Re: smack down :)

From: Robert Trottman (hoss318@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 29 2000 - 11:18:04 EDT


4WD never beat 2WD. The only explanation is that he
wasn't racing, or had pulled out 4 of his spark plugs.
 :-)
-R/Trottmann

--- Jon Smith <fast4x4@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> well well.... I was on my way to the gf's house
> tonight, cruisin up I540.
> as I was coming down the entrance ramp, I fall in
> behind a Gen II rc 2wd 5sp
> and of course, all 8 cyls :)
>
> not thinking much about playin around, I zip on by
> him and find a nice
> lovely open lane to get up to cruising speed. about
> a mile later, I notice
> the 1 headlight from the dak still in my mirror (all
> other traffic having
> faded off in the distance) well I'm not into the
> drafting biz, so I up the
> pace a few more clicks. well I'm now about 3 miles
> from where all traffic
> must exit (rd construction) and this guy is still
> behind, so I say to myself
> "self, he *might* be game for this.. slow down" so
> I back off to a speed
> closer resembling what Gov. Hunt says I should do
> and allow him to get
> beside me.
>
> My lanes are now ending from the left (i'm in the
> left lane) and I hear him
> downshift and start to speed up. I click out O/D
> and stand on the long
> pedal, meanwhile this fella has pulled 1/2 truck
> length on me *gulp* well,
> never fear, MPI is here!!! I pull even and start
> the walk around 85mph, and
> somewhere between 105 and 110 he's a safe 5 lengths
> back.
>
> _______________________
> Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
> fast4x4@nc.rr.com
> www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
>

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