Interesting Kill today.
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Interesting Kill today.
I know I'll get Flamed for this one.
My day started off with 2 hours of driving around and nothing, apparently no one wants to race or they don’t know that I’m driving a Lightning. Hum? I’ve only seen about 50 corvettes and LT1s so far; I think I’ll just go home.
So I make a left on Midway (just for DFW folks) South and what do I see waiting to go through the same light that I just turned on, a rice rocket with stickers, now I’m not down on Japanese cars, but why all the stickers? I’m tooling down Midway at 20 in a 45, just waiting for him to catch up.
Ah, here he comes headlights on, yellow fog lights on. I look ahead and lord and behold, the next light has turned red, no one in front of him or me. I’m now at the light, here he comes, 500 feet behind me now. I survey ahead, um 3 lanes in each direction, 10 foot median, 8 foot residential brick walls on both sides, nothing ahead for ½ mile. The god of tire smoke is looking down at me. This is unreal; I have just hit the lotto!
He’s now next to me, I tell myself, don’t spook the game, but instead he starts to rev his engine, oh no it sounds really mean, I ask myself do you really want to do this? My jerk factor comes on, I turn my head towards him and I start to laugh. Well dummy (me) you’re committed now! I notice that he’s still eyeing the Lightning logo and now he’s noticing me laughing at his car, I don’t think he appreciated this little visual comment of mine. Maybe I did spook the game?
Light turns green, off my opponent goes, ½ car lengths ahead, Homers brain turns on (me), time to nail it! Um, dummy you’re nailing it too much, homer responds back ya but we’re passing him while we’re spinning our tires! Homer is now in charge!
Rearview, at 40, he’s still to the right of me about 5 cars length behind, getting kind of busy now. Rearview at 60 maybe 7 car lengths behind now, I pull into the middle lane, I did this for my own safety (but I’m sure I’ll get flamed for this also). We’re at I guess 80 and he’s about 10 car lengths now, I would say we’re about a little more than ¼ mile until I would guess 80MPH max left hand turn. 100 now, hey, still about 10 car lengths, I’m not pulling him anymore, 1 or 2 more seconds go by and he’s 8 car lengths behind. Lucky for me its corner time and I slowly shut her down, rearview, the rice is really keeping cool, doesn’t do anything stupid. Now doing about 50 in a 40 and barely miss a stupid SUV in the middle of a corner (made a right without thinking) no big deal, rice changes lane blindly with me.
Come the next light, what else, he pulls into the first gas station with this look that could kill? I kind of wanted to tell him that I thought that he was a quite decent driver, considering what we just did.
After this I meet a new acquaintance/friend at hooters in Addison and tell my conquests to 5 persons at the table and nothing. So I just came here to vent.
A kill, but not a great one.
My day started off with 2 hours of driving around and nothing, apparently no one wants to race or they don’t know that I’m driving a Lightning. Hum? I’ve only seen about 50 corvettes and LT1s so far; I think I’ll just go home.
So I make a left on Midway (just for DFW folks) South and what do I see waiting to go through the same light that I just turned on, a rice rocket with stickers, now I’m not down on Japanese cars, but why all the stickers? I’m tooling down Midway at 20 in a 45, just waiting for him to catch up.
Ah, here he comes headlights on, yellow fog lights on. I look ahead and lord and behold, the next light has turned red, no one in front of him or me. I’m now at the light, here he comes, 500 feet behind me now. I survey ahead, um 3 lanes in each direction, 10 foot median, 8 foot residential brick walls on both sides, nothing ahead for ½ mile. The god of tire smoke is looking down at me. This is unreal; I have just hit the lotto!
He’s now next to me, I tell myself, don’t spook the game, but instead he starts to rev his engine, oh no it sounds really mean, I ask myself do you really want to do this? My jerk factor comes on, I turn my head towards him and I start to laugh. Well dummy (me) you’re committed now! I notice that he’s still eyeing the Lightning logo and now he’s noticing me laughing at his car, I don’t think he appreciated this little visual comment of mine. Maybe I did spook the game?
Light turns green, off my opponent goes, ½ car lengths ahead, Homers brain turns on (me), time to nail it! Um, dummy you’re nailing it too much, homer responds back ya but we’re passing him while we’re spinning our tires! Homer is now in charge!
Rearview, at 40, he’s still to the right of me about 5 cars length behind, getting kind of busy now. Rearview at 60 maybe 7 car lengths behind now, I pull into the middle lane, I did this for my own safety (but I’m sure I’ll get flamed for this also). We’re at I guess 80 and he’s about 10 car lengths now, I would say we’re about a little more than ¼ mile until I would guess 80MPH max left hand turn. 100 now, hey, still about 10 car lengths, I’m not pulling him anymore, 1 or 2 more seconds go by and he’s 8 car lengths behind. Lucky for me its corner time and I slowly shut her down, rearview, the rice is really keeping cool, doesn’t do anything stupid. Now doing about 50 in a 40 and barely miss a stupid SUV in the middle of a corner (made a right without thinking) no big deal, rice changes lane blindly with me.
