Stasis
E-Thug
- Location
- Now: MTL, Jan: LA
- Car(s)
- MKV GTI
Driving on a 2 lane highway with my ex-gf last night a 2001 Maxima with 2 younger guys decides to ride up my ass on a nice long curved stretch where there are no other cars, so I ask permission, and get the green light from the ex. I pushed up speed and he couldn't keep up... maybe he didn't feel comfortable in the curve. My light was up and I went to take a left, but the road was wide open and he was in the right lane at the light. My ex looks at me and says: "No! Go get him, take him from the light!" I was surprised, and I obliged. Light turns green and we did an all out 0-100 before the next light. I know the newer ones are a lot faster, but this thing is still a 222hp V6 and the guy seemed quite confident he could take me. He looked over smiling and laughing with a sort of arrogant face. I had a nice 4 lengths on him by the time I shut down, and he decided to fly by me and go through the green light at speed. I turned right.
While I don't usually love racing in areas where there are lights, I figured it was fine due to the lack of any cars on this nice straight stretch. The problem was that he didn't accept the loss apparently, and did something stupid and dangerous to prove a silly point. I can't help but think that I would have been somewhat responsible had something happened. So while this post is to say that A) That car poses no challenge, it's also to say that B) No matter how safe you are, it's not always right to provoke the other idiot into racing.
Careful out there, I learned a lesson.
S
While I don't usually love racing in areas where there are lights, I figured it was fine due to the lack of any cars on this nice straight stretch. The problem was that he didn't accept the loss apparently, and did something stupid and dangerous to prove a silly point. I can't help but think that I would have been somewhat responsible had something happened. So while this post is to say that A) That car poses no challenge, it's also to say that B) No matter how safe you are, it's not always right to provoke the other idiot into racing.
Careful out there, I learned a lesson.
S