I was driving South on Rt 271 from Cleveland today. Beautiful sunny day, light traffic, windows down and radio on, cruzin 70 mph in the express lanes which are separated from the regular traffic lanes by a 25' grass median.
In my peripheral vision I noticed an older Chrysler Mini van pacing me for about 5 to 10 miles on the "local" traffic side of the highway. If I sped up a little, they would, when I slowed down they did too. It wasn't until the express lanes merged back with the local traffic lanes did the van finally reach a point where I had a good view of a young woman in the back seat pointing a camcorder at me video taping my Crossfire.
Now this is a first for me. A couple of times before, I noticed a flash of someone's camera as I drove past them on the highway, but both time that happened to me I was in my Viper. I've never been aware of being the subject of somebody's home video before today.
If the Crossfire had been the best kept secrete before it made its 2003 debut, I could understand the fascination some people have with it. But it's been around for 3 years now, and it still raises eyebrows.
I never thought at my age I would ever have to deal with the "paparazzi", and where was this car when I was single?