Originally Posted by
Firebirdjones
I usually don't post here, but I have some time and winter has me wishing for summer days.
In my chevelle last summer at the local cruise inn, (picture just posted in the thread a couple spots down about driving home from the movies.)
It was late, about 11:30 pm and most of the place had emptied by now but there was this white Eagle Talon that kept sitting there with a pair of guys. They seemed to keep watching my father and I,,,he was driving his GTO. We leave to go home,,,as soon as I shut my hood they jump in and fire up the talon,,,I hear an open down pipe and the turbo spooling up is very loud,,,this thing has a huge intercooler mounted in front with what seemed like most of the front of the car cut away to expose it,,,lol.
I pull out and sure enough he follows. I'm thinking man I'm starting to get too old for this stuff,,,lol. Sure enough no sooner than up to speed on a 4 lane highway going about 50 mph he pulls along side and starts jumping,,,I thought,,,well I have a clear shot so we mash the throttle about the same time,,,mine downshifted to second gear, he was there about 2 seconds then fell back,,,,at the top of second gear I just shut it down,,,he was about 4 cars back at the time.
He pulls up beside me,,,I have the windows down. Now I'm getting older and I'm bald, so I'm not sure what these young kids think about talking to an old fart,,,but he was really cool and said,,,hey man how much hp does that thing have,,,,,I just said,,,,I don't know :naughty: He said he had an 11 second car,,,,:dunno: then wouldn't ya know it,,,we get caught at a light. I already know what he's thinking since I once owned a Typhoon and I'm well aware of what AWD and turbo's do. But he doesn't know my chevelle cuts 1.5 60 foot times in street trim ;) Dad is right behind me in the goat,,,another 1.5 60 foot car,,,, He was spooling up,,,,a few second later the light went green and I leaped out about a car right off the batt and after using second gear I shut down about 6 cars in front. Dad told me he was able to pull along side of him even after getting a late start, being cautious while watching me, and carefull not to run me over :D I took my exit and he waved with a thumbs up,,,pretty cool group of kids I thought.