Who's trying to race you?

[Cz_Ziemniak]

Whenever I get pulled over and they ask me...Do you know why I pulled you over...I either respond: Because I let you, or Did you forget already?

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[GWink]

This is our first GT in a few years, and I had forgotten how every Ram Truck, Dodge Challenger and Charger (even the V6’s!), and ALL of the riced out imports have to rev in first gear next to me at red lights when they take off……nothing to prove here with 486 HP, you know?

 

[Frogdog1]

This is our first GT in a few years, and I had forgotten how every Ram Truck, Dodge Challenger and Charger (even the V6’s!), and ALL of the riced out imports have to rev in first gear next to me at red lights when they take off……nothing to prove here with 486 HP, you know?

I think you're right, but they think they have something to prove. Let them go on their way and continue enjoying YOUR day.

 

[GWink]

The ones I really object to (and MAY try to get in front of..) are the diesel Ram’s that roll coal at you when you are on their exhaust side……RUDE!

 

[LouG]

As an ex Traffic Officer, albeit under a different legal system, I can say, admit nothing.
Even saying "I was only a few kmh over" is an admision of guilt. Just like, "I had a couple of beers".
If a cop asks if you know why he's stopped you, don't get smartarse about it, just say no, I don't think I was doing anything wrong.
Of course that's stupid if he's got you at double the speed limit, just say I'd rather not comment.
It's the cops role to prove you have commited an offence, don't make it easier.

 

[Cruisesader302]

The ones I really object to (and MAY try to get in front of..) are the diesel Ram’s that roll coal at you when you are on their exhaust side……

It seems to me that the worst offenders are the ones sporting a unstable Carolina Sag suspension setup and drive them like they’re in a Ferrari!
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[Hadelson]

I had a cop follow me a ways this afternoon. I think he was waiting for me to F-up. He probably wanted my car too. Keep wishing and save your pennies.

When I owned my Roush, had a State Trooper follow me into the Home Depot parking lot. He pulled up as I parked. He had never seen a Roush Car and we had a pleasant conversation. IT closed with him asking is it as fast as I've heard? My reply was a big smile and a head shake.

 

[Bear376]

One thing you will never run out of is drivers who lose 50 IQ points when they get behind a steering wheel. My blood pressure goes high just thinking about the morons who think rolling coal is cool. Or being jacked up so high that it has to have an elevator installed. I tend to ignore those who want to race, but most of those who pull up next to me just give me a thumbs up.

 

[Hadelson]

4:30 PM Today, minding my own business and look behind me and here is a s550 in red roaring up behind me and clear he wanted to race. Did my best avoiding lining up. Finally, had him pull up next to me and of course all the BS challenges to which I replied, "you don't have the HP so don't waste my time. Fairly certain is it was a stock GT. Just not worth the risk of it - but I was very tempted.

 

[Kevi]

I've been driving a lifted jeep for five years so kind of immune to stoplight anxiety.

One thing I have been enjoying is putting the muffler in track mode whenever a Tesla or some other EV is behind me and giving them a good dose of decibels and smog. I'm sure they appreciate it!

 

[jimmy kay]

Is there a specific type of driver who tries to race you? Do drivers of certain types of cars consistently think they need to prove themselves against you? This is purely generalization, but I want to see if there is one or two vehicles that tend to lead the pack, if it's evenly spread across all drivers of all makes and models, or if it's geographical, which I think might be the case.

For me, North of Seattle, hands down it's the Subaru drivers. BMW drivers are a close second, but every single day, without fail, at least one Subaru will come up beside me on the highway, rev their engine, and then floor it ahead of me like they think we're racing. WRX and BRZ drivers are the biggest subsect, I'm sure to nobodies surprise, but Legacy and Forrester drivers do it, too. And one Baja. That one was odd.

To my surprise, Nissan drivers, (Z and GT-R folks), don't want to race, but will more often than not stop beside me and want to talk to me at red lights and such, which I think is awesome. I've also never had another Mustang driver try to race me.

Your turn. Let me know who is trying to race you.

I don’t street race anyone. Unless it’s an open highway with lots of room down in Mexico

 

[Frogdog1]

If you mean street racing.....only idiots.

 

[Juan Loboe]

I've been driving a lifted jeep for five years so kind of immune to stoplight anxiety.

One thing I have been enjoying is putting the muffler in track mode whenever a Tesla or some other EV is behind me and giving them a good dose of decibels and smog. I'm sure they appreciate it!

Same here - owned a lot of Jeeps and 4x4's. If ever I choose to light it up a little (mostly to hear the exhaust music) there always seems to be someone in what "Hans und Franz" might call "a girly-muscle car" (Beemer, Mercedes, Tesla etc.) or a big-ass (heavy accent on the ass) lifted pick-up who wants to overtake me, failing to understand that I'm not going all out and will achieve the posted speed limit and/or slightly above and that's it. I watch them zoom away, and wonder if they tell stories about the time they blew away a Mustang GT?

 

[Paul's stable]

WSP doesn't have the sense of humor that SnoCo Sheriffs do, but I still try to make them laugh.

Nastiest mean state troopers. I was pulled over by them in 1987 he was like 6'4" black and very strongly built ex marine and uniform was pristeen and he would not put up with anything. He was not even letting me talk just handed me the ticket and told me to get out of here. See I'm Canadian down for races at SIR and don't think he liked tourists. Tell us to come down there and get treated like crap.

 

[Paul's stable]

Same here - owned a lot of Jeeps and 4x4's. If ever I choose to light it up a little (mostly to hear the exhaust music) there always seems to be someone in what "Hans und Franz" might call "a girly-muscle car" (Beemer, Mercedes, Tesla etc.) or a big-ass (heavy accent on the ass) lifted pick-up who wants to overtake me, failing to understand that I'm not going all out and will achieve the posted speed limit and/or slightly above and that's it. I watch them zoom away, and wonder if they tell stories about the time they blew away a Mustang GT?

Beemer, Mercedes, Tesla etc. are not muscle cars of any kind.

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