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DCCAM · 05-29-2010, 11:55 PM

I wanted to recount an event last night as a reminder for us parents out there...

So I pull up to an 4-way intersection on a somewhat-busy four lane FM road outside of Houston on Friday night. Next to me was a late-model Mustang GT...engine being revved up-and-down and up-and-down, obviously trying to draw my attention.

My 10 year old son looks over at me from the passenger seat and said, "Dad, I think this guy wants to race you." I look through the tinted passenger window and see this punk kid behind the wheel of the Mustang - all smiles and saying something to us - and waving his hand out the window as if to invite me to play his game. I also noticed the three other kids he had in his car.

My son REALLY wanted to see his dad teach this kid a lesson (and I am confident I could have). To be honest, I thought about it for a fleeting second. But no. My son was in the car - and this punk kid (who was at this point desperate to teach me a lesson with HIS daddy's car) had a car full of other minors. This was not the time to be stupid.

So I rolled down the window and told the pimply-faced kid "not tonight, I have my kid in the car". He laughed at me and so did his friends. (Boy I really wanted to show him then!) But when the light turned green, I yielded and restrained my foot - and this kid blew off the line - only to miss his second gear - and then I hear him grinding daddy's transmission into oblivion. We pass him doing a mild 0-60 in 8 seconds. As we passed, I noticed his laughter had turned to embarrassment.

The lesson here is that although we each have these beautiful and powerful Camaros that can poor on the smoke to outwit and outplay our Ford friends, we should be mindful that it is sometimes better to be responsible and live to fight another day...

Since I have purchased my Camaro, I have had LOTS of these type of moments (while just going to get some groceries) - with kids and adults pulling up next to me and itching for a race to show me up. I am sure you all have experienced similar events since buying your Camaros. I love a good race, and I am up for it - right time, right place, and with the right people involved. Not with kids involved, and certainly not on a busy road around other drivers.

Be responsible...not stupid. Quiet confidence is sometimes the only thing we really need to show. Racing on busy streets doesn't prove anything...and certainly doesn't do much for daddy's transmission!

*SSE 4 2SS* · 05-30-2010, 12:00 AM

Very well said... Sometimes it's really tough to do the right thing....

ron10 · 05-30-2010, 12:09 AM

wise decision.

xBlackout_Camaro · 05-30-2010, 12:13 AM

very well said and that must have taken a lot of self control!! However i still have not found this self control

))

philipdistefano · 05-30-2010, 12:14 AM

It's stories like this that make me wonder why manual transmissions are so popular around here...

WHIPPLECHARGED · 05-30-2010, 01:07 AM

What's nice about Vegas, they have Midnight Mayhem at the drag strip. You just pay $10 and can race without having to do it on the street. Plus you get
a time slip to show how fast your car really is. I haven't had any one want to race me on the street yet. It would be hard to control myself, but if my families in the car, than no way I would race.

Jeanius · 05-30-2010, 01:17 AM

Cam 427 · 05-30-2010, 01:32 AM

I don't street race... good way to land in jail and the car hauled off to an impound lot.

Michael_Js · 05-30-2010, 01:38 AM

Good job! Great way to teach the correct lesson to your son.
I'm proud of you!

Tarl · 05-30-2010, 01:43 AM

Great Job!!

wullger · 05-30-2010, 03:27 AM

Well done!

v6sonoma · 05-30-2010, 03:35 AM

I can't tell you how many times I've WANTED to do it, but it's just not worth the risk. Someday I'll get to the track.

68/2010 · 05-30-2010, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OUR BEE

What's nice about Vegas, they have Midnight Mayhem at the drag strip. You just pay $10 and can race without having to do it on the street. Plus you get
a time slip to show how fast your car really is. I haven't had any one want to race me on the street yet. It would be hard to control myself, but if my families in the car, than no way I would race.

Just love your car!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks bad a$$

