Ultra_Dog
04-29-2004, 07:52 PM
...trudging through commute traffic, I happen across a very nice silver C5 with some totally bitchen racing stripes and chrome aftermarket wheels.
I sense an "air of disdain" for the lowly SS that I am driving emanating from the silver 'vette. Occasional flashes of acceleration are noted, along with brief episodes of pass and braking, whilst transiting between other cars.
As the two lanes approach Novato, the lanes widen to three lanes and the traffic separates for our benefit. I hear a downshift from the vette to my front and left as he demonstrate his superior accelerative capability to the lowly SS. As the vette begins to pull away, I happen to locate 4th and press the accelerator pedal to the floor. Within mere moments, I am wooshing past the black-striped bowtie and crest the century mark, backing off gently.
He must be confused and apparently needed to be spanked one more time. So I comply again, by downshifting back to fourth (about 60MPH) and show him the SS's exhaust for a final sniffing.
A couple of exits later, I am nearing the E on my gas gauge and need to replenish. He passes and provides a complementary "thumbs up". :p
Nothing like a few pounds of boost to eliminate competition. Though this may not be fair, I refer to the $50,000+ for the Vette is still a way off different than my used $21K '96 SS and mods.
UD
I sense an "air of disdain" for the lowly SS that I am driving emanating from the silver 'vette. Occasional flashes of acceleration are noted, along with brief episodes of pass and braking, whilst transiting between other cars.
As the two lanes approach Novato, the lanes widen to three lanes and the traffic separates for our benefit. I hear a downshift from the vette to my front and left as he demonstrate his superior accelerative capability to the lowly SS. As the vette begins to pull away, I happen to locate 4th and press the accelerator pedal to the floor. Within mere moments, I am wooshing past the black-striped bowtie and crest the century mark, backing off gently.
He must be confused and apparently needed to be spanked one more time. So I comply again, by downshifting back to fourth (about 60MPH) and show him the SS's exhaust for a final sniffing.
A couple of exits later, I am nearing the E on my gas gauge and need to replenish. He passes and provides a complementary "thumbs up". :p
Nothing like a few pounds of boost to eliminate competition. Though this may not be fair, I refer to the $50,000+ for the Vette is still a way off different than my used $21K '96 SS and mods.
UD