danstar Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Does any1 have any interesting stories of cars they've come up against, WRX drivers giving dirty looks, or even failing to catch a car? I would like to know realistically what a 165hp caterham can outrun....Also I was reading a post a while back about ppl giving caterham drivers **** like "get a real car" (even though it is the pinnacle of a 'real' car) was just wonderign if any1 else has had anything blurted at them while they drive along....I'm a bit scared I'll be driving one day and some dick will start to chuck **** at me....well that's if he can keep up with me ;). d a n s t a r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 2002 wrx only started to catch me (1.6SS) at about 90 mph in the Traffic light GP. Similar story when following a porsche 911 recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrenton Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I was once stuck in traffic, with the wife in the passenger seat, when a van driver leaned out of his window and shouted 'How are you supposed to F**** in that then?' I really couldn't think of a worthwile reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagartija Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I was 'hassled' by a bike once.... Followed me for 10 miles.... Then, said biker decided to illuminate his little blue LED clocked & filmed at 107.6 mph average.. .. didn't say anything nasty to me though.. . And I was real polite to him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wag Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 We have discussed poor spelling and grammar before, but its coming to something when you cant spell f***. Edited by - wag on 8 Jun 2002 16:28:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 You've got a filthy mind Wag . The van driver was only asking how you are supposed to FLIRT !!!! not **** !! wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Well said Dave, there's to much smut and innuendo on this site.bum.gifteeth.gif Deeps smile.gif Deep down you know it makes sense.idea.gif Edited by - deeps on 8 Jun 2002 21:09:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 mean while back on the topic of dragging cars off at the lights! I have a bog standard 1.8 k-series and have left standing (both accelerating out of roundabouts and from t/lights) more Audi TT's than I care to mention, a Saab 900 turbo, lots of Merc SLK's and a subaru impreza (not sure what kind as I never saw the back of it) and there was a BMW M3 in northwales who could not keep up untill I lifted off at about 85mph. It is not something I make too much of a habbit of - more often than not, I will back off if someone "tries it on" as most road users are not aware of the potential dangers and do not know how to drive at speed (other than with cruise control set at 90mph on a motorway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 You are seriously under estimating your opponents! M3 - left it - my ripper. Steve B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Well perhaps the driver had left the hand brake on or something ... because he was making lots of noise but unable to get past me after exiting a roundabout on the A55 (duel carriageway). After I lifted he screamed past and was gone - as far as I could see he was trying very hard!! Alex by the way .... what exactly is "your ripper"???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Wheatley Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Pulled up alongside a BMW M5 at a set of lights decided not to race him as he'd proably win and I was tired after a longish drive. Not sure if he tried to have a go or not but when the lights went green he stalled it! I then drove of feeling smug and sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bowden Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 " M3 - left it - my ripper." Could someone translate please I only speak English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 "ripper" coloquial, (sic) rectum! Steve B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bowden Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Ah, that clears it up then? confused.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Mad Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 those pesky m5's are AMAZINGLY quick. i was privileged enough to be let loose in pc's monster once... and was nurturing it around as you do when driving a car with no flywheel to speak of and an indy car clutch ( 2" travel, the weight of an anvil and the bite of a tiger on crack ), when i noticed that a red 911 thought that he could out drag me on an 'on' slip road. i slotted it into the right gear and it was just as if the red 911 had pulled over to park. WHOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEE ! slowed down once on the m'way and let him cruise past in the middle lane feeling dejected.. heh heh heh... generally try to avoid it though, in the knowledge that around a track or down a good road with viz, we'd leave it all behind. and people that egg us on to do that kind of thing generally don't know their heel from their toe... wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Lightened 1.8 SS, best drags to date have been: 1. Ferrari 550 (both rolling start),A322 Bagshot traffic lights. A win. 2. Noble - both joined the dual carriageway at A322 Bagshot from Windlesham, he couldn't catch me sprinting to the lights. When the lights changed I kept with him up to 40-50mph when he proceeded to blow my doors off! (if