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Just wanted to share a little experience the other day which made me think.
Sat in traffic in approach to a roundabout on my day off (nice and sunny low volume traffic) behind me a white skyline revving but not loud enough to drown out the V8 burble.
As we came off the rounabout it was obvious he was going to pull alongside onto dual carriageway, i was on the outside he inside i was in second and juiced it, the car roared into action he was on the inside and did the same and he showed no sign of disapearing on the contrary he was gaining alongside me.
About 500 yds up the carriageway in the inside lane was some poor guy out having a driving lesson. Both i and the skyline approaching fast, guy in the skyline did not seem like he was going to slow and pull behind so i hit the anchors and let him take me on the inside thus allowing him to avoid poor sod in micra.
Now here is the point i instantly was a bit p'd off and booted the car wanting to catch him but all of a sudden i stopped myself...call it a sudden moment of clarity or whatever you want but i decided i did not want to risk my car, myself, others, plod trouble etc.
(Must admit his car was bloody quick!)
Pulled up next to him about a mile down the road at traffic lights and mentioned that i did give him way he didn't disagree i also told him his car was rapid he replied it was running at about 500BHP etc. general chat all very amicable really.
It occured to me that was i a few years younger i would have never have been as sensible.
Had i had the car at say 23 i would have undoubtedly killed myself by now.
Its nice having the beef but not having to race every tom,.....,... that would like to see the car shift on your way to the supermarket!.
Went home rather pleased with myself for such self control.
Must be hundreds of similair experiences of baiting?
(as i said just thought i would share!)
BLACK CHIM 500
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:01
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:03
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:06
Sat in traffic in approach to a roundabout on my day off (nice and sunny low volume traffic) behind me a white skyline revving but not loud enough to drown out the V8 burble.
As we came off the rounabout it was obvious he was going to pull alongside onto dual carriageway, i was on the outside he inside i was in second and juiced it, the car roared into action he was on the inside and did the same and he showed no sign of disapearing on the contrary he was gaining alongside me.
About 500 yds up the carriageway in the inside lane was some poor guy out having a driving lesson. Both i and the skyline approaching fast, guy in the skyline did not seem like he was going to slow and pull behind so i hit the anchors and let him take me on the inside thus allowing him to avoid poor sod in micra.
Now here is the point i instantly was a bit p'd off and booted the car wanting to catch him but all of a sudden i stopped myself...call it a sudden moment of clarity or whatever you want but i decided i did not want to risk my car, myself, others, plod trouble etc.
(Must admit his car was bloody quick!)
Pulled up next to him about a mile down the road at traffic lights and mentioned that i did give him way he didn't disagree i also told him his car was rapid he replied it was running at about 500BHP etc. general chat all very amicable really.
It occured to me that was i a few years younger i would have never have been as sensible.
Had i had the car at say 23 i would have undoubtedly killed myself by now.
Its nice having the beef but not having to race every tom,.....,... that would like to see the car shift on your way to the supermarket!.
Went home rather pleased with myself for such self control.
Must be hundreds of similair experiences of baiting?
(as i said just thought i would share!)
BLACK CHIM 500
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:01
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:03
>>> Edited by sher singh on Thursday 18th October 17:06
Had the same thing with a Golf GTI, got so close I thought I was towing him! After dropping it down an putting some space between us I SLOWLY moved over to let him go (he probably thought I had maxed out). Unless you want to test the max speed of both cars you are better off just letting them go.
I can feel the boy racer slipping away and the pipe and slippers getting closer !
I can feel the boy racer slipping away and the pipe and slippers getting closer !
In my 'youger days' I remeber trying it on in a CRX I had against an E-type. Needles to say the E-type left me for dead after joining the motorway. This taught me a valuable lesson in 'how to look a twat'. These days I'm happy knowing what my car can do and don't feel the need to prove it.
Some time ago there was an advertisement for some car, I can't remember which. It showed five greyhounds bounding out of the traps at a dog racing ground.
In the sixth, still sitting down and with no intention of racing, was a cheetah. the caption said something like "sometimes you don't have to demonstrate your capabilities to prove you are better".
Keep that cheetah in mind and let them go and kill themselves on their own. keep the racing for the track.
Mind you, I understand the feeling.
In the sixth, still sitting down and with no intention of racing, was a cheetah. the caption said something like "sometimes you don't have to demonstrate your capabilities to prove you are better".
Keep that cheetah in mind and let them go and kill themselves on their own. keep the racing for the track.
Mind you, I understand the feeling.
I agree with apache, most hassle from Scooby drivers....unfortunatly the Scooby is a slower car 
Evo 6's are a different matter & require slick gearchanges to stay alongside. Nova SR/GTEs are of course the fastest cars on the road & need special formula 1 type fuel filling rigs to add petrol. Why oh why oh why do Novas always try to goad you into racing??
Road racing is silly...TVRs are too quick for it and will reach 130mph before most cars reach 70mph. However, there is something quite satisfying about completely knacking Nova's and such cars (especially when they are filled with 10 spotty geeks from the pages of Max Power)!!
