Re: 77 Rabbit vs 92 Acura Legend V6 Coupe

["the mad bastard" <the-mad-bastard@home.com>]

    just wanna get a reply in before everyone starts blasting you for
"risking your daughter's life", etc.

    while i definitely don't promote racing with kids in the car, i can say
that if my old man wanted to race with me in the car when i was a kid, i
would certainly look back on it now with a great big grin on my face.

    what can i say?  it really comes down to the fact that it is a judgement
call.  you made the call, all went well, you and your daughter have shared a
moment that you will always remember with some degree of fondness.  it could
easily have gone the other way as well.  but then, that might happen on the
way to church some sunday morning, as you drive slowly along, not doing
anything out of the ordinary.  fate is fate.  let it worry about itself.
you do your own thing, and enjoy it while you can.

    the preacher has left the building.

jason
the mad bastard

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Ewing <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:02 AM
Subject: 77 Rabbit vs 92 Acura Legend V6 Coupe


> This is a great story!!  Right after blowing this Probe Turbo away (like
it
> was a civic or something) I rolled up to the next light were there was a
> early 90s Acura Legend Coupe V6.  He had the big exhaust, lowered, wheels,
> and girlfriend by his side.  My 6yr old daughter was in the pass. seat and
> wanted to race them so once they took off hard, I took off, caught them,
> then took them in 2nd gear.  As fate would have it, we both hit the next
> light!  The guy yells at me "This time!, Let's do it again, Right now,
Let's
> go".  I said, "Well, OK!".  My daughter laughing hysterically and the
light
> turns green.  I light up the tires and loose ground quickly as the heavy
> Acura pulls out to a one car length lead.  I get traction in first, shift
to
> second and spin for a while and once I get traction I pull up next to him
> and pull away as I shift into third and wind out the tach and hit 70
before
> I shift to 4th and slow down.  The Acura pulls in behind me and quickly
> turns right never to be seen again.  Daughter laughing again hysterically
> telling me how much fun it was then I explain to her that she is not to
say
> a word to her mother since street racing is dangerous and I shouldn't of
> raced him but he asked for it!  She now has a new understanding of what
> Poppa has done to the Rabbit Car and how fast it really is!!  BTW, we were
> both coming back from seeing the World of Outlaws in Elma, WA which we had
a
> GREAT time.  She may not be a racing fanatic the rest of her life but this
> is very valuable time we spend together now and she will remember forever.
>
> Just wanted to brag!!
>
> Dave
>
>
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