Saturday Night Grudge...Me Vs Bullitt..Round 1

[Mercury]

Well, It happened. I got to race the Bullitt. At first, I was going to wait till I had my full suspension and some GOOD tires, but there is something to be said about peer pressure.

Drove by the old Advanced Auto Hang out. First time, I made sure they all heard me. They did (My main victim was present this time), no if's, ands or buts about it. They heard.

Second time trying to lure him out, I ran up at a light right before the parking lot. Now, if I had, I couldnt of staged what was about to happen any better if I had tried...It all happened naturally.

What pulled up next to me, a F-250 full of half drunk (Some full blown) co-workers yelling at me, then while at the light, to my left pulls up a nice, new shiny red C-5 Vette.

Of course, leave it to drunks to instigate something. They were antoginizing the Vette something bad. The light turned and I was cruising next to the truck yelling back at the driver of it (Whom I know from work). At about 20 MPH, the Vette to my left decides to floor it. I do the same also. I was in Second gear, caught traction half way decent by easing 2nd. Hit 3rd.

The Parking lot where most of the people that are on my list hang out at was right there. Third Gear, I just pulled and pulled on the vette, but the top of third, I had gained back the half a car length he pulled on me by jumping on it first, and had gained a car length back on him. All infront of the parking lot.

At the next light, the preppy dude driving the vette was actually cool about it. He said "This is a Vette, You got a Mustang....Isnt This (Meaning his Vette) supposed to be faster than Mustang???"

I threw in..." A Two Valve GT at that. Yeah, I think you were supposed to be faster, if all was equal. Which I guess its not."

He then asked "GD (Still pumped on adrenaline by the looks of it), do you race alot?" My Reply "Something like that...Kinda"

"Man, That was F'in cool" He exlaimed. Guess being beat by a Mustang GT didnt bother him. Which I thought was cool, I obviously introduced someone to the world of street racing. I parted with a "Take it easy man...That was a good one".

Still shaking from the show I put on for the Bullit and its closet queer driver and minions, I called Tim and back to our Saturday night Meet.

Well, after some time had passed, I thought I'd give it one more try. Gremlin (A freind of mine) rode with me, when we went by, he challenged them. This time they actually followed and met us.

His stuff had obviously changed...Gone was the loud straight pipe exhaust...Couldnt even hear it idle. The only way I could tell it was running was an unusual amount of steam coming out his tail pipes...mostly 1 pipe. I pooped my hood to show him no power adder, and what looked all most completely stock (Sure didnt sound like it), well the engine rocked something horrible

He wouldnt pop his, Fine with me. I didnt notice the Nitto's he had on the back though.. While we cruised side by side, Gremlin called me from the observation vehcile (Tim C's truck) and warned me about the Nitto's.

Well, I tried to egg him on from a roll after that....He didnt want no part of a Rolling Race (Even though I deminstrated to him that I do nothing but spin in second)

We caught a lite together...At one of the worst freaking intersections in town..Bumps..Pot Holes, Man hole covers... I wasnt going to run at that crappy intersection. But he insisted on it...Of course his lane was far better than mine. When the light changed, I was alseep and in Nuetral (Dont ask.....I was no where near on top of the game).

He spun about 10 Ft and hooked. I just spun...and spun...then spun some more....I didnt get traction till I short shifted it into 3rd buy which time he had pulled 2.5-3 cars on me. (I need suspension something horrible) After I started building the RPMS up...I started reeling him in....by the time I had caught him...I was once again...near the top of third...right by his side, Door to Door. I thought he let off, but when I got next to him, I looked overand put the clutch in, then I heard it (From his Car)The Sudden sound of engine breaking followed by a whistle...short..but a whistle, from his car.

He let off after I had.....I let off because of a car up ahead. When we pulled over, his car still had steam coming out....a good bit of it, and from mostly one side...Strange...SOunded quite (I'm talking New Chevy Maluibu quite) ....at idle, but was screaming at anything else other than idle.

He suggested running again for some money (Stupid move, Dont think he was sandbaggin it, just bluffin) so I told him okay, but to give me two hours (Time to go home and bolt on some Slicks)...His face changed and eyes got wide...Then threw some excuse on how it was late (It was only 12:30, and this guy stays up later than I).

Dont know the deal behind quite Idle..Loud anything else....Whistle...A good bit of steam coming out of one pipe, and the lack of the long tubes he used to have....Somethings up..Dont know what. Those just dont add up...