Guy in an Impala SS wanted to race... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Steve Dallas · 06-13-2010, 08:00 AM

I woke up really early today for some reason (3:00am) so I decided to take a drive into the mountains to Snohomish. I was on a curvy road that had a speed limit of 45. I see some headlights behind me and as I approach a long straightaway where the speed limit increases to 55, the guy passes me revving his engine. I accelerate to 55 while he tries to goad me into racing, then continues his pass. He keeps revving his engine and blows by me accelerating to about 80 or 90.

Shortly thereafter my radar detector goes off and a highway patrol SUV goes blowing by me after the guy.

guiLT · 06-13-2010, 08:03 AM

Haha!!

Camaro-1. Obnoxious Impala-0

thebighar · 06-13-2010, 08:08 AM

While my story isn't that exciting i did have a guy in a minivan pull up next to me and want to race yesterday.....pretty sure he was kidding.

efpardo · 06-13-2010, 08:11 AM

I used to live out your way. Those mountain roads are awesome for driving.

SGOS252382 · 06-13-2010, 08:25 AM

Good call. Yesterday I had to use every bit of restraint to keep from racing two teenagers in a Mustang GT.

These two guys (late teens to early 20s) revved at me several times in a Mustang GT (05-09 ish model). It had aftermarket wheels, loud exhaust, etc.

I can't tell you how much I wanted to race these guys, but I just turned up the tunes and relaxed and let them go on their way.

Memphis SS · 06-13-2010, 08:57 AM

I still have about 3 weeks before my 2011 Camaro SS comes in but I already have training in the art of restraint on red light racing... Every time I'm out in the Corvette someone pulls up and tries to get me to run..It always seems to be cars like Trucks.. Honda cars, VW bugs..LOL I don't understand it but me and wife just laugh and take it easy

RedJewelSS · 06-13-2010, 09:14 AM

good on you. im ashamed to say when i had a 03 cobra a few years ago i almost always punced it for those people. i guess ive grown up a little bit now. its alot more fun at the track and there's no bs about who actually won and fair starts.

mhood · 06-13-2010, 09:26 AM

Another one of those "Camaro outsmarts another car and they get the ticket" threads?

danhr · 06-13-2010, 11:50 AM

care to elaborate what kind of impala ss it was? ls4 or lt1?

my buddy had an lt1 with cam/nitrous. it was a pretty fun sleeper.

trickortreat · 06-13-2010, 12:17 PM

The great thing about Impala's is if you're low on fuel, you can hoist the main sail to get home.

My 5th · 06-13-2010, 12:29 PM

Coming back from Disneyland 2 days ago some redneck in a Chevy pickup pulls alongside me on a crowded rush-hour, bumper-to-bumper freeway and guns his engine wanting me to race him and his loud pipes. Clearly his brain cell count matched the number of teeth in his head. You'd have to be seriously retarded to race under those conditions--not to mention racing on the streets under any circumstance.

mikeSS · 06-13-2010, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Good call. Yesterday I had to use every bit of restraint to keep from racing two teenagers in a Mustang GT.

These two guys (late teens to early 20s) revved at me several times in a Mustang GT (05-09 ish model). It had aftermarket wheels, loud exhaust, etc.

I can't tell you how much I wanted to race these guys, but I just turned up the tunes and relaxed and let them go on their way.

i was reading your mods. and that would have been cool race...

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 06-13-2010, 01:31 PM

VERY COOL.

I wish that would happen to me, I get FOOLS allover doing that, then fly

by me like a bat out of hell. Even beaters who think they can beat me,

and I believe some think they actually beat me. I take off at a medium

pace and ignore them or just laugh, but since my car has an axelback, an

intake and a MANUAL it sounds like I am reving it more then I am.

So many FOOLISH people out there.

alwinSS · 06-13-2010, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickortreat

The great thing about Impala's is if you're low on fuel, you can hoist the main sail to get home.

