sat x

Its always old and new mustangs, camaros and souped up hondas civics etc and lately from time to time when I'm outside cleaning my C7 this guy in a mustang cobra really lets his exhaust scream as he passes my house. To be clear, I never instigate anything..I'm too old for that behavior. Should I take this a as a compliment or do they feel threatened and are simply puffing up their chest? If they only knew..i mean no harm

RajeeK

Only one way to handle this. Race.

Randy G.

Except that if you are caught it's a felony.

Maxie2U

Think of it as little dogs barking at the big dog

Vetteman Jack

Just consider it a compliment.

WMark

My experience with Camaro's, high performance Camaro's, more mutual respect. Shared a few thumbs up.

My stop light challenges usually come from young people in an SUV, and guys in pickups. I don't play, but always curious why they want to race?

Patches

You da' big dawg on da' block.

RedRay15

Sometimes, they don't want to race, they just want to see the corvette blast off when the light changes.

blueray16

For some enthusiasts a blip of the throttle can be a salute to another enthusiast. I'm OK with that.

On another level, it is a behavior that has been exhibited by the male of most species since the beginning of time.

Just beware of those Honda Civics. Some of them are pushing over 30 # of boost on drag radials on the street, and can embarrass you to tears.
Happened to me more than once.

boraxman

When challenged side by side at a stop light give them the look...shoot a couple revs and when the light turns green just sit there. Always fun to watch them launch/

Chip E.

I see it as a compliment. They're either saying, "I see you're a car guy too" or "Hey, here's another car guy near you". At least that's what I think when I'm in the driveway or at a car wash (as in doing it myself, not running through a machine).

Now on the street, when they're clearly lesser cars, I don't get it. I mean, why would I even bother to launch/race against a 4 cylinder Honda? I already know what the outcome will be, and so do they. Of course there's the rare occasion that it's some super up monster, but at the end of they day, you've got more to lose than they do. You could get a ticket or wreck...neither is worth it. Racing is for the track. Period.

...but sometimes, you just can't help yourself. Punch it and watch them in the rear view mirror.

Carvin

I love coming up behind an SUV at a red light and watching the guy blast off when it goes green. I find it highly amusing!

Cur

Soooo true. Found it out the hard way in my '12 5.0 Mustang. Mazda 3 pulled up next to me at a light and started doing the rev / creep forward thing.. so I said, ok! Turns out he was pushing 450HP to the wheel (heh) and had a fully built engine with a huge *** turbo. I had him until about the other side of the intersection and then it was all his tail lights.

Talk about a whupping. He pulled into the next gas station and we ********ted about cars for a good 20 minutes. He had a lot of $$ in that thing, but it was damn quick.

WarBaby

You're 'too old'?

Hmmm...I'm (cough, cough) uh, er, 72 and recently enjoyed devastating a 20-something driver in a rolling drag who was simply 'begging for it' on a rural, traffic-free road in his new Mustang GT. I've repeatedly tried to grow up...to no avail.

hope2

some of you need to learn how to drive, just sayin. not much running around on the street can beat this car in a drag race.

TEXASRANGER

What..and I thought revving your engine made your Johnson bigger...

juanvaldez

I'm gonna try it!

roadbike56

YUP, Going to be published in JAMA next month, better than the blue pill.

Dream Theater Fan

Recently I was driving my Vette and had a guy next to me revving his "engine", I turned to see what kind of car, a Prius. That was a first.

roadbike56

+1. with me it's Beamers and Porsche Boxters. This is my fourth Vette and this has happened to all of them. As was said, the Vette is the big dog. Lot's of wannabes sniffing around.