A list of cars that wanted to race me in my first week of ownership
 

I have put 500 miles on the car this last week. During my travels, some cars wanted to race.


- Newer Mustang Cobra

- Newer Mustang GT

- 1996ish Corvette

- 1990's Mustang GT

- 2007ish Corvette

and a few cars that shouldn't have wanted to.......one was a Toyota Highlander.

What a great first week....I didn't take any on as we are in a Cleveland, Ohio suburb and the speed limit is 35 MPH.

Wise decision not to street race...it also gives them the impression they are not worthy.

Welcome!
 

Hey, I am in Medina!!!....very few Ohio Boxsters around.....nice to see locals on the board. I have a 2000 base, arena red, tan int.

If you are going to do any mods and need advice, let me know....here is a list of what I have done.

-DIY sport exhaust (pedros garage dot com) I think
-de-amber (new light units actually)
-clear side marker lights
-pin 18 hack (top works while moving)
-sticky radio button fix
-new spark plug tubes and o-rings
-clean throttle body
-painted calipers
-flush brakes/clutch
-clean radiators/paint front grills (back to black)
-becker mp3 cabel next on the list!
-orbital polisher (swirl remover) and Zaino

Wow, I've done more than I thought....Most of it was fun!

In my first month with my 2000 Boxster, every dork with a dump valve has wanted to race. pfffft.

I have only had a few people try to race me, mostly rice rockets. I never street race, and rarely go over the speed limit because I prefer to accelerate to the speed limit quickly (theirs no law against that).
But there are a few areas where two lanes become one on the other side of the stop light, and if anyone tries to race me there ... well they lose. :cheers:

Psh, I ignore people trying to race me. I don't feel like getting my car impounded anytime soon. Either way, nine times out of ten, the people that challenge me are driving some sort of hideous rice rocket laden with cheap parts. Things like Lancer Evo's and STI's come to mind. And most of the people who drive cars like that, are also probably 16-18 years old and in need of something to boost their ego.

If I wanted to race with kids in cheap plastic cars, I'd get some quarters and go to the arcade. No offense if anyone has one of those here, but I've never had much love for rice rockets. But that should be obvious by now, haha.

I live near Microsoft, so I can hardly drive on the freeway without an M3 whizzing past me. Used to be really jealous of M3 drivers, but not since I got my Boxster. :D

-james

And most of them will beat you too!

But, if that's why you got it, you bought the wrong car.

:cheers:

Out of my ever increasing list of sports cars that I have owned, I have never had anyone try to race me from a red light. Not once. Am I the oddball here?

All I ever see is SUV, SUV, SUV, minivan, minivan, SUV, peeeck-up.
The midwest is lacking when is come to exotic sport cars..... we have lots of "practical cars".

And the Boxster is about as un-practical as they come.... I mean, it doesn't have cup holder!
I would put that on a license plate, but no one would get it.

I have to disagree.
In the realm of sports cars, Porsche are by far the most practical, especially the Boxster. In two years, I have never needed any other car except something to haul my tires, when they need to get changed. How many other sports cars have two trunks, can fit your golf clubs, have a full sized spare, can fit a keg in the front trunk, and give you the option of a roof rack to haul your bikes, skiis, surfboard, etc. Plus, some people even get a trailer hitch to haul jet skiis, their track equipment, small boats, etc. :cheers:

What I like to do when some nimrod pulls up to me at a red light and revs like they want to race is to completely ignore them and pick my nose. This such an oblivious and anti-competitive action that they either laugh or do nothing. I would prefer that people laugh at me than race me on the street.

I laughed.

Point taken. However, I never referred to other Sport cars, just "people and stuff" haulers as being more practical than a Boxster. I would be hard pressed to carry 48" LCD home with the Boxster, although easily done with any SUV.

A lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to Porsches. I had an MR2 Turbo - very few challenges. A 300ZXTT - 0 challenges. Like the first post, during my first 2 months I got challenged by:

SL65 AMG
E55 AMG
2006 Corvette
E46 M3

I was like "seriously???" Kind of like Lennox Lewis slapping around a teenager. I didn't oblige, because naturally, they were driven by idiots. The SL65 almost crashed twice trying to get others to accept his challenge. The E55, when I wouldn't oblige, accelerated to what must have been over 120mph on Lake Shore Drive. Sorry, I like KEEPING my license. That's what AX & Track Events are for...