Come the next light, what else, he pulls into the first gas station with this look that could kill? I kind of wanted to tell him that I thought that he was a quite decent driver, considering what we just did.
After this I meet a new acquaintance/friend at hooters in Addison and tell my conquests to 5 persons at the table and nothing. So I just came here to vent.
A kill, but not a great one.
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From: Pueblo West, CO
Hehe ^5 A kill is a kill. But you got lucky, don't you know that it's an additional 5hp per sticker. hehe Seriously though, careful. We've lost 2 Lightnings in the last few weeks...don't wanna be losin any drivers.
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Can you imagine.... Smokin' the tires and still passing him.... I love this Truck!!!
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1999.5 SVT Lightning - Red. Super Chip. K&N Filter. Viper Alarm w/remote start, clear corners, tow package, cd changer, cover, Phantom boost gauge, MTX Thunderform w/ 2 10" MTX 200w subs. 5-channel 300w Clarion amp., Polk Audio 3-way, 130w DX 7's, Muth signal mirrors, etc. Build #2755
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1999.5 Expedition XLT
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Rich
1999.5 SVT Lightning - Red. Super Chip. K&N Filter. Viper Alarm w/remote start, clear corners, tow package, cd changer, cover, Phantom boost gauge, MTX Thunderform w/ 2 10" MTX 200w subs. 5-channel 300w Clarion amp., Polk Audio 3-way, 130w DX 7's, Muth signal mirrors, etc. Build #2755
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1999.5 Expedition XLT
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From: Dagobah, lots of snakes & very swampy
N*I*C*E K*I*L*L!! Ya, what kinda sorry-butt car was it. Another thing, you definately wont get flamed for posting a kill here, whehter its s ricer or a Ferrari - WE WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT! Coming home tonight i saw a lot of those ricers buzzing around the streets, unfortunately they were all going the other way, so I couldnt slaughter anything.
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I must be getting old or something cause I just don't understand these weedwacker sounding rice burners. When I was in high school, the throaty rumble of a V8 was the ticket; but now it seems the abnoxious rasp of a 4 banger is the in thing for the young drivers of today.
To further my confusion, there were many rice boys at Speedworld this weekend. I watched them all run 16 and mid 17 second times. There was one really fast one that turned a 15.5. I guess I don't understanding bringing a car like that to a track and running those kind of times. I'm putting my firesuit on now.
To further my confusion, there were many rice boys at Speedworld this weekend. I watched them all run 16 and mid 17 second times. There was one really fast one that turned a 15.5. I guess I don't understanding bringing a car like that to a track and running those kind of times. I'm putting my firesuit on now.
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From: Sugar Land, TX
I have to say that there was one guy in an oldr red Civic at the track in Denton Friday night that was givin' some folks more than they could handle. He didn't sound all that mean but he could make that lil sucker go.
I didn't get a chance to run him (kinda glad I didn't, if I had lost, I would have had to sell the Black Beast and become a monk).
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Black 99.5 Lightning Build # 1273, DOB 5-14-99, NLOC #315
Best run to date 13.16 @104.8
CD Changer; Tow Pkg.; Lojack; Sal's custom nitrous chip; G-Tech/Pro; SnugLid; BedRug; Invinca-Shield, full kit; NOS KIT 100 hp shot (currently); Clear and smoke Lexan fog light covers; 3M Ti Window Tint; Bel radar detector (shouldn't be an accessory); PowerStack cone filter (a.k.a. supercharger waker upper); American Auto Designs ram air hood; Cal-Tracs traction bars; Bassani headers, yow!
I didn't get a chance to run him (kinda glad I didn't, if I had lost, I would have had to sell the Black Beast and become a monk).
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Chuck 'Wyldman' Shelton
wyldman@houston.rr.com
Black 99.5 Lightning Build # 1273, DOB 5-14-99, NLOC #315
Best run to date 13.16 @104.8
CD Changer; Tow Pkg.; Lojack; Sal's custom nitrous chip; G-Tech/Pro; SnugLid; BedRug; Invinca-Shield, full kit; NOS KIT 100 hp shot (currently); Clear and smoke Lexan fog light covers; 3M Ti Window Tint; Bel radar detector (shouldn't be an accessory); PowerStack cone filter (a.k.a. supercharger waker upper); American Auto Designs ram air hood; Cal-Tracs traction bars; Bassani headers, yow!