USAFJeeper · 06-13-2010, 05:25 PM

I use the challenge times as a time to practice my gas saving driving. I think I am the only V6 getting less than 20mpg cause of how much I like to run it up to the speed limit!

TooCool5 · 06-13-2010, 05:29 PM

Guy in a beat up Thunderbird tried to race me while I passed him in the third lane on the highway. I just gassed it about half throttle and easily pulled away then let off. Fun Fun Fun.
Just don't want a ticket.

JaxJags · 06-13-2010, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

Shortly thereafter my radar detector goes off and a highway patrol SUV goes blowing by me after the guy.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

AZCamaroFan · 06-13-2010, 05:42 PM

Why are people so goofy? Well the trend holds. The only people i've ever had want to race me are people with old or underpowered cars.

Jiu Jitsu Jon · 06-14-2010, 01:38 AM

Should have followed him home and challenged him to an old-fashioned kumite to the death.

KUMITE!

06-13-2010, 08:00 AM	#1
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2012 Sonic LTZ 1.4 Turbo BTM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,459 View My Garage	Guy in an Impala SS wanted to race... I woke up really early today for some reason (3:00am) so I decided to take a drive into the mountains to Snohomish. I was on a curvy road that had a speed limit of 45. I see some headlights behind me and as I approach a long straightaway where the speed limit increases to 55, the guy passes me revving his engine. I accelerate to 55 while he tries to goad me into racing, then continues his pass. He keeps revving his engine and blows by me accelerating to about 80 or 90. Shortly thereafter my radar detector goes off and a highway patrol SUV goes blowing by me after the guy. __________________ Had fun in the Blue Barchetta - Imperial Blue Metallic 2010 Camaro SS/RS with Ground Effects, Beige Interior, 6speed Manual. I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

06-13-2010, 08:03 AM	#2
guiLT Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2001 Maxima Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 6,638 View My Garage	Haha!! Camaro-1. Obnoxious Impala-0 __________________

06-13-2010, 08:11 AM	#4
efpardo Deep6 Drives: 2010 Camaro# 8212 \| 2LT \| RS \| CGM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 934 View My Garage	I used to live out your way. Those mountain roads are awesome for driving. __________________ #8212 \| 2LT \| RS \| CGM \| Litho #165 \| My Journal: Erick’s Mistress

06-13-2010, 08:25 AM	#5
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 5,966	Good call. Yesterday I had to use every bit of restraint to keep from racing two teenagers in a Mustang GT. These two guys (late teens to early 20s) revved at me several times in a Mustang GT (05-09 ish model). It had aftermarket wheels, loud exhaust, etc. I can't tell you how much I wanted to race these guys, but I just turned up the tunes and relaxed and let them go on their way. __________________

06-13-2010, 08:57 AM	#6
Memphis SS Drives: 2011 SS/RS A6 White/Orange Stripes Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Arlington, TN. Posts: 510	I still have about 3 weeks before my 2011 Camaro SS comes in but I already have training in the art of restraint on red light racing... Every time I'm out in the Corvette someone pulls up and tries to get me to run..It always seems to be cars like Trucks.. Honda cars, VW bugs..LOL I don't understand it but me and wife just laugh and take it easy __________________ *2011 Camaro SS* *2004 Corvette CE* *2004 Ranger*

06-13-2010, 08:08 AM	#3
thebighar Drives: 2010 1LT CGM RS/CC Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: abington, pa Posts: 559	While my story isn't that exciting i did have a guy in a minivan pull up next to me and want to race yesterday.....pretty sure he was kidding.

