My first kill...
11-08-2003, 01:22 PM
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My first kill...
Just driving with the wife today running around and spending TOO much money...
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Roll up to a light...
"Eric, don't you dare", barks the wife. