Hey Preach, the thumbs up means respect man!
I'd have to say well done against America's
2nd best race car. (the Charger issue may
cause a debate on this). ;)
GS -
>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:27:28 -0400
> From: "Preacher" <preacher@carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: DML: Got spanked
>
> Funny story....
>
> This morning on the way to work there is a spot where I enter the highway
> that has a merge lane almost a mile and a half long. Shortly after the merge
> lane, it opens from 2 lanes into 4.
>
> Getting on the freeway, I gave it some gas and passed a long line of
> vehicles, doing about 70 or so.... and blew right past a nice 99 or 2K vette
> that was near the top of the merge lane. I wasn't rude, I cleared him by 4
> or 5 lengths and was signalling the whole time.
> When the freeway widened, the vette pulled up beside me. I saw him in
> peripheral vision but didn't hink anything of it.... then he would surge
> forward a bit and back off, surge and back until I finally looked over.
> The driver of the vette, once he had my attention, pointed to his dash, then
> to the road ahead and floored it. I don't know what this guy had in there,
> if it was stock or not, but he was gone.... flat out gone.
> About a mile and half or so down the road, he had slowed down and I caught
> up to him (traffic sucks in spurts around here) and as I pulled up beside
> him (we were doing about 60) he looked over with a huge grin on his face.
> KNOWING there was no way for me to take this guy, I turned off the OD and
> punched it anyway. I got about 4 or 5 lengths on him before he realized I
> was going and caught me (easily). I looked over and him and he was giving me
> a thumbs up. I think he was impressed with what a little truck could do....
> of course, then he proceeded to blow my doors off... again.
>
> So I lost to a Vette but I think I got a little respect in the bargain :-)
>
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> Preacher
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