an honest confession

[tommy583]

On a side note. When I get the RPM's up to 5,500 to 6,000 and dump the clutch while drag racing a Corvette I sometimes chirp the tires.

[Qmulus]

Originally Posted by tommy583

On a side note. When I get the RPM's up to 5,500 to 6,000 and dump the clutch while drag racing a Corvette I sometimes chirp the tires.

Why is it that everyone in a Corvette, Charger, WRX, etc., wants to race? Boxsters, even S's, really aren't fast. I guess everyone wants to beat a "Porsch".

Last fall I had a guy in a bright orange Challenger weave around traffic to get next to me at a light. I saw a cop a block up, so of course I had to give him a few blips of the throttle. Mr. Charger responded, the red mist of being able to let loose the Hemi on a "Porsch" apparently clouding his view of the cop, telling me that he had a nice exhaust on that Hemi. Sounds good! When the light turned green Mr. Charger cut a great light and hooked right up, taking the Hemi right up to redline. Yup, it is fast. Me, I casually pulled away from the light and watched as Mr. Hemi FINALLY noticed the cop, freaked out, and slammed on the brakes to the point of stopping in the middle of the street right in front of the cop. I waved to him and the cop as I passed by; doing the speed limit (30mph) of course. I should have turned around to see if the cop actually pulled him over (the cop may have been laughing as hard as I was) but I had somewhere to go. I felt a little bad for him. Not too bad though...

[jb92563]

The most fun making tires bark etc was on the Porsche Performance Driving School.

After that it was the Autocrosses.

The engine growl on public streets is much nicer than tire bark anyway, to the point where barking seems a bit tacky and juvenile in a Porsche.

I drive to please only myself and what the reving Hondas, Dodgers and Mustangs do is of no consequence to me even when they are on the verge of losing control in the twisties trying to keep up.

It is entertaining as it only takes a few revs with the aftermarket muffler to arouse the testosterone all around me in the other cars and watch as Hybrids, Hondas and inbreds let it rip in a frenzied dash to the next red light.

Its great being a Porsche owner/driver

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Qmulus

Why is it that everyone in a Corvette, Charger, WRX, etc., wants to race? Boxsters, even S's, really aren't fast. I guess everyone wants to beat a "Porsch".

During the warmer months, this seems like a daily occurrence for me. Nine times out of ten it's a pimply faced kid or his passenger. Very rarely does a grown man come snooping for a street race. But lately, the wannabe Vin Diesels have taken to pick ups and SUVs, which is even more ridiculous.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

During the warmer months, this seems like a daily occurrence for me. Nine times out of ten it's a pimply faced kid or his passenger. Very rarely does a grown man come snooping for a street race. But lately, the wannabe Vin Diesels have taken to pick ups and SUVs, which is even more ridiculous.

I don't mess with people on highways or anything like that, but nothing is more than cursing through the twisties with some sort of fwd tuner or american muscle behind you. You are just having a sunday spirited drive, while in your rear view their car is skipping all over the road trying to stay composed.

[CoBeerToad]

When I first bought mine I couldn't help but spin the tires. But that was because they were bald. I still remember that first ride in the rain and I couldn't keep the tires on the ground.

Once I bought new tires, I found it difficult to spin the tires. I was and probably still am not an expert manual driver, but it took some practice as the new tires were so grippy.

Screw you spell check. Grippy is a word!