I was at a local car gathering & there were all kinds of awesome rides. I saw 3 different late model 2nd Gen. Trans-Am's, like the ones from Smokey & the Bandit. I saw lot's of Mustang's, etc. It was great. I spent about 3 hours there talking & getting to know other guy's cars, including tuners & ricers.

I was the only one there with an IROC. There were a few Camaro's but they were all LS1 Z28's & there was SS. Saw a guy in a Viper that couldn't do a burnout, probably because he didn't know how to drop his clutch & he just bought the car, lol. Nice car though.

So I offered to race a Foxbody with a 302 and the guy kept saying he didn't want to. Even after his friends were saying race that Camaro, he wouldn't. Supposedly his car is dog slow, I don't know. It looks/sounded like it had work done to it. Then another guy with a Z28 LS1 had a friend with him who tried to get us to race but the area they wanted to go was unfamiliar to me, so I declined but I did offer a race on the interstate.

I end up leaving around 10:10p.m. and as I left and got to a red light I noticed this smaller white car coming up behind me. I didn't really think much of it but as soon as I changed lanes the car changed lanes too. So I thought, oh, he wants to race. So I get ready. I'm at the red light, waiting patiently, then it turns green. I hit the gas and I start getting over. He's right on my a@@. I could hear a turbo/and exhaust work running wild in his car. I didn't know what it was but I didn't care. I see the tight ramp coming up ahead & I take my IROC up to 65mph hugging the corners. I never braked. The smaller car backed off (probably thinking wtf!) and as I go down the ramp he starts to get back up to me. I get over real quick to the left & speed off to about 80. I see the highway has a few cars but this idiot goes all the way over to the fast lane while I'm in the slower lane. I guess he thought he'd get in front of me. I was looking well beyond the road in front of me so I tapped my baby up to 90 and zipped through the few cars ahead. I was ahead & then I get over & see the tuner car coming up fast from the fast lane. I use my blinker & he lets me over. I speed up to 100 & he's now behind me. I take my baby up to 110 and he is trying to get to me. I lose him enough by about 5 car lengths. I then slow down because cops are crawling on Saturday nights.

As I ride down the road I see his headlights probably about 7 car lengths behind me. I slow down, brake from 90 to 65 and let him catch up. As he gets up to me enough (side by side) I hear his turbo & exhaust loudly. I hit the gas & let her rip. Freaking 120 down the hwy. and this guy is trying to keep up but his car is not making it. I put about a mile between us before I slowed down. He never came back up to me. I saw him down the road behind me but I guess he didn't want to race anymore. I looked at his car while racing but I couldn't see the driver or the car's make. I got home safely & enjoyed my night. I whooped this guy's butt 3 times and I guess he figured my heavier car was slow, couldn't handle corners & couldn't beat him. It was fun though.

 

Those are the nights that make all the work and skinned knuckles worth it.

 

Yeah, I agree. I've done alot of work for my car since I got her. I always say that but it's so true. I've gradually seen the car transform but unfortunately with that comes a price and that price is these kind of cars are a pain the **** to maintain well and make sure all is well. You know what I mean?

 

Haha

 

Oh thanks. Haha, it's kind of funny because I really thought that this guy is going whoop my butt. His car was lighter, smaller, turbocharged and I am running naturally aspirated. Lol. I am somewhat humble!

 

Nothing like hard work paying off, but your next upgrade should be better brakes. There nothing like seeing good ole camaro pounding a tricked out tuner good s*#t and be safe

 

Oh, I've got great brakes. Sorry, I guess in my post I made it sound like I didn't have brakes when I went around the ramp real tight. No, I have some Friction Master performance ceramic brakes on my car. They work really well as long as you don't get them too hot all at once! But, I went around the ramp real fast and real tight because I wanted to show that tuner what old fashioned American muscle could do. Plus, it's my way of testing my car's ability to handle the tight corners. Handles excellent!

 

Thanks for the compliment too. Be safe yourself.