Vampyrate
05-16-2006, 03:04 AM
i was on an evening cruise to relax and this retard in a neon with an srt conversion tried to race me... not good with a slipping clutch
luckily my clutch didnt slip this time, so i think it has to do with glazing of the clutch and flywheel, so i may have a bit more time if i get my flywheel machined. anyway...
we hit this corner at about 80mph and he loses control and spins out (empty highway) whats funny is that it was raining/snowing and as i immediatley slowed down to the speed limit, he regains control and speeds ahead of me. needless to say, down the road a cop pulls him over. i go to this one car wash where all the ricers hang out and he drives up and shows me the ticket (a $800 fine for racing, reckless, and failure to maintain control of the vehicle). he pops the hood and shows me what he has and i just started laughing. i told him that i had a bad clutch and was lucky that it didnt slip that time. thinking about it, i shoulda raced him for pinks, sold the car back to him for 12k and used the money to pay off my CC and upgrade my car.
thinking back on it, it was a stupid move on my part and it should never ever be allowed. this was one of my few idiotic moments where i didnt think about the abuse i was putting on my car and just thought about beating someone for nothing more than bragging rights. after tonight, i dont condone street racing. and mods, if anyone posts in this please delete and lock this thread, this was just for shear informative reasons.
luckily my clutch didnt slip this time, so i think it has to do with glazing of the clutch and flywheel, so i may have a bit more time if i get my flywheel machined. anyway...
we hit this corner at about 80mph and he loses control and spins out (empty highway) whats funny is that it was raining/snowing and as i immediatley slowed down to the speed limit, he regains control and speeds ahead of me. needless to say, down the road a cop pulls him over. i go to this one car wash where all the ricers hang out and he drives up and shows me the ticket (a $800 fine for racing, reckless, and failure to maintain control of the vehicle). he pops the hood and shows me what he has and i just started laughing. i told him that i had a bad clutch and was lucky that it didnt slip that time. thinking about it, i shoulda raced him for pinks, sold the car back to him for 12k and used the money to pay off my CC and upgrade my car.
thinking back on it, it was a stupid move on my part and it should never ever be allowed. this was one of my few idiotic moments where i didnt think about the abuse i was putting on my car and just thought about beating someone for nothing more than bragging rights. after tonight, i dont condone street racing. and mods, if anyone posts in this please delete and lock this thread, this was just for shear informative reasons.