Street Racing

[Tribal]

I was driving home from my Shop today in my M5 and some I guess 17 year old kid pulls up next to me in what I'm assuming is a stock 08' Chevy Cobalt, which come with what, 120 or so HP. Gas is too expensive to race the M5 all the time (18 MPG HW or 12 otherwise), plus i'd rather not wreck an expensive car so he's next to me reving his engince looking at me, inching up, rolling back and forth I guess to signal to me he had a stick shift.

 

 

 

 

Stock Cobalts arn't all that bad compaired to most other stock cars, if its an SS then he probably could give you more competition, but because the guy apparently couldnt drive so you destroyed him. =D>

 

 

 

I would have destroyed him even if I didn't know how to shift right, theres no comparrison in the cars whatsoever, a cobalt isn't going to give my car a run for it's money, ever.

[DaN]

Let me just say it's things like this that really pisses me off. We have kids that do that round here and we call them "Boy Racers". They are noisy and dangerous. And it's a stupid thing to do.

 

I assume your in the UK. Last time I was in the UK they seemed to be everywhere some of their cars make more noise than a V8, I find myself tempted to pull their exhausts off as Im sure it would be quieter. The thing that pisses me off the most about Boy Racers is when they are trying to keep up with their mate and come flying around blind corners, which the UK has in spades.

 

 

 

I had one the other day trying to race me, I was driving away from the lights at normal speed and some P-plater was blowing up his little piece of crap trying to race me from the line.

 

Funny you should mention that.. I own a 4.2TD Maverick, which isn't exactly fast off the line, and was challenged by some P-Plater in his [cabbage] Excel.

 

I was tempted to jump the light and see how he reacts to me cutting him off.. taking in mind my Maverick is like a 2t vehicle compared to his 400kg or whatever :lol:

 

 

 

My car is a commodore with stock transmission, Its not designed to race, but I still get allot of challengers. 6 months ago I raced a P-plater from the lights but stopped once I reached the speed limit while the idiot kept going, apparently he didn't see the words "Highway Patrol" printed on the car behind me. :roll: It really made my night :lol: