A couple days ago, I was driving along in my wife's SUV.
In front of me, a new RX-8 (as slow as they are, I respect their handling capability). Behind me, fast approaching, a white last generation Prelude, with carbon fiber hood and air diffusers , mandatory fart pipe. I have a sense of what's about to unfold in front of me and sure enough....

The Prelude driver (both drivers mentioned are below the age of 20) pulls up to the RX-8 and gooses, gives a few revs. The two cars proceed to do a 35mph roll race to about 70mph. It was an eternity. The Prelude driver won by a hair (and I don't think the RX-8 ever downshifted).

I'm driving along, smiling the entire time while witnessing this. We all pull up to a light. The Prelude driver in front of the RX-8, me behind the two of them. The Prelude, feeling proud for himself, proceeds to rev, several times, giving his fart can chorus, RX-8 driver visibly frustrated. I felt I must intervine, and I rolled down the window and yelled... "Hey, you in the white Prelude! That's the slowest display of acceleration I've ever witnessed in my life! That car is slow!!!". <-- This is very unlike me. I don't know why I did it, but I did. RX-8 driver cracked a smile, seemed relieved, drivers of cars around us are also laughing.

So, sure enough, I set up RX-8 guy for some nice revenge. Light turns green, he gets killed again, by a car. Dude couldn't drive worth a ****, or truly, in the realm of 14sec. cars, does it matter? Anyhow, I pulled up in my wife's SUV and the Prelude guy turns off very quickly into a gas station. I shrug my shoulders at the RX-8 guy, he shrugs back.

Moral to the story, slow cars racing in a straight line sucks, especially when they think they're going fast.

As an update, I was driving my wife's SUV because my damn wagon was is the process of being made into a 13sec ish, low 100mph ish trap capable car. Southie can't live without speed. I make do with what I have. Enjoy your 10, 11, 12, 13 sec. cars. Race them with dignity.

 

Hehe wish I could've seen that one, nothing like hurting someone's feelings when they're acting like a tough guy.

 

I've refrained from passing judgement on ricers strictly because they drive a riced up car. I give them the benefit of the doubt as simply a phase their going through in their lives- kinda when you look back and see the retarded haircut you used to sport many years ago because it was a fad. But I will quickly bust a ricer's chops if they begin the routine- driving like asshats through traffic (this guy did, to get up to the RX-8), revving the fartcan at the expense of everyone's peace (check). Strange enough, this was the first turn-off I've witnessed occur after a "victory". I only quoted the word victory as these two clearly did not respect each other's lanes. The Prelude guy was quick to cut off the other guy right away and the other guy swerved a bit in defense. Awful stuff.

The more I see this stuff, the more I validate my decision to get educated, trained and into sanctioned road racing. I've recently been granted the SCCA Regional Competition Race License and I hope many of you will pursue getting your speed thrills within proper parameters. It's not like I'm a saint on public roads- far from it, but all I ask of you guys, from the point of view of experience, is to use proper judgement with the tools of speed which you guys drive.

 

Props to the Mazda driver, he's no cheater

 

2F2F hahaahaha!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I felt like a cast member and the cameras were rolling. Hehehe.

 

What color neons did each car have?

 

Hah, My friend cant drive stick that well and he had me drive his M5 Sonata last night. I MURDERED an excursion out of the hole (ok, fine, the guy didnt know we were racing, but whatever, in a 4-banger (I think its a 4cyl) thats a legit kill still ) Anywho, I launched really nice, squeeked the tires and was gone, VERY scary how easily a FWD car breaks them loose, i was shocked.

yeah, I bet you laugh at the special olympics too dont you you *****, lmao

 

Stanger88, your entire post has just made my day. I have laughed my *** off.

 

No, I don't, but that's damn funny.

 

Thats hilarious. My cousin had his 12sec. Scooby stolen and he just picked up a Prelude and it's driving him crazy how slow the thing is. He's only had the car for less than a month and is gonna sell it already.

 

Sweet! Road racing is a trip. Congratulations.

 

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I haven't gone W2W yet (open passing is the closest thing to it which I've experienced), and it's the funnest thing I've ever done- by far.