Geez, a 30 second Street Race is one thing, but, whoa, I couldn't even
imagine doing this! First off, my R/T would run out gas halfway there,
so........ :-)
hehehehe
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Fuel Injector cleaner vs. A good old fashion road
trip(good story)
>
> "You can have my Dakota when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!"
>
> I'm not going to say anything about the "illegal road actions"...but
PLEASE,
> don't do it again. It just isn't worth it.
>
> Glad to hear the Dak is running good for ya.
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> > I loaned my 98 4x4 318 V8 CC sport to my father this past weekend
for a
> > 1,000 mile round trip from chicago to north central wisconsin to put our
3
> > ton boat into storage. Whatever he did while he had the truck made it
run a
> > whole hell of alot smoother and faster. It used to prematurely downshift
> > before and be sluggish out of the hole. Well not anymore. I was meeting
a few
> > friends at a bar in Lincoln Park which is about 30 miles from my house.
The
> > time was 11:00 when I left my house, a trip that normally takes me 30
minutes
> > turned into 15 at 105 mph. That truck was acting like a top fuel
dragster.
> > It wound up so high before shifting i thought something was wrong. I
raced
> > and beat a off road edition Turd F-150 with no problem. In fact I beat
him by
> > so much I thought he accidentally put his truck in reverse. Heres the
ticker.
> > We ended up 45 miles from my house at loyola university. My friend who
was
> > also there has a 99 CC V6 4x4 dakota and we decided to road race on the
way
> > home. He made the first light which happened to be at a 6 way
intersection
> > before. The light for me took 5 minutes. So, he was five minutes ahead
of me.
> > To make a long story short this trip from loyola to my house normally
takes
> > 45 minutes driving around 65 mph on lakeshore drive and through downtown
> > chicago. Halfway home, he jumped on the expressway and I missed the
turn. So
> > i decided since its 3am Id try my damndest to beat him home. I ran like
3 red
> > lights and 4 stop signs by taking the long way home and still i pulled
up to
> > his house 2 doors away from mine right behind him. The highest recorded
speed
> > my passenger recorder was 108 mph in a 35 mph zone and an official time
of
> > about 20 minutes. I LOVE ROAD RACES. Some may think this was dangerous
and
> > immature but the whole way home all I hear was the rumble of the single
> > chamber dual outlet flowmaster growling with satisfaction. At this time
you
> > may be asking why I chose to write this and ill tell you why, because
> > yesterday my dakota ran like the day i took it off the showroom floor.
That
> > mean ass 318, I wouldnt trade it for the world. 36,000 miles and all
!!!!!
> > I still have an adrenalin rush.
> >
> > Mike Gresk
> > 98 CC Sport 318 V8 4x4
> > (It aint for sale, dont ask, Im never selling it, im gonna die in it, if
you
> > cant ram it at least dodge it, flowmaster all the way) Touch my truck
and ill
> > jam a toothpick in your eyesocket !!!!!
> >
>
>
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