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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,364
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From: Rocky Mount Virginia
I used to have a ton of these ricers in town. Not so much anymore. I figured they blew the engines or all the stick-on body panels may have flew off. Now everyone has a friggin' Mustang and I mean everyone. 
Which is fine, whatever floats their boat.
Which is fine, whatever floats their boat.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,962
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
When I was living in S. Calif. for the past 25 years, I saw them all the time out there trying to challenge me. I ignored most all of them. Out here now for the past 8 months, I can't think of a since one...so far.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 228
Likes: 1
From: Raleigh NC
I get the rich kid in the stang pretty often..
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,328
Likes: 40
From: Orangevale California
St. Jude Donor '10
Last year as my wife and I headed to Hot August Nights in Reno, we encountered a BMW driven by a spoiled young kid. He wasn't satisified just to pass me...he'd fly by me, then fall behind, then fly by me again.
About the fourth time he did it, there was a CHP sitting off the side of the road with RADAR. I buzzing along at 75ish and the BMW had to doing 90 when he nabbed.
My wife and I laughed and waved as we drove by.
About the fourth time he did it, there was a CHP sitting off the side of the road with RADAR. I buzzing along at 75ish and the BMW had to doing 90 when he nabbed.
My wife and I laughed and waved as we drove by.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,809
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From: Yorktown Virginia
I actually havent had too many people try to race me, maybe one or two ricers. I know I had a lambo try to race me once and later on that day a guy on a bike tried to get me to race for about 5 miles on the interstate.
I think most people in the hondas and other imports just want to see what the vette can do.
I think most people in the hondas and other imports just want to see what the vette can do.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 921
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From: Chicago Illinois
I'm thinking that poster was making some sort of reference to Senate bill 1070. This Arizona Act makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying the required documents. Lots of controversy. Supposedly anyone looking Latino is being pulled over.
Les
Les
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,186
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From: North Topsail Beach NC
CF Veteran
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,429
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From: Northern CA
St. Jude Donor '10-'12, '25
Last year as my wife and I headed to Hot August Nights in Reno, we encountered a BMW driven by a spoiled young kid. He wasn't satisified just to pass me...he'd fly by me, then fall behind, then fly by me again.
About the fourth time he did it, there was a CHP sitting off the side of the road with RADAR. I buzzing along at 75ish and the BMW had to doing 90 when he nabbed.
My wife and I laughed and waved as we drove by.
About the fourth time he did it, there was a CHP sitting off the side of the road with RADAR. I buzzing along at 75ish and the BMW had to doing 90 when he nabbed.
My wife and I laughed and waved as we drove by.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,336
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From: Henderson Nevada
Here's a funny one, as a group, we were heading down to Lauglhin a good 100 miles south of Vegas. Our lead car was a silver C6 Z06. She didn't have a detector so when we slowed to 75, she was still around 80-85. Highway patrol raced up to her side, apparently shook his head and kept on going. "She" was one of our elderly member at 68 years old. Must have been a shock for the cop to see a little old lady driving a Z06!
Cruising
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11
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From: Columbia MS
I was only 22 last year when i got my first Vette, i've been blessed with a good job in a local ER room. Then day i bought my vette i had worked a double then hopped on a plane and flew down to Boca Raton Fl to pick her up. (I napped on the ridiculous layover) anywho.. after like 10 hours i made it back to MS(home sweet home) 
and just as i crossed into Hattiesburg some ****** in a Ricer flew up on my a$$ and pulled up beside me. As he kept gunning and revving up his massive 2 or maybe even 2.5 liter 4banger i just laughed and wondered if he knew what lurked under the hood of a vette.. Well on my trip i had packed my mp3 player, and of course my passport(not the kind for leaving the country) well it chirps once or twice then quit as we went in a long valley.. I dropped to 3rd and floored it to about 75mph and back off quickly,he rocketed by me then doing about 80 or 85mph and he kept right on by me... well ole smokey bear was sittin at the top of the next hill
.. Don't ya just love all those flashing blue lights on the new charger srt's
and just as i crossed into Hattiesburg some ****** in a Ricer flew up on my a$$ and pulled up beside me. As he kept gunning and revving up his massive 2 or maybe even 2.5 liter 4banger i just laughed and wondered if he knew what lurked under the hood of a vette.. Well on my trip i had packed my mp3 player, and of course my passport(not the kind for leaving the country) well it chirps once or twice then quit as we went in a long valley.. I dropped to 3rd and floored it to about 75mph and back off quickly,he rocketed by me then doing about 80 or 85mph and he kept right on by me... well ole smokey bear was sittin at the top of the next hill.. Don't ya just love all those flashing blue lights on the new charger srt's
CF "Young" Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,034
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From: Cupertino CA
St. Jude Donor '12
On the way out to coffee the other night a Scion TC kept revving next to me trying to get me to run him. First off, I wasn't gonna waste fuel on that joke of a car, and secondly, the genius was doing this in *heavy* stop-light traffic. I laughed at him clearly enough that he saw me and tried to buzz off, I easily got ahead of him through calm and thought-out navigation through the traffic.
On the way home from that same coffee trip, some other joker in a beat-to-hell Dodge.. Neon I think it was... came up and was trying the same thing, revving his engine just to make sure I heard his blow-off valve. Laughed at this joker as well, and he took off with a lot of noise (but not a lot of go), again in heavy traffic. Noticed a sticker on the back of his car that say "STAGE WTF!?"... guess that was his special take on the various stages of upgrades, appropriate for how beat that car looked.
By the way, I have pillar gauges installed (supercharger's coming in the next week), so I think that's in part what incited this stupidity.
On the way home from that same coffee trip, some other joker in a beat-to-hell Dodge.. Neon I think it was... came up and was trying the same thing, revving his engine just to make sure I heard his blow-off valve. Laughed at this joker as well, and he took off with a lot of noise (but not a lot of go), again in heavy traffic. Noticed a sticker on the back of his car that say "STAGE WTF!?"... guess that was his special take on the various stages of upgrades, appropriate for how beat that car looked.
By the way, I have pillar gauges installed (supercharger's coming in the next week), so I think that's in part what incited this stupidity.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 301
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From: Canon City Colorado
Ya know...where I live I see more white people driving "ricers" than I do "Mexicans/******s" or "Asians" (as said in previous postings)
I like referring to certain imports as fast and furious cars rather than "ricers". Plus a Nissan GTR will destroy most of your average vettes on the road... and I guess it falls into the "ricer" category.
I like referring to certain imports as fast and furious cars rather than "ricers". Plus a Nissan GTR will destroy most of your average vettes on the road... and I guess it falls into the "ricer" category.
