Attn. Rat owners
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Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Attn. Rat owners
I don't know if it's just my area or not. But the badge on the side of my hood seems to be a big flag that says "see if he will race you". I think everytime I have gotten the car out for any period of time in the last two months somebody has tried to race me, and it's never something that really has a chance ( I picked the race with the ZO6, so that doesn't count), things like S-10's, Rangers, Supercharged Bonnevilles, Mini vans, etc. I know they just want to see the car run, but it is starting to get old. Anybody else experiencing the same thing, seemed to happen less when the car was more stock.
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
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Pat Kunz
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (Steve Straus)
Yep, same here...funny thing is, I've never had a Mustang challenge me. About 3 weeks ago I had a new Z28 actually follow me off the freeway when I wouldn't take his bait. After a couple of lights he finally gave up and flipped a U-turn before getting back on the freeway. He had been the 3rd car that tried to race me within about 4 miles that day.
It's typically the pretenders, as you mentioned. I don't waste my gas or my attention on them.
It's typically the pretenders, as you mentioned. I don't waste my gas or my attention on them.
Drifting
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From: Berlin
Re: Attn. Rat owners (73 LS-4)
I have the same problem. Every other soccer mom in an SUV tries to race me. The occasional mustang also tries, and I normally go for it, but its pathetic how slow most of them are. The only real competition I've had so far was an XKE. I was so busy admiring how beautiful it was that it took me a couple seconds to react to him (rolling start). We didn't have much room, so I don't know who would've won if I started correctly.
Burning Brakes
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (73 LS-4)
I never had any problems with anybody "messin" with me when I drove the vette. On one occurance a Mustang played when I had the LS5 motor in, but once I put in the LS7 and put the "454 LS7" badging on the L88 hood... People looked, waved and just went on their merry way..
Not sure what will happen once the new project comes out. :D
Not sure what will happen once the new project comes out. :D
Melting Slicks
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (70PurpleLS7)
Not sure what will happen once the new project comes out. :D
Funny, I get very little in the way of people trying to get me to race. Maybe it's the middle aged guy behind the wheel.
JB
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (73 LS-4)
But the badge on the side of my hood seems to be a big flag that says "see if he will race you".
Pat, I'm going to state the obvious and say that is exactly the reason why the badges are there to begin with. Decals that say "Eddie Bauer" or "Limited" are meant to be pretentious, but badges that read "427" or "Z/28" are intended purely for intimidation. I bet far fewer people would pony up for a Z06, SS, WS6, etc. that looked just like a the stock models. It is a way of publicly saying "mine's faster" and some people are going to want you to put your money where your mouth (badge) is. My $0.02.
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (73 LS-4)
I have a big block and no one bothers me. This entire summer not one car tried to race me :confused:
Guess I will have to get a set of eblems put on the hood :)
Guess I will have to get a set of eblems put on the hood :)
Melting Slicks
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (norvalwilhelm)
I have a big block and no one bothers me. This entire summer not one car tried to race me :confused:
Guess I will have to get a set of eblems put on the hood :)
Guess I will have to get a set of eblems put on the hood :)
JB
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From: Sodertalje/Sweden
Re: Attn. Rat owners (Tex71BB)
:lol: :lol: :lol: norval, no doubt that's true. The only way you'll ever get challenged is if John Force happens to pull up beside you.
Man,that would be :cool:
And John was driving in his SUV and then you could brag down at the bar that "I`ve beaten John Force at the lights" :lol: :lol:
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Re: Attn. Rat owners (BB wowbagger)
Could happen. One of John Force's pit crew lives about a mile from me. John Force could be visiting and I could run into him. Sharan Stone is making a movie locally and she goes to this same reastraunt every day for lunch. I would rather run into her. Couldn't handle either one :yesnod: :lol: but would like to meet them
Racer
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From: Cookeville, TN
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Re: Attn. Rat owners (73 LS-4)
Pat,
I am thinking about painting my car back to the factory met yellow. Do you have any nice pictures of your car you could E-mail me? My car was painted beige before I bought it.
Thanks
Jeff
I am thinking about painting my car back to the factory met yellow. Do you have any nice pictures of your car you could E-mail me? My car was painted beige before I bought it.
Thanks
Jeff