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[craig32]

I saw a bumper sticker that said, "I'm fat but you're ugly. Atleast I can lose weight." That goes along the lines of what you're saying.

-gedmeyer

That's a spin on a Winston Churchill quote, after he was scolded by a woman at a party for being drunk - "Sure I'm drunk, lady, but you're ugly - and I'll be sober in the morning"
I can relate to the challenge thing as well. I was sure my speedo was off by 10MPH the way cars were passing me on the beltway, almost rear-ending each other. . . A mind is a terible thing to waste, especially on things like pretending you're racing a Corvette.
Years ago a guy at work wanted to race his hopped up truck against my Harley, so I said 'OK, I'll race you from here to 1999" He's long since got rid of the truck and I still have the bike.
A 3300 pound rear wheel drive car with original equippment isn't a good match for a 2600 pound piece of Euro trash (ok, Asia trash) but DESPITE how some of our cars got mistreated in their early life, they are still around. . .
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
Craig

 

[ernbuild]

going aint da problem

I recently personalised my old78 to a interesting 500+ hp, and have found that

going is not the problem , stopping the dammed thing is.

As for rice burners at 3000 rpm in third gear the only thing i see [usually]

is their headlights. True they are classics and no r/b will last the test of time,

but its sure can be fun watching the shine go off their turd mobiles.

regards from down under Ernie.

 

[WayneLBurnham]

You've said a wise thing there....

I wouldn't even race one...

I get in more than the occassional friendly empty highway thing - I don't think I've ever done a serious car to car from a redlight in the vette because I didn't want to break parts, run over some annoying ped or get an even bigger ticket.

But with some of the worst of the "urban blingers" I watch how they drive before I even play with them. To many are far, far worse and careless than I will risk my car or some bystander slomerian on and I ignore them.

....I've never lost to one I thought was sane enough to give a run on though!