Interesting story from dad! z28 vs gto
03-15-2013, 07:48 PM
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Interesting story from dad! z28 vs gto Gave my parents a call after class today. Dads been looking after my car for me while I'm here at tech school. The weather was nice for the first time this year, so he decided to make a circle in it. He told me he came up on a nice red gto headed out of town so he got up next to him to see if he'd want to run them. They seemed to agree on a 35 so he honked and to his surprise he stopped his pull and began to pull away. He said he shut it down about 120 and thought maybe the goat had stopped around 100. Both went on about their business. I've missed my car going on 4 months now, was nice hearing someone was enjoying it as much as I use too! Sure did make me laugh thinking about my 60 year old dad giving her hell though.
Made my day, figured I'd share the story!
Made my day, figured I'd share the story!
03-15-2013, 08:00 PM
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Sounds like my Dad. He was following me in my 95Z28 A4 and I was in my 00 SS. Both cars are intake exhaust. Always give me **** and says don't believe the number's people tell you when I tell him my SS is in the 350rwhp range. So he pulls up next to me and says lets see if those LS are as great as you say. Launched around 3500 and let the 315 Toyos do there thing. Freight trained him lol!
03-15-2013, 08:55 PM
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Nice remote kill! I'm 42 with a 21 year old son who is now getting into cars so I can see both sides of this story: pure awesome!
I see that ALOT from older guys: they just refuse to believe how strong new cars are. Like those 80's era ladies who keep wearing that godawful 80's haircut, they just refuse to think things could possibly get that much better then what they did/had.
Sounds like my Dad. He was following me in my 95Z28 A4 and I was in my 00 SS. Both cars are intake exhaust. Always give me **** and says don't believe the number's people tell you when I tell him my SS is in the 350rwhp range. So he pulls up next to me and says lets see if those LS are as great as you say. Launched around 3500 and let the 315 Toyos do there thing. Freight trained him lol!
03-15-2013, 10:50 PM
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I'm at sheppard afb, I'm training to be a crew cheif. Yeah, he's pretty cool at times haha.
haha nice! yeah I haven't really gotten to challenge my dad in a race yet, i didn't dare offer when he had his built 94z28 with a 383, 9in, full cage.
This took place back home in missouri, I haven't really gotten to explore wichita falls too much yet. Family is bringing to car next weekend. Looking forward to taking a cruise around town
Sounds like my Dad. He was following me in my 95Z28 A4 and I was in my 00 SS. Both cars are intake exhaust. Always give me **** and says don't believe the number's people tell you when I tell him my SS is in the 350rwhp range. So he pulls up next to me and says lets see if those LS are as great as you say. Launched around 3500 and let the 315 Toyos do there thing. Freight trained him lol!
This took place back home in missouri, I haven't really gotten to explore wichita falls too much yet. Family is bringing to car next weekend. Looking forward to taking a cruise around town
03-15-2013, 11:27 PM
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Good ol Sheppard ! I was there in 95' for 6 months. I've never raced my dad either. The closest we've had to owning cars that were worth racing was my 04' STi and his 90' Vette. We never lined them up but I did race my brother in laws 92' Vette and destroyed him. My dad and I are now building 74' 260z's with LSx engines. Both will be turbo but with different setups !
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03-16-2013, 10:05 AM
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Nice. My dad's laid some rubber down in mine and even got taken to jail because of it about five years ago. He used to race his supercharged bonneville against crown Vic's back when he was a police officer years ago. Said he waxed his buddies asses. Kinda funny he finally gets "beat" by a young punk state trooper.
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03-30-2013, 09:16 PM
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Great Story! I wish my dad was still around!
My father and I built my Formula and he couldn't keep it anymore so I bought it off him... I let him take my car out for a date and he comes back telling me how he did a 180 in the middle of the street to try to get a stray dog... hahaha... I remember him driving me to school as a kid and racing some punks in a Chevelle and destroying them right in front of my highschool.
My father and I built my Formula and he couldn't keep it anymore so I bought it off him... I let him take my car out for a date and he comes back telling me how he did a 180 in the middle of the street to try to get a stray dog... hahaha... I remember him driving me to school as a kid and racing some punks in a Chevelle and destroying them right in front of my highschool.
03-30-2013, 09:20 PM
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Sounds like my Dad. He was following me in my 95Z28 A4 and I was in my 00 SS. Both cars are intake exhaust. Always give me **** and says don't believe the number's people tell you when I tell him my SS is in the 350rwhp range. So he pulls up next to me and says lets see if those LS are as great as you say. Launched around 3500 and let the 315 Toyos do there thing. Freight trained him lol!