feeling pretty good had a tie with a Pontiac G8 GXP
08-02-2010, 08:11 PM
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feeling pretty good had a tie with a Pontiac G8 GXP
Heey all,
Just had to share a nice experience today... was taking a leisure drive to the local target to get some cat food when I had a little run-in with a Pontiac G8 GXP.
Never put much thought into these cars and normally don’t mess with folks on the road; but today…it was different. More or less I was minding my own business and was playing in the middle lane of our local toll road. Kept the car at a good clip till a dumbass in a focus decided that it would be better for him to move from the right lane to the same lane I was in. I made a fast lane change to the right lane and just gassed a little to squirt by and continue on my way. Well out of the blue some grumpy middle-aged dude thought that it would be fun to do a rice-boy flyby.
Dude pulls over from the left lane and then just darts right at me in the middle lane. I figure he just was oblivious but then he just kept provoking me for a little run. All lanes were open in front of us and we’re both feeling good… so I decided to give it a whirl.
We took off and made a good run for about 30 seconds. I was lazy and only dropped into 5th but still kept up after losing a little ground at first. Toll booth comes up and the timing was decent enough to get side by side on the take-off. Well… I didn’t get the best launch; but still pulled on him by maybe half a car. We ran for a good bit and just really held close to the same distances. On one side I was a little bummed that I didn’t kill him; but at the same time I was feeling better when I got home and read the specs on the car. Not sure if I should celebrate or go get moar boost.
Anyhow, just had to share a little experience and see if I should have shamed him…or not.
Cheers,
Prospero
Just had to share a nice experience today... was taking a leisure drive to the local target to get some cat food when I had a little run-in with a Pontiac G8 GXP.
Never put much thought into these cars and normally don’t mess with folks on the road; but today…it was different. More or less I was minding my own business and was playing in the middle lane of our local toll road. Kept the car at a good clip till a dumbass in a focus decided that it would be better for him to move from the right lane to the same lane I was in. I made a fast lane change to the right lane and just gassed a little to squirt by and continue on my way. Well out of the blue some grumpy middle-aged dude thought that it would be fun to do a rice-boy flyby.
Dude pulls over from the left lane and then just darts right at me in the middle lane. I figure he just was oblivious but then he just kept provoking me for a little run. All lanes were open in front of us and we’re both feeling good… so I decided to give it a whirl.
We took off and made a good run for about 30 seconds. I was lazy and only dropped into 5th but still kept up after losing a little ground at first. Toll booth comes up and the timing was decent enough to get side by side on the take-off. Well… I didn’t get the best launch; but still pulled on him by maybe half a car. We ran for a good bit and just really held close to the same distances. On one side I was a little bummed that I didn’t kill him; but at the same time I was feeling better when I got home and read the specs on the car. Not sure if I should celebrate or go get moar boost.
Anyhow, just had to share a little experience and see if I should have shamed him…or not.
Cheers,
Prospero
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that's good ****
08-02-2010, 09:45 PM
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Heey all,
Just had to share a nice experience today... was taking a leisure drive to the local target to get some cat food when I had a little run-in with a Pontiac G8 GXP.
Never put much thought into these cars and normally don’t mess with folks on the road; but today…it was different. More or less I was minding my own business and was playing in the middle lane of our local toll road. Kept the car at a good clip till a dumbass in a focus decided that it would be better for him to move from the right lane to the same lane I was in. I made a fast lane change to the right lane and just gassed a little to squirt by and continue on my way. Well out of the blue some grumpy middle-aged dude thought that it would be fun to do a rice-boy flyby.
Dude pulls over from the left lane and then just darts right at me in the middle lane. I figure he just was oblivious but then he just kept provoking me for a little run. All lanes were open in front of us and we’re both feeling good… so I decided to give it a whirl.
We took off and made a good run for about 30 seconds. I was lazy and only dropped into 5th but still kept up after losing a little ground at first. Toll booth comes up and the timing was decent enough to get side by side on the take-off. Well… I didn’t get the best launch; but still pulled on him by maybe half a car. We ran for a good bit and just really held close to the same distances. On one side I was a little bummed that I didn’t kill him; but at the same time I was feeling better when I got home and read the specs on the car. Not sure if I should celebrate or go get moar boost.
Anyhow, just had to share a little experience and see if I should have shamed him…or not.
Cheers,
Prospero
Just had to share a nice experience today... was taking a leisure drive to the local target to get some cat food when I had a little run-in with a Pontiac G8 GXP.
Never put much thought into these cars and normally don’t mess with folks on the road; but today…it was different. More or less I was minding my own business and was playing in the middle lane of our local toll road. Kept the car at a good clip till a dumbass in a focus decided that it would be better for him to move from the right lane to the same lane I was in. I made a fast lane change to the right lane and just gassed a little to squirt by and continue on my way. Well out of the blue some grumpy middle-aged dude thought that it would be fun to do a rice-boy flyby.
Dude pulls over from the left lane and then just darts right at me in the middle lane. I figure he just was oblivious but then he just kept provoking me for a little run. All lanes were open in front of us and we’re both feeling good… so I decided to give it a whirl.
We took off and made a good run for about 30 seconds. I was lazy and only dropped into 5th but still kept up after losing a little ground at first. Toll booth comes up and the timing was decent enough to get side by side on the take-off. Well… I didn’t get the best launch; but still pulled on him by maybe half a car. We ran for a good bit and just really held close to the same distances. On one side I was a little bummed that I didn’t kill him; but at the same time I was feeling better when I got home and read the specs on the car. Not sure if I should celebrate or go get moar boost.
Anyhow, just had to share a little experience and see if I should have shamed him…or not.
Cheers,
Prospero
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08-02-2010, 10:33 PM
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Yeah the guy in the car seemed to be really pissed by the fact I was never in his rearview mirror. ******* car of his sounded mean as hell and I was for sure that I was gonna get my *** handed to me...
As for boost.... I'm hittin 14ish PSI and was using my flat-shifting. Had maybe a 1/4 tank of gas and car was still hot from traffic. Would love to get a run with this guy from dead-stop and see what happens since I wasn't losing ground with the shifts; so it could be cool or sad! lol
Gonna install the EBC for sure this weekend and go lookin for that guy!
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Prospero
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08-02-2010, 10:41 PM
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You need a 2560, or a 2860/71. You're not going to get much more out of that 2554.
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08-03-2010, 07:36 PM
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Hahaha, i'm surprised no one said anything about this. *Insert generic MT car joke/comment*
That's cool that you kept up with him. I know some guys who are die hard American Muscle fans and they will NEVER admit losing to anything other than another v8 car. It's literally like listening to a honda kid after they lose. Funny how none of them want to race me now that my car is running
That's cool that you kept up with him. I know some guys who are die hard American Muscle fans and they will NEVER admit losing to anything other than another v8 car. It's literally like listening to a honda kid after they lose. Funny how none of them want to race me now that my car is running
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08-03-2010, 07:39 PM
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Hahaha, i'm surprised no one said anything about this. *Insert generic MT car joke/comment*
That's cool that you kept up with him. I know some guys who are die hard American Muscle fans and they will NEVER admit losing to anything other than another v8 car. It's literally like listening to a honda kid after they lose. Funny how none of them want to race me now that my car is running
That's cool that you kept up with him. I know some guys who are die hard American Muscle fans and they will NEVER admit losing to anything other than another v8 car. It's literally like listening to a honda kid after they lose. Funny how none of them want to race me now that my car is running
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