I'd had any on..) 3. Beemer M3 from Hawley to Blackbush up the dual carriageway, he backed off when I saw him in the mirrors get a 'wiggle' on in the rain! (last I saw of him..) 4. Impreza P1 - he backed off when he got it sideways on the entry slip to the M3 Eastbound trying to catch me from Fleet! (didn't catch me until Lightwater exit..) 5. Various Elises at Bagshot/Lightwater lights (no contest) 6. Ducati 996, dual carriageway from Blackwater to Camberley - kept up for the first 10 feet then he dissapeared FAST pulling a wheelie! Until the next one....... Martinid=blue> C7 MPRid=blue> Monaco blue, Cycle Wings cool.gif cool.gif cool.gif id=blue> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Problem with comparisons is that you do not know your opponent's ability or commitment! Steve B Edited by - sjwb on 11 Jun 2002 11:41:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 You KNOW when some is having a go, it's all about intent. I must admit to liking the odd race away from the lights, particularly if the opponent has an "all-badge-and-no-trousers" vehicle like the newer gti's. And salesmen in BMW's of course. Quick getaway, then a smug back-off at the legal limit. Where it all gets out of hand is when the whole thing continues for miles. I worry about a) what the other driver could do to ME b) what he could do to other people. Was in the Jag last week on the way to work, minding my own business. Some white "R type" thing was close but not hassling though some twisty bits (great in the 7, wallows in the "boat"). When we got to some straighter roads I sped up a fair bit, nothing in front and the white thing obviously wanted to get a hurry on. Before I knew it I we were side-by-side heading into a corner. I backed off in time to let him squeeze between me and an oncoming truck. Road rage had obviously set in, as he continued on in a similar vein, carving up a small gaggle of slow cars ahead. 10 mins up the road who should I spy but white thing, pulled over to the side of the road having had a very small coming together with another car. I feel guilty by association, with hindsight maybe I should not have accelerated until he had got past. No doubt this had been seen as a "race" signal. But how do you know ? This kind of thing does not happen to me very often, but sure as hell scares me when it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 You have to watch out for those Type Rs. As I haven't got a gearbox in the Seven at the moment, my motoring pleasures have been demoted to Type R driving. On Sunday, I was heading up the A31 and noticed a couple of motorbikes arrive in my mirrors, evidently having a good play. I made lots of space and indicated to let them through when the possibility arose and as it turned out one of them was stuck a car further back and was not immediately able to take advantage. In my own turn, I wanted to move past a slower car on the dual carriageway - I engaged an appropriate gear, indicated and moved out and accelerated. Throughout this, I kept an eye on the motorbike in my mirrors and moved in to let him through as appropriate. Seeing as we were on a stretch of dual carriageway I had no need to back off and it became evident that although he had moved through, the impending corner (uphill into Four Marks, a bit of an epic) was of much more concern to him than it was to me. He braked, I kept my foot planted and with clear space I moved through again and enjoyed my corner, sweeping past his mate as well. At the top of the hill we all observed speed limits and social concerns and the two bikers were having a bit of a chat. When the road opened up again on the other side of Four Marks, I indicated clearly and let the two bikes through get waves and thumbs up. (I just thought I would tell this story because it was an encounter played out with courtesy and mutual respect) ... now imagine if I had been in the Seven... Peterid=teal> 253 BHP K-seriesteeth.gif, no gearboxbum.gifid=red> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevSull Too Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Peter, what bikes? Honda Goldwing's? teeth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Hedge abuser and something else sporty, about to join their mates on the A339 Alton to Basingstoke road. Leathers etc. Peterid=teal> 253 BHP K-seriesteeth.gif, no gearboxbum.gifid=red> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fletcher Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Stayed in the slip stream of a Lotus Esprit V8 up to the rev limiter 7200 in 5th, speedo was going mad between 0 and 150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fletcher Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Stayed in the slip stream of a Lotus Esprit V8 up to the rev limiter 7200 in 5th, speedo was going mad between 0 and 150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmandsd Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 It's a shame they don't let bikes race cars at the drag strip because I got a better time than an Yamaha R1 at Avon Park when it ran 10.90 @ 130 mph ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradbys Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Jag XJ6. He was behind me at a set of lights at the start of the A3 in Roehampton, pulled out and then overtook me like I was standing still! Couldn't believe it! When I caught up with him later, I noticed the very small 'Lister' badge.... V. fast car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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