Nice to know for sure! I am trying to find a mechanic for oil changes etc. I know North Olmstead Porsche is a good dealer in the area......

I do want to do some mods...we will have to connect.

I've had my car 6 months and no one has tried to race me.

to me - the boxster isn't the kind of car that I would expect to draw challenges to race on the street...

EVOs, STis.... those are hte cars I expect to see racing each other...

although, I guess those guys want to race anyone, and they would probably like to say they "beat a Porsche"... I don't give them the satisfaction...

it would be fun, however, to find one of those idiots on a track and then show him your taillights..as he realizes that his "pffft" blow off valve, airplane wing, and giant stickers, don't help much on a track... I would bet that on a tirght track where hp is less crucial than handling, even a base boxster would have no problem hanging iwth or beating a lot of those AWD rice rockets...

That's what I thought also. About 10 years ago when I had a 951, I accelerated quickly from a stop light, never speeding just right up to the speed limit and let off. A cop going the opposite direction flipped around and pulled me over. He wrote me a ticket for "excessive acceleration". Keep in mind I never broke the tires loose or anything but, it had a Fabspeed exhaust and was a bit on the loud side. I ended up fighting it and won but, I thought it was a bit a ridiculous and a waste of time. :rolleyes:

Surprisingly, I've only had a few people attempt to race me in my first six months and every one of them was a European car. A few Audi's, a VW and a Volvo. It didnt make sense to me! I never raced any of them. I go fast for my own enjoyment, not to get into some dick measuring contest with the idiot in the next lane.

bah! i've been pulled over twice and got a ticket once several years ago from a cop who pulled me over for accelerating too quickly. he said it was reckless driving. i never got over 35 mph either time. ( both in dallas in a red eclipse, by the way )

the one time i was going > 100, the cop in the median didn't even care to pull me over. ( not that i condone that sort of thing! )

Mustang has the worst brakes of any sports car I have ever driven.

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Very one dimensional factory set up...


There's one thing I know right off the bat by a guy looking to race me.
1-He doesn't know how to drive, doubt I've ever heard of an experienced driver partaking in street races.
2-He doesn't know a thing about Porsches.

Will be interesting when some MY09 Boxster S PDKs get out there.

If we believe the latest road tests, it will crush every car in your list, possibly even the Corvette (unless Z06) if you have Sport Chrono Plus and use launch control.

But I agree---it's not worth 6 points on your license or having it suspended. rediculous really. Now if they want to meet at a local drag strip or autocross event....let the games begin.

Now I am in Colorado and No I am not dumb when it comes to racing, but there are some people who just like seeing a nice car blast off of the line just to get a smile. I see that all of the time. Yes Evo's and Sti's have raced me, Off the line the boxster S is still faster. I also have a buddy with an S200. He ate my dust too.

The thing is that if you can pick out the difference between the egotistical maniacs and the kids that just want a little fun, a little red light drag(to the speed limit) is always a good time.

I have put so many smiles on kids in Hondas that eventually want a Porsche in life just by revving it up and jetting away.

Life is here to enjoy, just don't be dumb.

Yes!

I hate to say it, but more than once in my S2000 when some "ego maniac" wanted to race is I revved my engine like mad, gripped the steering wheel with purpose, gave them a nod, then when the light turns green I.....did nothing! Just sat and watched them peel out for a second or two (and waited to see if that white SUV approaching from behind was an unmarked patrol car) I know....what an A___E! But what a smile on my face--which is why I bought a roadster to begin with :)

Not a good idea if someone is directly behind you or you'll be buying a new bumper.

Typically, when some teen just wants to have fun, I find they'll actually lean towards the window with hands at 10 and 2 and just ask! "hey dude, wanna burn one?" To which I reply, "I'd love to, but not worth it" The ego maniac often just looks over at you and revs his engine with his hand on top of the steering wheel like a dork.

only challenged once
 

I don't do the racing thing either. A few weeks back I had a kid in a honda si with a loud pipe rev his engine at a light next to me. I just ignored him. I don't want to get a ticket, tear my tires up or just plain act a fool. I read some earlier posts about excessive acceleration. Here in ks you WILL get a ticket for that. When I was in high school many years ago I raced a guy in a v8 60's mustang. I was in my grandpa's '68 Ford country squire station wagon with a 390 big block. I blew him away. He was the laughing stock of the school. My grandpa's wagon weighed in at 8 metric tons and was riding on bias ply tires... Yikes!