Foss (Age 9)
Evo 6's are a different matter & require slick gearchanges to stay alongside. Nova SR/GTEs are of course the fastest cars on the road & need special formula 1 type fuel filling rigs to add petrol. Why oh why oh why do Novas always try to goad you into racing?? Road racing is silly...TVRs are too quick for it and will reach 130mph before most cars reach 70mph. However, there is something quite satisfying about completely knacking Nova's and such cars (especially when they are filled with 10 spotty geeks from the pages of Max Power)!!
Foss (Age 9)
My wife had a similar experience last summer in the Chimaera. She pulled up at a set of lights when one of these super-high-powered MKIII Escorts pulled alongside, it must have been a special build because it appeared to be able to seat about 10 youths and 20 million zits.
Clearly feeling pretty inadequate and embarressed to be on the same piece of road as this Daganham beauty she just kept a very low profile, One of the adonis like creatures in the aforementioned road going version of the Starship Enterprise hung out of the window and yelled "Come on then if you think you are hard enough", the driver then pulled away at stellar light speed 4 so quickly that he left a trail of burnt rubber on the road.
Imagine their surprise as my good lady wife passed them on the slip road to the motorway only having used a couple of gears and giving them quite a head start!!
Clearly feeling pretty inadequate and embarressed to be on the same piece of road as this Daganham beauty she just kept a very low profile, One of the adonis like creatures in the aforementioned road going version of the Starship Enterprise hung out of the window and yelled "Come on then if you think you are hard enough", the driver then pulled away at stellar light speed 4 so quickly that he left a trail of burnt rubber on the road.
Imagine their surprise as my good lady wife passed them on the slip road to the motorway only having used a couple of gears and giving them quite a head start!!
Sher Singh - you have my upmost respect. One thing I have learned from my driving experience is that it is easier to be a follower than a leader. In a moment of madness on a road in France, my friend in his MX5 following my Chimaera - easily managed to keep up with me even though I was driving as fast as I could without coming off on the bends. Likewise, Police drivers do a good job in pursuing criminals in chases. Why? I just reckon that if you are in front - you have to do all the reading of the road to establish how fast you can possibly go. If you are behind - you can just keep up. Moral of the story - let the Nova/Corsa driving "Scrotes" overtake and go on ahead. Let them look out for the hazards and the Police - you can have safer fun in just keeping up - they are then the ones under pressure.
I'm a 24 year old and have previously owned an Rx7, Golf GTI and 205 GTI amongst others. Now got a Chimp and have found that people actually try to race me less often than in any of the other cars. Might be something to do with the fact that there's not too much on the road thats gonna compete (Tuscan and Griff notwithstanding). I do have the occasional tendency to boot it on a dual carriageway if someone is tailing me but have generally been pretty good though this may be due to the current "bird" who screams at me evertime I get over 70mph - I tend to prefer going out without her!
Have to agree with you all there guys,
I'm only 22 and have been driving a Chimp since just after I turned 21.
In my younger days (ok, I know there aren't many of them) I used to have the typical lot trying to race my Celica at every set of lights.
Since getting the Chimp, people don't bother... they know that there's not much point! You get the odd few who just want to see what you CAN do, and sometimes on a safe road it's fun to put a smile on their faces.
The only real challenge I've had was going up to Baker Street one night when a Ferrari and Porsche decided to see what we could all do at a set of lights! Was all good fun though, the Porsche was lost miles away and I just about kept up with the Ferrari, but he jumped the net set of lights so I didn't get a chance to talk to the bloke.
It's all great in moderation, but you have to respect these type of cars. There's no point killing yourself or others for 5 seconds of fun!
- ChimaeraWolf
- P56 SAH - Black Chimaera 4.0
I'm only 22 and have been driving a Chimp since just after I turned 21.
In my younger days (ok, I know there aren't many of them) I used to have the typical lot trying to race my Celica at every set of lights.
Since getting the Chimp, people don't bother... they know that there's not much point! You get the odd few who just want to see what you CAN do, and sometimes on a safe road it's fun to put a smile on their faces.
The only real challenge I've had was going up to Baker Street one night when a Ferrari and Porsche decided to see what we could all do at a set of lights! Was all good fun though, the Porsche was lost miles away and I just about kept up with the Ferrari, but he jumped the net set of lights so I didn't get a chance to talk to the bloke.
It's all great in moderation, but you have to respect these type of cars. There's no point killing yourself or others for 5 seconds of fun!
- ChimaeraWolf
- P56 SAH - Black Chimaera 4.0
No the best thing is to get a Turbo Diesel (my other car I have to add). Trundle around in traffic and let the engine labour a little. Then when you are getting hassled by some P*CK in a BMW / Alfa / Merc you can slam your foot down.
Not only does a Turbo Diesel give lots of torque low down to aid initial pull away, but you get a nice big black cloud of smoke out of the back! All over their "pride and joy". Shame really. Of course they shoot past, but they do get a little annoyed about eating black soot.
So the next time that this happens to you, you know why.
Citroen ZX 1.9TD (141K miles!)
Not only does a Turbo Diesel give lots of torque low down to aid initial pull away, but you get a nice big black cloud of smoke out of the back! All over their "pride and joy". Shame really. Of course they shoot past, but they do get a little annoyed about eating black soot.
So the next time that this happens to you, you know why.
Citroen ZX 1.9TD (141K miles!)
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