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I drove the Corvette to get a chip in my windshied fixed at a Safelite glass place into Mesa, Az, going west on hiway 60 cruising at about 75 mph, I passed someone, out of the blue these ricers came up riding my butt.
Already going 75 I was not speeding up even more, the 2 ricers passed in the car pool lane, and a junky Dodge 4 x 4 I guess with the group went by, I moved back over to the other lane once I got around the car I was passing.
The Dodge had his engine pegged out pretty good (he was going maybe 80mph) wow that's all he can go with those big tires.
The ricers were weaving in and out.
I have nothing to prove to them, these were junky ricers, beat up 4 door honda with a wing on the back, looked like it had been wrecked and never fixed.
Uh oh, one of them got nabbed by a AZ Hiway Patrol, he got pulled over on the exit ramp I had to take, I drove by with a big smile on my face.
Must be goofy kids, anybody around should know by now the state is hurting and there are cops just looking to write out big tickets!
I see people getting pulled over a lot more since the economy went bad, sometimes 3 or 4 cops pulling cars over in a 1/2 mile section!
Already going 75 I was not speeding up even more, the 2 ricers passed in the car pool lane, and a junky Dodge 4 x 4 I guess with the group went by, I moved back over to the other lane once I got around the car I was passing.
The Dodge had his engine pegged out pretty good (he was going maybe 80mph) wow that's all he can go with those big tires.
The ricers were weaving in and out.
I have nothing to prove to them, these were junky ricers, beat up 4 door honda with a wing on the back, looked like it had been wrecked and never fixed.
Uh oh, one of them got nabbed by a AZ Hiway Patrol, he got pulled over on the exit ramp I had to take, I drove by with a big smile on my face.
Must be goofy kids, anybody around should know by now the state is hurting and there are cops just looking to write out big tickets!
I see people getting pulled over a lot more since the economy went bad, sometimes 3 or 4 cops pulling cars over in a 1/2 mile section!
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I was , however I was going with the flow of what most cars were doing.
These guys were making noise by going WOT and then hitting brakes, swerving around, the ricers must have been going about 85 or more if I had to guess.
These guys were making noise by going WOT and then hitting brakes, swerving around, the ricers must have been going about 85 or more if I had to guess.
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Don't ya just love it when you see those ricers get pulled over.
A couple of years ago when I was driving up the highway (not in my Vette) going about 60 when out of the blue, 2 ricers came up on me going about 90. One passed me in the left lane, while the other passed me at the same time on the right shoulder between me and the guard rail. What a bunch of a--holes!
A couple of years ago when I was driving up the highway (not in my Vette) going about 60 when out of the blue, 2 ricers came up on me going about 90. One passed me in the left lane, while the other passed me at the same time on the right shoulder between me and the guard rail. What a bunch of a--holes!
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Some years ago, couple of ricers passed me going up a mountain pass freeway in S. Calif. They were in and out of traffic too. So, I easily caught up to them at the steepest part of this particular freeway, smiled, left them behind. Then a mile or so later, slowed back down to the normal speed. Here they came with their engines screaming for all they were worth, passing me and right on up this mountain pass freeway, right into the arms of the CHP who always are at the top of the pass. Smiled again and waved as I went by.
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I did not see, they went by so fast.
I'm wondering if the sight of a Corvette made them speed up to "show" they can go fast, or if they drive like that all the time.
It sure gets old everybody wanting to race all the time and your just cruising.
I guess we have to take it as a compliment our cars are used as gauge to measure their cars performance!
I'm wondering if the sight of a Corvette made them speed up to "show" they can go fast, or if they drive like that all the time.
It sure gets old everybody wanting to race all the time and your just cruising.
I guess we have to take it as a compliment our cars are used as gauge to measure their cars performance!
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Lawman got the worst offender - maybe next time they will slow down a bit.
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A while back,I was sitting at a stoplight on my way to visit my Mom.
A kid pulls up beside me in a little chipmunk Honda something-or-other and starts revving his engine,and,believe me,the sound of those 3 or 4 cylinders of raw,surging,Asian horsepower was quite intimidating.
That was scary enough,but then I spotted it! Thats right-a WING,and not just any wing,either-this one was hand-crafted from the finest galvanized sheetmetal,with that stick-on rubber edging covering the jagged parts (apparently,the only sheetmetal tool he had was an axe) and adding to it's "badness" were the mismatched and rusty screws affixing it to this fine asian racing machine.
When the light turned green,his machine made a lot of noise,there was some smoke(not from the tires),and I swear I heard a tire go "chirp"-I hadn't even let the clutch out,and it was over just that fast-he was a good 20 feet ahead of me,pulled over in my lane,rolled down his window,stuck out his arm,and gave me a "thumbs down"
I'm sure he spent the rest of the day telling his "posse" how he blew a Corvette's doors off.
I just shook my head and wondered --"man,was I that much of an a$$clown at that age?"-- I sure hope not.
A kid pulls up beside me in a little chipmunk Honda something-or-other and starts revving his engine,and,believe me,the sound of those 3 or 4 cylinders of raw,surging,Asian horsepower was quite intimidating.
That was scary enough,but then I spotted it! Thats right-a WING,and not just any wing,either-this one was hand-crafted from the finest galvanized sheetmetal,with that stick-on rubber edging covering the jagged parts (apparently,the only sheetmetal tool he had was an axe) and adding to it's "badness" were the mismatched and rusty screws affixing it to this fine asian racing machine.
When the light turned green,his machine made a lot of noise,there was some smoke(not from the tires),and I swear I heard a tire go "chirp"-I hadn't even let the clutch out,and it was over just that fast-he was a good 20 feet ahead of me,pulled over in my lane,rolled down his window,stuck out his arm,and gave me a "thumbs down"
I'm sure he spent the rest of the day telling his "posse" how he blew a Corvette's doors off.
I just shook my head and wondered --"man,was I that much of an a$$clown at that age?"-- I sure hope not.
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"Chipmunk Honda." I love it. That's hilarious. I can just visualize that kid and his car. A couple of kids in a nice BMW tried me on the local bypass a couple of days after I got my vette and I happened to have my Grandson with me. He said Pawpaw, can't we go as fast as that Beamer? (I love these catchy names) A few seconds later, he was looking in the rear view mirror as the Bmr disappeared into the mist of time.
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So that this thread doesn't get locked, we all have to remember that we can't talk about street racing. Yes, I know, myself too, in our stories of things that have happened to us are sometimes fun.
