Alright, This is funny....

This morning on my way to work, I pulled up to a set of red lights and a little yellow Ferrari pulled up to the left of me.

I noticed that there was construction on the left side of the (one way) road about 3/4 the way down the next block. I then looked back over at the ferrari and noticed that he was getting ready to launch himself to get ahead of me before the construction zone.

Well...... I was not going to let this happen I put my truck in low, put on the break, and gave it a bit of gas..... then wham !!! the light turned green and I floored it !! Head to head through the lights, and up the block.... The ferrari had to stomp his breaks before he ran into the back of a dump truck.

Anyways, yes this is a true story and yes, I did beat a ferrari off the line on the way to work today. Now that was fun Give me another !!

 

Yeah, it can happen. trucks ae usually geared low enough and have a good enough engine that you can hole shot a guy, especially if he misses a beat. If you get on a clear freeway tho...

I have a pretty fast car and have been surprised by a few trucks of the line(usually Fords). Trucks can be pretty quick, only their aerodynamics and weight hurt them at the top end. Just takes more horsepower then.

Jim Henderson

 

Once again, that just proves it: everybody talks about horsepower, but what we Americans love is TORQUE!!

 

In this post I'm refering to driving my 78 hot rod.........

There used to be a lotus around here and every time I'd see him I'd try an run him.....but He never would............WHAT A WASTE

One Morning on my way to work..I pulled up at a red light behind to cars.....wasn't paying any attention as I was going to turn left

then the Rs came up and the light turned green and the tires started scratching for traction..........a late model camaro and a
mitsubishi eclipse........

well hearing that instincts took over.....I was all ready in first gear
(C-6 manual shift)..so I stood on the gas..........smacked 2nd and pulled on them.......

Hit 3rd......right up on them as they were running about even......
I had to keep coming off the gas to keep from hitting them.....

Finally I just passed in the emergency lane and passed them both...(I know that wasn't smart..but I was caught up in the moment........

Man you should have seen the look on their faces when they pulled up beside me at the next red light............my 78 was just plain black primer......with some rust holes at that time.........

They just sat there and staring......dumbfounded

 

IMHO, the other driver sucked, wasn't prepared to floor it or was toying with you. No matter how big of a Ford fan I am I don't believe a 351 in a heavy truck is going to beat a Ferrari if the other driver is prepared for it. Years ago I had a boss who owned one --- anyone driving a Ferarri is going to waste your truck off the line if he wants to.

Have you considered that someone may not be prepared to risk his car that costs as much as 20 1990 F-150s? Especially against a stranger? I've had nuts try to run my wife off the road just for having an anti-Chevy sticker on the back window....

Last time I checked F150's didn't have acceleration neck injury warnings in the owner's manuals the way some of those cars do.

 

I would have to say that the Ferrari driver was either A) a horrible driver, or B) was just playing around and didn't want to scratch his house on wheels...er.... Ferrari. Power to weight ratio comes about. That little car weighs jack and has power out of the ears. But hey, I wasn't there.

 

My turn;

Back in '71, when street racing was legal, I owned a '69 Mustang coupe......302 4spd......Cyclone headers, Holley 650 double pumper, mild cam.

One night I'm cruisin' and minding my own business when I find myself at a light beside an E-Type Jag. Beat him off the line and through second gear...................then saw nothing but his taillights.

Another night, I went against a 350hp 327 Chebby II. After I kicked his butt three lights in a row, he asked me to pull over and show him under the hood. He couldn't believe my little car wasted him three times!

Wish I still had that car.

Rick

 

Maybe it was a fiero kit car


Seriously though if he was trying to get in front of you but not beat the hell out of his car for no reason (ie; dump the clutch redline powershift second ;P) then I would have to say you very well could of caught him. BTW what kind of ferrari was it?

CK

 

It was a new 575M Maranello - I am sure the guy just never knew how to drive. Here in Vancouver, we have tons of Ferrari, Lotus and Porche drivers who dont know how to drive at all.

I know the guy was trying to get ahead of me, but if he could actually drive he would have taken me - no problem.

I pulled over to the side of the road the next block up to let the wife out for work and he slowed right down and leaned over his passanger side to see who was driving the truck...

I think he was amazed that I beat him, he probably thinks that since he spent so much on the car, it should drive its self and beat everything on the road automaticly.

Anyways....
Time to leave to work... I hope I see him again.

 

Still fun though wasn't it


I've beaten lots of people who have more power then me in my acura. Driving has alot to do with it. How hard you want to be on your car means even more. Like when I beat the Neon R/T the guy tried telling me he was a better driver (ya he had me roll down the window...gave me a classic F&F line " Dude I almost had you!" LOL)

Anyway I told him kindly that since my car was faster then his to begin with even with my girlfriend/stereo misc crap in the car, that I didn't need to shift hard. I just changed my shift point to about 6800rpm (peak power on my car) LOL.

He kinda got mad after that so I just put the window back up

 

575M Maranello, Oh man what a car. $250+k, I think I would be scared to get around it in my truck. Heard that sweet 12 in a couple of 550's out here, but never a 575.

 

Oh, a Ferrari stomping automatic transmission, wow. Was the yellow car connected to a Chevrolet tow truck?


Aren't you supposed to warn us to roll up our pantlegs before relating a story like that?

 

What ever buddy ..... It happended and if you dont believe it, good for you. I know that Ferrari could have totaly kicked my
Butt

if it had someone who could actually drive it.

But the guy who was driving was one of those types of guys who seem like they are just a little too in touch with the wussy side of themselves

 

Or perhaps he respects the rules of the road and doesn't street race & stunt or show off ?

He has a pretty expensive car to be tooling around on city streets.

Not everyone in fancy sports cars are the same.


I don't know where Wussy comes in to play when driving on the street.

 

Come on, dont get all like that on me... It is all in fun. The way I see it, it is not street racing. This was a quick little burst to the next set of lights. There are tons of Ricers here that street race and what I did would never come close.... A bit of fun on the street when there is nobody else around is all part of not becoming a stale old man by the time I am 40.

Most ppl who have above average cars and trucks like to play once and a while.