Re: Amusing Cars That Tried to Race You
I had a Maxda CX-9 that cut me off twice in traffic. After the second time he was directly in front of me when the light turned red. He changed lanes at the red light with the sole purpose of getting us lined-up for a race. I had no intention of racing. When the light turned green I didn't move. So he didn't move either. Our areas is loaded with law enforcement of all kinds. The most annoying is the Texas Highway Patrol. When I finally started, I took off a lot quicker than normal so that we were running neck to neck. The Maxda was about as fast as I had guaged it to be. I later read it has 273 Hp. I am sure he thought he had a chance. I didn't want him going home and telling the wife he beat a SRT-6. I was at 1/2 throttle and we were still dead even when I reached 40 mph. That is when I looked over at the guy and punched it. My wife started laughing because I quickly left him behind...even she didn't know how fast my car is. I wasn't in a good spot in my power ban so may takeoff was smooth and low key but plenty quick. The Maxda guy must have been puzzled because he thought we were already racing before I punched it. It must have looked like I got tired of running next to him and decided to give it some more gas. I took it to 70 and cruised close to the speed limit. He stayed behind, way behind. It was good for a laugh anyway. Anyone seen the movie Seabiscuit?