06-13-2010, 09:14 AM	#7
RedJewelSS Drives: six in a row makes it go Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 625 View My Garage	good on you. im ashamed to say when i had a 03 cobra a few years ago i almost always punced it for those people. i guess ive grown up a little bit now. its alot more fun at the track and there's no bs about who actually won and fair starts. __________________ brian 2010 camaro SS. LS3/6SPD (sold) 2003 Jeep Wrangler/Rubicon/NV3550 1989 F-150 4x4/300 I6/M5ODR2 1982 mustang. 351W/414stroker C4 9" rear. bracket racer 1977 F-100 5.9L 12V Cummins conversion/NV5600

06-13-2010, 09:26 AM	#8
mhood Orange Camaros Rule! Drives: 2010 1SS LS3 RS IOM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,562	Another one of those "Camaro outsmarts another car and they get the ticket" threads?

06-13-2010, 11:50 AM	#9
danhr BAMF SS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ford City, PA Posts: 2,061	care to elaborate what kind of impala ss it was? ls4 or lt1? my buddy had an lt1 with cam/nitrous. it was a pretty fun sleeper. __________________ Bragging about a car that you paid someone to pick the parts and install them for you, is like paying someone to bang your wife, and then bragging about the kid. "I'm sorry officer, no, I do not know why you pulled me over."

06-13-2010, 12:17 PM	#10
trickortreat Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black, IOI Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: HRVA Posts: 96	The great thing about Impala's is if you're low on fuel, you can hoist the main sail to get home.

06-13-2010, 12:29 PM	#11
My 5th Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Black on Black Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 694	Coming back from Disneyland 2 days ago some redneck in a Chevy pickup pulls alongside me on a crowded rush-hour, bumper-to-bumper freeway and guns his engine wanting me to race him and his loud pipes. Clearly his brain cell count matched the number of teeth in his head. You'd have to be seriously retarded to race under those conditions--not to mention racing on the streets under any circumstance. __________________ Mods: Pedders Xa's, bushings, braided brake lines, Solution B sway bars, Hawk ceramic pads, Spohn trailing arms, Kooks 1 7/8 LT's, HF cats, Magnaflow 3" cat-back, MBRP rec tips, Cold Air Inductions black CAI, MGW short-throw shifter w/retro shift ball, Showstopper Engine Bling, Forgeline MD3P's 9.5 & 11", Conti DWS 275's & 315's. AAC plasma DRL's. Proud previous owner of: 1968 327 Camaro, 1972 Camaro SS 350, 1978 Z28, 1979 Z28. 2010 SS is My 5th Camaro

06-13-2010, 01:31 PM	#13
JEFF2010SSMANUAL JEFF2010SSMANUAL Drives: IOM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern IL Posts: 1,954	VERY COOL. I wish that would happen to me, I get FOOLS allover doing that, then fly by me like a bat out of hell. Even beaters who think they can beat me, and I believe some think they actually beat me. I take off at a medium pace and ignore them or just laugh, but since my car has an axelback, an intake and a MANUAL it sounds like I am reving it more then I am. So many FOOLISH people out there.

06-13-2010, 05:25 PM	#15
USAFJeeper Bringing mullets back Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 633 View My Garage	I use the challenge times as a time to practice my gas saving driving. I think I am the only V6 getting less than 20mpg cause of how much I like to run it up to the speed limit! __________________ Stripes, InJen CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust system, Knight Rider scanner bar behind the grill (sue me!, I like it!) Next - Tinting

06-13-2010, 05:29 PM	#16
TooCool5 Resident Gearhead Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 3,072 View My Garage	Guy in a beat up Thunderbird tried to race me while I passed him in the third lane on the highway. I just gassed it about half throttle and easily pulled away then let off. Fun Fun Fun. Just don't want a ticket. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

06-13-2010, 05:42 PM	#18
AZCamaroFan a quantum of solace Drives: yes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 13,883	Why are people so goofy? Well the trend holds. The only people i've ever had want to race me are people with old or underpowered cars.

06-14-2010, 01:38 AM	#19
Jiu Jitsu Jon East bound and down Drives: 2005 Cyclone Grey GTO (M6) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 406	Should have followed him home and challenged him to an old-fashioned kumite to the death. KUMITE! __________________ BITCHIN' CAMARO, BITCHIN' CAMARO!

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