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I got beat by a FREAKIN' GM !!!!!!
Hey all. I don't normally
post any "road warrior" stories, but this seemed like a good one to
pass on. I have, on occasion, raced other cars (any make/model) with mixed
results. I even raced a BMW 540....can you say SMOKED !!!!!!
Remember...........we're talking 8v here. Anyway, I am on my way home from work
tonight, and this late 80's (front drive chassis) Cutlass/Somerset/Skylark thing
pulls a U-ey to get in behind me in the turn lane. I figured he was just going
the wrong way.....WRONG !!!!! He tries to jump around me when the
light goes green, I step on it and the game is afoot !!! So, we're heading up
this 4 lane stretch of road (that eventually turns into a highway like raodway)
he gets in behind me and we're flying along....speeds withheld for flaming
reasons. So, I can dodge and weave rather well............he can't. So, I get up
ahead of him............he runs a red to keep the pursuit going. We hit where
the road goes "highway".....traffic........we're side-by-side being
held up....then he gets an onramp merge lane.....he's gone...........I chase
!!!! He is pulling on me, I think, that's alright, I have an 8v with
a fuel probelm (still undetected cause) and he likely has the V6...not a really
good excuse, I have beat V6 camaros easy enough......I had also noticed a newly
installed dual exhaust sticking out where no stock exhaust on these front drive
P'sOS goes. The car was just that.......a real POS !! BUT..........when we pull
off back into civilization, I actually hear the exhaust note........THAT WAS NO
V6 !! Damn thing was an 8 !!! I can't tell you exactly what was
done, but when we parted ways, I flashing my brights in appreciation for the
fun, he puts the thing sideways blowing smoke off the rear wheels. DAMN !!!! The
best part of the story, not saying I have the end-all 8v, NOT IN THE LEAST, but
he really didn't beat me by THAT MUCH !! That 540 smoked me, he only beat
me. Anyway, that just tells me more works needs to be done to show that
monstrosity what an 8v is capable
of. C'yall on
the line in Cincy.................yes, even the ones I KNOW are going to beat
me.