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Rev · 04-01-2001, 07:32 PM

The last few weeks have been great for me. I get races every time I go out. Yesterday, I was out cruising around at 11:00 AM and what do I see in my rear view but a LT1 Camaro vert. I'm turning left onto Main Street which is 3 lanes each way. I'm in the left lane at the next light. There's a van in the middle lane and the Camaro is in the right lane. I couldn't see the Camaro due to the van. I had no idea if he would go or not. Not being sure, I gave it half throttle just in case and sure enough the guy had nailed it from the light. It was an automatic. This always puts me back a half a car. I did eventually reel him in at about 70. Had to let off due to a car that had entered his lane a half a block ahead. Even though I did catch him, I can't count it more than an even race. He was a middle aged guy with his wife in the car with him and he smiled and waved.

The second one was an 80's Firebird. We played a little on the beltway with me pulling him at will. This was another middle aged guy who was smiling and waving. Since I had already pulled on him a couple of times, I really didn't expect him to go at the light. Like an idiot, I let him get a 1/2 car jump, but just went blasting by him and stayed on it to about 70 or so. Probably 10-12 lengths on this guy. He at least had exhaust but nothing else I bet. I think it was a 350, mostly stock and automatic. This one was almost too easy.

It bothers me some that I always seem to let the other guy go first before I nail it. My car really isn't fast enough for me to be giving anything away. On the other hand, I hate to appear as a complete A$$, laying rubber for twenty feet at every light where there's a decent car. Even if I rev, nobody ever revs back. What's the proper etiquette for this? Maybe I'll post that question in the BOL.

Anyway, I had acouple of good races. Well, at least one.

Rev

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'66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph
1/4 mi.

04-01-2001, 07:32 PM	#1
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	'66 runs even with LT1 Camaro; annihilates '80's Firebird The last few weeks have been great for me. I get races every time I go out. Yesterday, I was out cruising around at 11:00 AM and what do I see in my rear view but a LT1 Camaro vert. I'm turning left onto Main Street which is 3 lanes each way. I'm in the left lane at the next light. There's a van in the middle lane and the Camaro is in the right lane. I couldn't see the Camaro due to the van. I had no idea if he would go or not. Not being sure, I gave it half throttle just in case and sure enough the guy had nailed it from the light. It was an automatic. This always puts me back a half a car. I did eventually reel him in at about 70. Had to let off due to a car that had entered his lane a half a block ahead. Even though I did catch him, I can't count it more than an even race. He was a middle aged guy with his wife in the car with him and he smiled and waved. The second one was an 80's Firebird. We played a little on the beltway with me pulling him at will. This was another middle aged guy who was smiling and waving. Since I had already pulled on him a couple of times, I really didn't expect him to go at the light. Like an idiot, I let him get a 1/2 car jump, but just went blasting by him and stayed on it to about 70 or so. Probably 10-12 lengths on this guy. He at least had exhaust but nothing else I bet. I think it was a 350, mostly stock and automatic. This one was almost too easy. It bothers me some that I always seem to let the other guy go first before I nail it. My car really isn't fast enough for me to be giving anything away. On the other hand, I hate to appear as a complete A$$, laying rubber for twenty feet at every light where there's a decent car. Even if I rev, nobody ever revs back. What's the proper etiquette for this? Maybe I'll post that question in the BOL. Anyway, I had acouple of good races. Well, at least one. Rev ------------------ '66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph 1/4 mi.