LazyYoYo · 05-30-2010, 07:44 AM

05-29-2010, 11:55 PM	#1
DCCAM Northwest Austin Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS/A6/IBM Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central Texas Posts: 28	Race or Not to Race? There's only one honest answer... I wanted to recount an event last night as a reminder for us parents out there... So I pull up to an 4-way intersection on a somewhat-busy four lane FM road outside of Houston on Friday night. Next to me was a late-model Mustang GT...engine being revved up-and-down and up-and-down, obviously trying to draw my attention. My 10 year old son looks over at me from the passenger seat and said, "Dad, I think this guy wants to race you." I look through the tinted passenger window and see this punk kid behind the wheel of the Mustang - all smiles and saying something to us - and waving his hand out the window as if to invite me to play his game. I also noticed the three other kids he had in his car. My son REALLY wanted to see his dad teach this kid a lesson (and I am confident I could have). To be honest, I thought about it for a fleeting second. But no. My son was in the car - and this punk kid (who was at this point desperate to teach me a lesson with HIS daddy's car) had a car full of other minors. This was not the time to be stupid. So I rolled down the window and told the pimply-faced kid "not tonight, I have my kid in the car". He laughed at me and so did his friends. (Boy I really wanted to show him then!) But when the light turned green, I yielded and restrained my foot - and this kid blew off the line - only to miss his second gear - and then I hear him grinding daddy's transmission into oblivion. We pass him doing a mild 0-60 in 8 seconds. As we passed, I noticed his laughter had turned to embarrassment. The lesson here is that although we each have these beautiful and powerful Camaros that can poor on the smoke to outwit and outplay our Ford friends, we should be mindful that it is sometimes better to be responsible and live to fight another day... Since I have purchased my Camaro, I have had LOTS of these type of moments (while just going to get some groceries) - with kids and adults pulling up next to me and itching for a race to show me up. I am sure you all have experienced similar events since buying your Camaros. I love a good race, and I am up for it - right time, right place, and with the right people involved. Not with kids involved, and certainly not on a busy road around other drivers. Be responsible...not stupid. Quiet confidence is sometimes the only thing we really need to show. Racing on busy streets doesn't prove anything...and certainly doesn't do much for daddy's transmission!

05-30-2010, 12:00 AM	#2
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,491	Very well said... Sometimes it's really tough to do the right thing.... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

05-30-2010, 12:13 AM	#4
xBlackout_Camaro Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Cyber Grey Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 500	very well said and that must have taken a lot of self control!! However i still have not found this self control )) __________________ "............don't lose sight of the fact that the Mustang is not only Ford's "Camaro" - it's also their "Corvette". "-FbodFather

05-30-2010, 01:07 AM	#6
WHIPPLECHARGED Drives: 2011 1SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vegas Posts: 736	What's nice about Vegas, they have Midnight Mayhem at the drag strip. You just pay $10 and can race without having to do it on the street. Plus you get a time slip to show how fast your car really is. I haven't had any one want to race me on the street yet. It would be hard to control myself, but if my families in the car, than no way I would race. __________________

05-30-2010, 01:17 AM	#7
Jeanius Drives: Blk/Blk 2018 Sierra SLT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Golden State Posts: 2,925	__________________ SOLD: 2SS LS3 M6 - MGW - Dynatech LT's HF Cats - Magnaflow Street CB - ADM Race CAI - Pedders Xa Coilovers - Pfadt Sways TRADED: 2016 2SS M6

05-30-2010, 12:09 AM	#3
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	wise decision.

05-30-2010, 12:14 AM	#5
philipdistefano Remember, Remember... Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 688	It's stories like this that make me wonder why manual transmissions are so popular around here...

05-30-2010, 01:32 AM	#8
Cam 427 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington Posts: 677	I don't street race... good way to land in jail and the car hauled off to an impound lot.

05-30-2010, 01:38 AM	#9
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Good job! Great way to teach the correct lesson to your son. I'm proud of you! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

05-30-2010, 01:43 AM	#10
Tarl Drives: Rally Yellow/black -2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA (USA) Posts: 207	Great Job!!

05-30-2010, 03:27 AM	#11
wullger Supercharged Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 1,576 View My Garage	Well done! __________________ 2SS/RS IBM A6, White Rallies Ordered: 4/30/09 Delivered: 8/18/09 Appearance Mods: Heritage Grille, ZL1 Replica Wheels Performance Mods: Flowmaster ARH Cat-Back Exhaust, ADM CAI, ADM L99-LS3 Conversion, ADM LSA Supercharger Kit, Lingenfelter GT9 Cam, Stainless Power Headers, Detroit Speed Sway Bars, ZL1 Fuel Pump 581 rwhp/535 lb/ft tq

05-30-2010, 03:35 AM	#12
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	I can't tell you how many times I've WANTED to do it, but it's just not worth the risk. Someday I'll get to the track. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

05-30-2010, 07:44 AM	#14
LazyYoYo Yep, that just happened. Drives: Norma Jean, '10 Black 1SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 245	__________________ K&N CAI Doug Thorley Shortys Solo High Flow Cats Flowmaster American Thunder Catback BMR Stage 1 JRE Tune

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