Outright Mustang kill and other random wagon crap....
10-01-2006, 08:04 PM
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Outright Mustang kill and other random wagon crap.... Had to put some time in the office today-Sunday (sucks). So, when I was done, I decided to go for a Sunday drive and hit some highways and some on/off ramps.
Today’s fun somehow had a left lane theme to it. Can’t say any of these were heads up runs (except for the Stang, which came back for more), but I had a fun time beating on the wagon this afternoon and drawing some interesting reactions from some drivers. Hehehe.
1- Roll - ’94 or ’95 Stang @ 70mph roll.
I was in the left lane and a Mustang with an NHRA sticker (saw this later) on its bumper sees me driving spiritedly through traffic. He tries to do a fly by on my right, while I was cruising at 70mph in the left lane. I time his fly bye perfectly and hold him off and put a couple cars on him and shut down. So does he. With a clear road ahead, he attempts fly by #2 (this one was a harder charge), so I timed it again with a rev match drop to 3rd @ 70 again and I put about 3-4 cars on him until shut down somewhere in 4th. This time he continues his fly bye and disappears off to the horizon at very high speeds. Bye Stang.
2- Twisties- Mini Cooper
I was hitting one of my favorite offramps which has a long ½ mile straight which ends in a right turn which then shoots you through some S’s. A Mini Cooper sees me driving spiritedly on the long straight and struggles to catch up to me. I see this and let off throttle, to allow him about 3 cars behind me. I see that he’s really getting on it leading up the end of the straight, hoping to gain on me through the S’s. I confidence brake before turning in, watching him about 2 cars back and I hold the line, modulating through the S’s to see him fall about 10 cars back as we both powered out of the S’s. I see him in my rear view mirror pointing at my car, talking with the passenger.
3- Roll- new BMW 650
I was in the left lane, cruising at 70mph, and I didn’t see a BMW 650 sneak up on me and pass to my right on the center lane. I dropped to 3rd, and tucked in behind him and followed his charge on the left lane. When he looked in his rear view mirror, he did a double take, as he saw me right there (when he probably thought he had passed me a ¼ mile back). It took every bit of effort from my car to achieve this hold, but the look on the guy’s face was priceless.
4- Roll- new Infiniti M45
Again, in the left lane, about 70mph and an M45 gets on my *** and flickers his high beams. I move over to the center lane and he gets on the gas really hard. I do the same and match his accel. and pull a couple cars in front of him and merged back into my lane. Again look on face- priceless.
The stealthwagon definately has a strange way of surprising unsuspecting drivers.
Cheers.
Today’s fun somehow had a left lane theme to it. Can’t say any of these were heads up runs (except for the Stang, which came back for more), but I had a fun time beating on the wagon this afternoon and drawing some interesting reactions from some drivers. Hehehe.
1- Roll - ’94 or ’95 Stang @ 70mph roll.
I was in the left lane and a Mustang with an NHRA sticker (saw this later) on its bumper sees me driving spiritedly through traffic. He tries to do a fly by on my right, while I was cruising at 70mph in the left lane. I time his fly bye perfectly and hold him off and put a couple cars on him and shut down. So does he. With a clear road ahead, he attempts fly by #2 (this one was a harder charge), so I timed it again with a rev match drop to 3rd @ 70 again and I put about 3-4 cars on him until shut down somewhere in 4th. This time he continues his fly bye and disappears off to the horizon at very high speeds. Bye Stang.
2- Twisties- Mini Cooper
I was hitting one of my favorite offramps which has a long ½ mile straight which ends in a right turn which then shoots you through some S’s. A Mini Cooper sees me driving spiritedly on the long straight and struggles to catch up to me. I see this and let off throttle, to allow him about 3 cars behind me. I see that he’s really getting on it leading up the end of the straight, hoping to gain on me through the S’s. I confidence brake before turning in, watching him about 2 cars back and I hold the line, modulating through the S’s to see him fall about 10 cars back as we both powered out of the S’s. I see him in my rear view mirror pointing at my car, talking with the passenger.
3- Roll- new BMW 650
I was in the left lane, cruising at 70mph, and I didn’t see a BMW 650 sneak up on me and pass to my right on the center lane. I dropped to 3rd, and tucked in behind him and followed his charge on the left lane. When he looked in his rear view mirror, he did a double take, as he saw me right there (when he probably thought he had passed me a ¼ mile back). It took every bit of effort from my car to achieve this hold, but the look on the guy’s face was priceless.
4- Roll- new Infiniti M45
Again, in the left lane, about 70mph and an M45 gets on my *** and flickers his high beams. I move over to the center lane and he gets on the gas really hard. I do the same and match his accel. and pull a couple cars in front of him and merged back into my lane. Again look on face- priceless.
The stealthwagon definately has a strange way of surprising unsuspecting drivers.
Cheers.
10-01-2006, 08:34 PM
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^
Hehehe, thanks. Again, the only kill was the Stang GT. The others were simply silly acts. The 650 would have walked away if it were running 10/10ths.
Hehehe, thanks. Again, the only kill was the Stang GT. The others were simply silly acts. The 650 would have walked away if it were running 10/10ths.
Last edited by SouthFL.02.SS; 10-01-2006 at 09:17 PM.
10-01-2006, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by sdm1234
sweet kills. how fast is your wagon, anyway?
Edit: Eh, my response came out on top over your question. This bug happens here every so often. Nice LT1 by the way.
Last edited by SouthFL.02.SS; 10-01-2006 at 10:23 PM.
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10-02-2006, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Formula_X
Nice Kill/s! That does look like a sleeper you got there!
It's whisper quiet. Doesn't make any noise- just the hiss of its TD04 pushing air through a decatted downpipe and out the stock catback. Like all WRX's up 'till this year, it came with 3 cats from the factory (one in the Up pipe, one in the Down pipe, one downstream). It's still got the downstream one left in there after the downpipe to keep things quiet.
This be it up close:
10-03-2006, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 2001ramairconv
No! My wife is German and likes quick mid sized cars. She's been known to terrify salesmen when they say something like you can get on it to see how the accleration is. I really felt sorry for the guy that said that when we test drove The first TA I had. Got to 140 mph in a 35 and still gettin after it and all he kept saying was maam,maam,maam. 
Originally Posted by JayplaySS2
Actually thats a bad *** little sleeper! I bet you miss the SS though...
Originally Posted by MillaTK
Ahh southie... sounds like you have been having a little fun in the grocery getter. Have you been racing it like you have in the past?
Originally Posted by dailydriver
Which wheels/tires do you use when you open track that thing??
Now, I'm using a slightly larger wheel/tire combo for track days (17x7.5 Black Racing Pro N1's with 225-45-17 Hankook RS2 Z212's). Plenty of grip, good sidewall and great heat cycle capability from a $91 tire. This pic shows this combo on the car:
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10-03-2006, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
Do you mean streetrace in it like I used to race in the SS? Not even close. If you mean lapping on roadcourses, yeah, I'm still doing that.
10-03-2006, 08:55 PM
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^ Lol. Damn you guys. Hehehe..
I actually went with my son (15 month old who's first word is "CAR") this evening to check out close-out '06 Mustang GT Convertibles. They may not be the quickest cars, but they're a step in the right direction in terms of what I like in a car. The wagon stigma is really getting to me. My son really liked a new black '07 GT Hardtop C/S edition with shiny pony wheels. Do you all think the C/S GT's are 'lil too flashy? They have a front splitter, hoodscoop, some (fake I think) ducts in front of the rear fenders, a rear diffuser (who knows if it actually does anything) and simple C/S badging.
I actually went with my son (15 month old who's first word is "CAR") this evening to check out close-out '06 Mustang GT Convertibles. They may not be the quickest cars, but they're a step in the right direction in terms of what I like in a car. The wagon stigma is really getting to me. My son really liked a new black '07 GT Hardtop C/S edition with shiny pony wheels. Do you all think the C/S GT's are 'lil too flashy? They have a front splitter, hoodscoop, some (fake I think) ducts in front of the rear fenders, a rear diffuser (who knows if it actually does anything) and simple C/S badging.