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Originally Posted by Xpit77
My best was a senior in a late 80 early 90 midsize Buick / Olds. Mid morning. Pop`s got the little dog in his lap, Timmie
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This right here! My most puzzling experience was a man easily past 85 in a golden Ford Taurus.
I was heading up to the mountains and was rolling to the last light in a small town before the road sweeped it's way back into the forest.
I was in the right lane and the old man in the right. The light had just turned red so we had a long time to sit side by side. I looked ahead on this unfamiliar road and realized it went down to two lanes not far down the road.
Okay I say, pass grandpa in the Taurus that way I don't have to ride behind him in the two lanes.
Underestimating the challenge at hand I slowly let out the clutch and eased off the line before getting into the throttle once the light turned green.
The elderly mans tires were chirping and he was pulling away extremely quick.
I likely should've just let him have it but I didn't like the idea of being "beat by an 80 year old in a Taurus"
I drove the car at about 75% holding the revs to 6.5k and by about the third gear pull I had space enough to get around him safely, the lane was out maybe 100 feet after.
I looked in my rear view and his face was just as stoic at the light, as was mine.
The road now a twisty two lane I proceeded at about 55 to see if he was done, but he came up onto my bumper fairly quickly.
I then decided to figure out how much he was willing to push it, I pulled through a long sweeper in third and exited around 75. He was right behind me at the entrance and long behind by the next straight. For the sake of safety I held the car at that speed on the straight rather than pushing more speed but the elderly man pushed his Tarus fast enough to catch up, his face still stoic.
After doing this in a few more corners, we passed a cop on a straight that was turning onto the road to head in the other direction. I was about 10 over on the straight and the crazed Tarus driver catching up.
He slowed down a lot after that.