Super Granny!
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Burning Brakes
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Super Granny!
Well I've been raced by just about everyone driving just about anything. Today was a fabulous sunny crisp day for a cruise up here in the Pac North West. At around 2.30pm heading up the on ramp with 2 lanes of traffic this guy way back (who I know had seen me) driving a WRXti complete with stoopid bookshelf over the trunk lid cut up everyone inc me just to rocket ahead thru the heavy traffic and impress all of us. Needless to say I wasn't impressed and didn't take the bait either (why bother) but here's the next bit! At around 3.00pm I'm at a stop light minding my own business right at the front waiting for them to change with an elderly lady to my right driving an ageing Dodge Dynasty revving the motor like crazy. The lights change and granny takes off like a bat of hell and leaves me standing! I think I was too suprised to even attempt to catch her (not that I wanted to) and it might have been impolite to do so, respect and all that stuff. Anyway by the time I got into 3rd gear, she slowed down and turned right into the seniors mobile home park. No doubt she'll be telling this story to her friends in the community lounge club house for months, bragging of how she blew away a vette! God Bless Her. 
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Remember we start life in diapers and most of us will end up the same way.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2003
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Originally Posted by exukboy
Well I've been raced by just about everyone driving just about anything.
Originally Posted by jim213
Remember we start life in diapers and most of us will end up the same way.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Fayetteville Arkansas recently moved from Oakland Ca
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by FastMover
The only difference between her and me (hopefully) when I am 80
I'll be driving a Vette.
I'll be driving a Vette.
Yeah..........but you won't remember it !!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Nashville Tennessee
Granny
Originally Posted by exukboy
Well I've been raced by just about everyone driving just about anything. Today was a fabulous sunny crisp day for a cruise up here in the Pac North West. At around 2.30pm heading up the on ramp with 2 lanes of traffic this guy way back (who I know had seen me) driving a WRXti complete with stoopid bookshelf over the trunk lid cut up everyone inc me just to rocket ahead thru the heavy traffic and impress all of us. Needless to say I wasn't impressed and didn't take the bait either (why bother) but here's the next bit! At around 3.00pm I'm at a stop light minding my own business right at the front waiting for them to change with an elderly lady to my right driving an ageing Dodge Dynasty revving the motor like crazy. The lights change and granny takes off like a bat of hell and leaves me standing! I think I was too suprised to even attempt to catch her (not that I wanted to) and it might have been impolite to do so, respect and all that stuff. Anyway by the time I got into 3rd gear, she slowed down and turned right into the seniors mobile home park. No doubt she'll be telling this story to her friends in the community lounge club house for months, bragging of how she blew away a vette! God Bless Her.
AL
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From: Hurst, TX USA
You never know. When I was in high school (a loooong time ago) I was in my mechanic's shop for some work. He showed me a car he was working on for a 60+ year old lady. It was a small Packard that had a huge super charger under the hood. Hood down it look completely stock. He said she loved to surprise people at stop lights...
Looked like this 1958 Hawk:
Looked like this 1958 Hawk:
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: O-Town Florida
Originally Posted by xlr8rvette
Originally Posted by FastMover
The only difference between her and me (hopefully) when I am 80
I'll be driving a Vette.
I'll be driving a Vette.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Tellico Plains, Tn "Wolf" Official Corvette Guard Dog
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Originally Posted by xlr8rvette
Yeah..........but you won't remember it !!!
But look at the bright side its like having a New Vette every day
