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. If you were in the left lane though 
Just my .02$
Those Freakin Fly By's
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Burning Brakes
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From: I'm not quite middle aged and I only own one gold chain! San Jose CA
Those Freakin Fly By's
I've got to vent a little. Today, on the way to church no less, I had two guys do the fly by thing on me. One guy came up on me doing at least 20 faster than me, got right on my back side and then swerved over into the next lane and served back in front of me. I can't help it...this just ticks me off!
Then, not 5 minutes later another guy doing the same thing...no traffic around us, gets to about 3 car lengths behind me than floors it and practically cuts me off. I wasn't road hogging or anything, just minding my own business. I was really tempted to take off and show them both a thing or two, but I decided to be a good boy.
Funny thing was that in both cases, both of them were driving new Acura TL's. A nice car...if you're into rice...but no where near the performance of the Z06. Too bad that they are so insecure that they have to pull a cheap shot like that!
I am getting so tired of these fly by's. How do the rest of you deal with them, or am I the only guy that this happens to?
Then, not 5 minutes later another guy doing the same thing...no traffic around us, gets to about 3 car lengths behind me than floors it and practically cuts me off. I wasn't road hogging or anything, just minding my own business. I was really tempted to take off and show them both a thing or two, but I decided to be a good boy.
Funny thing was that in both cases, both of them were driving new Acura TL's. A nice car...if you're into rice...but no where near the performance of the Z06. Too bad that they are so insecure that they have to pull a cheap shot like that!
I am getting so tired of these fly by's. How do the rest of you deal with them, or am I the only guy that this happens to?
Burning Brakes
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From: Rhode Island
Fly bys I ignore, just wait until one tailgate's you about 12" from your rear end. That one I cant figure out, but I always take this opportunity to clear the carbon out of my engine and test my exhaust note. That usually gets their attention. 
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From: Hoover Alabama
Originally Posted by Trainman-2
Give them a smile and a friendly wave (using all of your fingers) as they fly to acknowledge that you are driving a Corvette, the finest sports car ever built in America.
Melting Slicks
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From: Columbus OH
I don't see those two events as an offense if, at least, they don't cause me to swerve or have to brake/lift gas pedal or turn off the cruise control. One of them may come into your lane a little too early (too close for comfort but not trying to run you off the road), but if the car was accelerating away, no harm done.
At that kind of speed, they were probably trying to stay on the right most lane. I ignore that kind of fly-by. What I usually do (if I want to speed) is to follow them from about 1/8 mile away and watch their brake lights, effectively using them as a cop bait
Don't get mad, use them.
(I know, that didn't rhyme
)
At that kind of speed, they were probably trying to stay on the right most lane. I ignore that kind of fly-by. What I usually do (if I want to speed) is to follow them from about 1/8 mile away and watch their brake lights, effectively using them as a cop bait
Don't get mad, use them.
(I know, that didn't rhyme
)
Le Mans Master
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I seem to get the fly bys from car that cant beat the vette. If its a car in the same performance class, I may run it a little . If its a acura integra with a bolt on muffler, I dont waste to gas. I get the kids in mom's car to. I dont race them either.
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This just proves that the A$$HOLES are out even on Sunday mornings when most of the free world is trying to go to church. I ignore "richard"heads like this, unless they cut me off or do something else blatant.
I had one a couple of weeks ago - as I was cruising about 7 over in the far left lane, swoop down an on ramp - cut across four lanes of traffic in one move (no signal of course), just so he could crawl up my a$$. I doubt if I could have walked between his car and mine - he was that close, all at a little over 70mph. Even my wife said WTF is that moron doing? I dropped it down into third from sixth and punched it, and that was the end of it.
Sometimes I wish I had an Aston-Martin DB5 like James Bond had, with smoke generators, the ability to pump out an oil slick, spinning cutters in the center of the wheels, and most of all twin .50's behind the turn signals. That'd fix these jerks......
I had one a couple of weeks ago - as I was cruising about 7 over in the far left lane, swoop down an on ramp - cut across four lanes of traffic in one move (no signal of course), just so he could crawl up my a$$. I doubt if I could have walked between his car and mine - he was that close, all at a little over 70mph. Even my wife said WTF is that moron doing? I dropped it down into third from sixth and punched it, and that was the end of it.
Sometimes I wish I had an Aston-Martin DB5 like James Bond had, with smoke generators, the ability to pump out an oil slick, spinning cutters in the center of the wheels, and most of all twin .50's behind the turn signals. That'd fix these jerks......
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If I am in the middle of nowhere and this happens they get taught a lesson. In the city the cops teach them a lesson. Not my job in the city.
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I think it happens to all of us...happens almost every day I drive Red Racer.
Other night a beater pickup truck pulls alongside wife and me on the freeway, guns his engine and takes off. Only problem was that there was a car in my lane in front of me and cars behind him in his lane so I was stuck. Sooo...I guess he won that race...
Of course I would have exercised restraint and not have raced him anyway, you understand...
I KNOW how that drives you nuts...
Other night a beater pickup truck pulls alongside wife and me on the freeway, guns his engine and takes off. Only problem was that there was a car in my lane in front of me and cars behind him in his lane so I was stuck. Sooo...I guess he won that race...
Of course I would have exercised restraint and not have raced him anyway, you understand...
I KNOW how that drives you nuts...
Burning Brakes
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From: Rhode Island
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
This just proves that the A$$HOLES are out even on Sunday mornings when most of the free world is trying to go to church. I ignore "richard"heads like this, unless they cut me off or do something else blatant.
I had one a couple of weeks ago - as I was cruising about 7 over in the far left lane, swoop down an on ramp - cut across four lanes of traffic in one move (no signal of course), just so he could crawl up my a$$. I doubt if I could have walked between his car and mine - he was that close, all at a little over 70mph. Even my wife said WTF is that moron doing? I dropped it down into third from sixth and punched it, and that was the end of it.
Sometimes I wish I had an Aston-Martin DB5 like James Bond had, with smoke generators, the ability to pump out an oil slick, spinning cutters in the center of the wheels, and most of all twin .50's behind the turn signals. That'd fix these jerks......
I had one a couple of weeks ago - as I was cruising about 7 over in the far left lane, swoop down an on ramp - cut across four lanes of traffic in one move (no signal of course), just so he could crawl up my a$$. I doubt if I could have walked between his car and mine - he was that close, all at a little over 70mph. Even my wife said WTF is that moron doing? I dropped it down into third from sixth and punched it, and that was the end of it.
Sometimes I wish I had an Aston-Martin DB5 like James Bond had, with smoke generators, the ability to pump out an oil slick, spinning cutters in the center of the wheels, and most of all twin .50's behind the turn signals. That'd fix these jerks......
