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2010 SSRS · 06-01-2010, 09:42 PM

Protecting your son is all that matters, good decision.

lewylew · 06-01-2010, 09:51 PM

You made the right the decision. I would have smoked him myself with or without my 12 year old. My kid knows right from wrong. He keeps his racing on the track (1/4 midgets). I just can't control myself.

Black GT · 06-01-2010, 09:51 PM

I have to admit, whenever I pull up to what appears to be a competition I'll rev at them and see if they'll bite.

But I'm also alone in the car 90% of my driving.

shinzon · 06-01-2010, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black GT

I have to admit, whenever I pull up to what appears to be a competition I'll rev at them and see if they'll bite.

But I'm also alone in the car 90% of my driving.

Wheeeee Boy Racer !

EdRedCamaro2 · 06-01-2010, 10:04 PM

I think of my car as the automotive equivalent of a loaded gun. Firing it in a crowd, bad idea. Firing it around kids, bad idea. Take it out onto a range under controlled conditions and fire away.

What the OP has experienced is so frequent for me it is downright scary. The fart-can imports, pickup trucks, heavily modified pony cars want to race under any and all conditions. City traffic, rush hour highway, etc.

One thing they have in common, very little in the way of brains. What is worse than that kid missing 2nd gear is his potential to lose control and wipe your car out, too.

Does it make me look like a wussy to back down?

Maybe in the eyes of the challenger. All I know is, I've got a loaded gun. And if I act responsibly and I don't pull the trigger, he'll never know how powerful it is and nobody gets hurt.

speedster · 06-01-2010, 10:13 PM

Excellent post.

A street is for DRIVING. A track is for RACING. They were built with two different purposes in mind.

Stoplight racing is one of the most dangerous events out there. No one should have to be reminded of how many people have died doing that.

mitchellmcfly2010 · 06-01-2010, 11:59 PM

Never back down to a mustang.... Thats a camaro no-no.

06-01-2010, 09:42 PM	#29
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	Protecting your son is all that matters, good decision. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

06-01-2010, 10:04 PM	#33
EdRedCamaro2 4BC Motorsports Drives: 2010 1SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 215 View My Garage	I think of my car as the automotive equivalent of a loaded gun. Firing it in a crowd, bad idea. Firing it around kids, bad idea. Take it out onto a range under controlled conditions and fire away. What the OP has experienced is so frequent for me it is downright scary. The fart-can imports, pickup trucks, heavily modified pony cars want to race under any and all conditions. City traffic, rush hour highway, etc. One thing they have in common, very little in the way of brains. What is worse than that kid missing 2nd gear is his potential to lose control and wipe your car out, too. Does it make me look like a wussy to back down? Maybe in the eyes of the challenger. All I know is, I've got a loaded gun. And if I act responsibly and I don't pull the trigger, he'll never know how powerful it is and nobody gets hurt. __________________ 1SS/RJT/Sunroof TPW 9/7/09 3800: 9/14/09 Arrived 9/24/09 "In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go...I know it's true; racing doesn't lie" The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

06-01-2010, 10:13 PM	#34
speedster SST... Drives: SST Camaro 2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast of Florida Posts: 5,927 View My Garage	Excellent post. A street is for DRIVING. A track is for RACING. They were built with two different purposes in mind. Stoplight racing is one of the most dangerous events out there. No one should have to be reminded of how many people have died doing that. __________________

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lewylew Drives: 2010 ZL550& 2021 C8 Z51 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Philadelphia Posts: 1,583 View My Garage	You made the right the decision. I would have smoked him myself with or without my 12 year old. My kid knows right from wrong. He keeps his racing on the track (1/4 midgets). I just can't control myself.

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