Why does every rice burner wants to compete with my Porsche? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

SC986 · 04-26-2007, 05:59 PM

There is another member on the forum that lives close to me in the next city. I asked him if he experienced this and he said never, me I get it everytime I go out.

He lives in a more affluent area and there are more Porsches and such, where as I hardly see any so I think that is the reason.

For me it's not just the Ricers, I get it from Mustangs whatever. I had a Mustang last Saturday slam on brakes so he would not make it through the light. He revs, takes off on the green. He then works very hard to get in front of me, then keeps gunning it and pulling off.

Finally when stopped at the next light, I blew my horn at him and when he looked in the rearview mirror, I just clapped for him! He flipped me off

Topless · 04-26-2007, 06:30 PM

Happens to me all the time (Guards Red Box). You name it: rice racers, motorcycles, Vettes, Classic Hot Rods they all want a Porsche notch in their seat belt. If I do find myself at a red light with some hotshot next to me revving his motor I look over, give him the nod and rev mine back. When the light turns green I just let him go as I slowly, quietly pull away from the light. Very satisfying indeed. What a Bozo!

JackG · 04-26-2007, 08:56 PM

It doesn't happen that much to me. A few days ago a young guy in a Chevy S-10 truck really hauled it to catch up to me (I entered a 4 lane from a side road at a light), then pulled up beside me and rev'd his engine while challenging me to race.

I laughed and waved at him, and he sped off just to turn a few hundred yards down the road.

Mostly I just drive the car the way I want to, without letting other drivers change my day. Works better that way for me. Ignore, or make fun of the idiots.

super66 · 04-26-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JackG

It doesn't happen that much to me. A few days ago a young guy in a Chevy S-10 truck really hauled it to catch up to me (I entered a 4 lane from a side road at a light), then pulled up beside me and rev'd his engine while challenging me to race.

I laughed and waved at him, and he sped off just to turn a few hundred yards down the road.

Mostly I just drive the car the way I want to, without letting other drivers change my day. Works better that way for me. Ignore, or make fun of the idiots.

no way...same exact scenario coming home from the movies with my wife...some beat down chevy truck just reving his engine at me at a light....my wife and I started cracking up......he hauled to catch me as well...no race...ruined the poor saps evening

blinkwatt · 04-26-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Topless

When the light turns green I just let him go as I slowly, quietly pull away from the light. Very satisfying indeed. What a Bozo!

That's how you gotta do it! I can't wait till one of these times a cop is just around the corner and one of these punks gets fined.

brp987 · 04-26-2007, 10:43 PM

got my '01 S a month ago. I hadn't driven it a mile when one of those 10 ft tall fat ass/small weenie compensator trucks pulls along side and begins to chirp his tires. It had begun to rain and I was trying to find out how to close the windows. I got the box just for weekend cruising, so I'm thinking I'm not going to waste my time with him. He's gonna have to burn a tank of gas and create a Santa Ana to get that thing to triple digits. I do most of my miles on a liter bike, so I don't need that jerk to tell me what fast is. Just mashing the gas pedal is pretty low skill, anyways. But this has happened several times since then, too. Sometimes I just like to drive my old slow car so I don't have to deal with this.

thegarage01 · 04-27-2007, 01:01 AM

Okay, not really, I had a 1992 Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo and then a 2002 WRX and I have had the same basic experience in all three cars. Although I find that it depends a little bit on my mood, if I’m in the mood for a race I see it, if not I tend not to notice.

I do remember chasing down a Carrera in my Stealth in Park City, UT… I pulled around him at a corner and waited for him to “take the bait.” Sure enough he pulled around me, I dropped it into second so he couldn’t pass me. Unfortunately I didn’t realize we were already doing about 65 (too busy checking my rearview) and going into second was a bad choice. The Stealth actually did about 80 to 85 in second but it was still a bad choice. He got in front of me and I chased him down for about 4 or 5 miles. He kept changing lanes so I couldn’t get around him. We ended up going over 110, maybe even 120, that Stealth was a fast car but I couldn’t get around him. He finally pulled off and I went about my evening.

Long story short, I have thought about that night a lot (this was about 8 years ago), man was that stupid. I’ve grown up a little since then.

Second long story short, I think that anytime you drive a car that someone thinks is “hot” and in turn think that they are also “hot”, they are going to try and race.

brp987 · 04-27-2007, 07:10 AM

beautiful car "thegarage01". I looked far and wide for a lapis blue early S. Finally threw in the towel got yet another silver 01 S. But I get compliments for it too, so all is well.

thegarage01 · 04-27-2007, 10:10 AM

Thank you BRP... you should have traveled a little further north. This car basically sat on the lot at a used car dealership here in Hollister for 6 months. They ended up "dropping" their price (I don't know if they were asking too much to start with?) from $31,900 to $22,900. About two weeks ago I was driving by the lot and it occurred to me that I could buy it. The next day I went in and two hours later I drove off in my new Porsche Boxter S.

Also... Lapis Blue... good to know the color name, thank you.