RagTop69

I went out to pick up my usual fast food (El Pollo Loco) dinner and, on the way to the restaurant there was a guy in a Tesla sedan who kept trying to egg me into a race. I ignored him since I know the Tesla is pretty damn quick and we were on a pretty busy boulevard. On the way home I pull up to a stoplight and this Porsche pulls up on my right. It was a blue gray metallic roadster (no, not a Boxter) and later I saw that it had a whale tale and a pair of rear tires each about as wide as both of mine put together. It was some flavor of 911. The road in front of us is completely empty and it was just turning dark. I check my 6 just incase the man is sitting behind me. All clear. The road ahead is flanked by an open field on the right and a center divider on the left. The light snaps green and the Porsche is on it. I begin to accelerate and the race is on about half way through the intersection. I immediately pull him by about a car length and he recovers so that his front end is about even with my passenger door. I couldn't pull him, but he couldn't close the gap. We ran like that for a few hundred feet and then I backed off and waved at him as he passed. That's when I got a look at the rear end of the car and saw the whale tale and fat tires. The car also had wheel well extensions to cover the extra tire width. I don't believe in dragging up to the triple digit speeds so, as I said, I backed off having pulled him and made my point. Besides, God knows what that thing could do on the big end. Glad there weren't any LEOs around or he and I would be sharing a cell right now. I thought my LS3 would get it's *** kicked and I was pleasantly surprised to see that my stock '09 Corvette would seem to be a match for this German rocket. Ok. Now all of the "no street racing" folks can chime in and warn of the potential danger I placed the Western World in. I'm just happy I didn't have to look at those German LED tail lights until I let him pass.

raspyc6

^nice work. Most P-cars are quick but not scary. Now a 911 Turbo S with a Cobb tune like my friend has and that is a stupid fast AWD car.

Not So Fast

They have so many damn different models that its hard to tell which is which, maybe it was a 912 J/K Good job
As far as street racing goes sometimes its just hard to not go for it. Last Time I did a little one was against a Hell cat, I knew he would wax my *** but I got the jump but within the length of the intersection + 50-75' my old man right leg cramped up so bad I had to vacate the car to straighten it up, embarrassing
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Bruze

Good story! I don't usually read them but for some reason I read yours.

FWIW, I'm in favor of street racing but I don't do it now cuz I'm too old, and I don't need no steenkin' tickets. But given the right conditions I probably still would, but I live in the boonies and there ain't nothing around here to race.

Not So Fast

Amen to that Our town from one end to the other is about 10 mi. and it aint conducive to racing in the least.
Now out on the Hwy 40 there is if you rally want to matchup with someone.
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Bruze

Hills, curves, deer and what-not around here. The nearest interstate is about 25 miles away. And cops are way too **** nowadays.

J3TVETTE

Nice run. I would one day like to own a 911 but I know the power/$ of a Corvette is hard to beat.

Bruze

Compared to a C6, I think Porsches are ugly.

As it is with women, "looks matter."

J3TVETTE

Looks good to me LOL

Bruze

WW7

Plus, Porsches have looked basically the same for about 4 decades... If you don't believe me, look at both a 1970 Carrera and a 2015 Carrera......WW
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919cw313

The same can be said for the last 30+ years of Corvettes to someone who isn't familiar with them.

Jughead

911's my next favorite car

pyrodav

Good Job! Been looking for one in my neck of the woods to run...Love my Vette, when I turn 50 I will be at the Porsche dealer buying a 911 Turbo for my Birthday. A used one of course and I don't care if it sits in my garage for a week and I sell it. Been a life goal of mine like the Vette.

Jaime-Corvette

I gotta agree, to me Porsches is an of the ugliest of all sports cars. When i was a kid i thought the VW Beetle was also a Porsche

EuroRod

I never stop light street race. My car is much too quick.
But, on the interstate, I love to participate in time/distance experiments with other cars.
Only times I was too slow was with a McClaren, and that was with the 550rwhp engine.
Now I'm pushing 720.....

Where's that McClaren?

Boomer111

Don't try racing a 2017 911 twin turbo S....unless you want to see the taillights.

Bruze

I agree.

The C4 is the ugliest Vette ever made, and thankfully is a big dividing line between the classics and the more modern Vettes.

But the larger point to me is: All the years of Porsches that look alike are all UGLY -- it's like being surrounded by a crowd of angry Rosie clones.







All the Vettes that look alike look HOT, like a crowd of horny young Raquel clones.

Not So Fast

My 1974 911 bought new back when I was flush with $$, funny as I remember just what it cost, $12,000 to be exact Sure wish I had it back, my little custom paint job also
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Vet Interested

My son and I DIED laughing at your last sentence!!! It's happened to us!