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06-29-2005, 01:10 AM
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Whenever I'm out cruising in my GTS, people give the thumbs up and the usual stares and such that come along with driving a Viper, but when I'm actually looking for a friendly race other motorists avoid me like a disease. Now when I'm just out with the wife or going to the store or something in either our Mazda or previously the Civic (which I traded in on the Mazda) I get all of these people wanting to race. Both cars are almost completely stock, the only mod on the Mazda is a K&N intake, but in any event racers just seem to come out of the woodwork unless I'm in a vehicle actually capable of a real race. I never turn down a race mind you, but I generally got my *** handed to me in the Civic and have only won a few in the new Mazda.
Somehow I doubt that real racers are "afraid" of my Viper, so I dont think that is the problem, but who knows... anyways it kinda pisses me off now and then, I really dont know why I let it get to me. I did have one very good race in the GTS recently though, so I cant complain too much.
Somehow I doubt that real racers are "afraid" of my Viper, so I dont think that is the problem, but who knows... anyways it kinda pisses me off now and then, I really dont know why I let it get to me. I did have one very good race in the GTS recently though, so I cant complain too much.
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He was probably just one of those duffers who cruise in their Vipers and dont have any intentions of racing it. I try to get Corvette drivers to run it all the time, but they never do. The drivers always look twice my age too, which is saying something...
Anyways I did get a younger guy in a built '70 454 Stingray to play around in the crappy part of Scottsdale (AZ poeple know where Im talking about) a week ago. It was going great and I thought we were both having fun until the guy driving decided to turn into a |)!c|<head and started flippping me off and trying to shine a flashlight in my eyes. I really dont know what his problem was, but I threw it into third at about 80 and pulled away from him like he was sitting still. Then I ended up flying past my exit on the freeway and had to backtrack several miles to get home when I saw a huge group of tuners at a gas station. Must have been like eight to ten of em playing their loud *** stereos and flashing their underbody neon lights there. Most of them looked like they had serious mods on their cars, too. One guy still had track numbers on the back window of his car (I think it was an Integra).
Anyways I did get a younger guy in a built '70 454 Stingray to play around in the crappy part of Scottsdale (AZ poeple know where Im talking about) a week ago. It was going great and I thought we were both having fun until the guy driving decided to turn into a |)!c|<head and started flippping me off and trying to shine a flashlight in my eyes. I really dont know what his problem was, but I threw it into third at about 80 and pulled away from him like he was sitting still. Then I ended up flying past my exit on the freeway and had to backtrack several miles to get home when I saw a huge group of tuners at a gas station. Must have been like eight to ten of em playing their loud *** stereos and flashing their underbody neon lights there. Most of them looked like they had serious mods on their cars, too. One guy still had track numbers on the back window of his car (I think it was an Integra).
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People wave, do the thumbs up thing as well as headturning because of the respect given to the Viper and by its looks they assume it can tear another person up. It's a sexy looking car and they better fear its power! Civic's are nothing to fear, little Jap import....something goof ***** can actually beat.
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06-29-2005, 10:39 PM
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people give the thumbs up and the usual stares and such that come along with driving a Viper, but when I'm actually looking for a friendly race other motorists avoid me like a disease.
people give the thumbs up and the usual stares and such that come along with driving a Viper, but when I'm actually looking for a friendly race other motorists avoid me like a disease.
That's the same thing that happens when I'm in the Coronet. That's funny.
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