Here's the scenario. It's early Saturday morning. Nobody else is on the road. You reach the crest of a hill and on the other side a wide open straight stretch of 2 miles. Do you nail it or do you just putter along at the speed limit?

I'll be honest, this morning I was presented with this exact scenario. Just wanted to know what the rest of you would do!

 

Id save my gas/

 

why not give it hell, similar situation for me when i have to work on sundays..... the drive goes by quickly

 

id mash the gas and then brake like 4 seconds later because id be afraid a cop was hiding somewere,

 

what he said

Dan

 

if im going to work= i put
if im leaving work= hell ya i mash it!!!

 

i just dont like driving slower than, say 75-80+

 

Any clear excuse for a little abuse of the go fast pedal, I'm all in. If I cared about gas mileage I'd drive a prius.

 

I drive my car "Spirited". That being said, I don't want a ticket and the scenario you provided just screams speedtrap around here. Our police department is going broke and i know they are not giving any warnings.

 

Even though I'm well past my days of being 16 and thinking every trip on paved surfaces was a race... I'd still have to give the car a chance to scream. What's that old excuse, cleaning out the carbon or something?

 

I once didnt care about gas. Then the economy crashed, and you know the rest. 6 years ago id mash everytime, but prob not now.

 

I'd givve it hell! Man Trans Ams aren't for the slow lane!

 

I'd kick it, it's what these car's were born to do.If not why else would we keep them.

 

MASH IT !!!!!! nothing like 170+mph!!!!!!!!

 

Looks like a pretty good spread on the votes so far. Kinda what I expected.

I too stomped on it but I had been waiting almost 18 years for the opportunity.

While I don't advocate breaking the law but there are times, hmmmm? I think we're genetically engineered to do it!

I remember something a driving instructor told me once (Jim Russel Racing School), "You can never really go fast (on the track) without a respect for the capabilities of your car. Speed without respect only slows you down". In order to gain that respect for what our cars can do I think we have to push them to their limits in order to learn what they're truly capable of. Those of us lucky enough to have a racetrack nearby should keep it there.

Other than that do it safely fella's!

 

Sorry no theoretical racing involved.