anyway, I blow past them and slow down heading to the next red light when I get the classic 'ricer flyby' as I'm slowing down. I thought they were going to blow thru the red light.

I'm reminded of some guys shirt I read at a swap meet a few weeks ago, it was great. In fact, I think I'm going to use it in my sig file, it went:
"You must really be fast...because you was hauling ass when I passed you."!!

Never really been challenged in my 914 except one evening getting on the freeway I had a 912 come up to me and take off. I of course took off after him. Really dumb to do this, but I followed him (didn't try to pass) all the way to his offramp. We were already at 100+mph so I didn't pass - that'd been too crazy. Anyway, I know he was surprised as he didn't even look as he pulled off and I blew right by him. Heh, that was fun though!

At 45 years old, I guess I too have yet to grow up...

It's odd. When I'm drivin' Mr.2. every ricer wants a part of me.
When I'm was driving ulf....er SOL, nobody wanted any of it.....I doan get it. SOL's street fighting days are over.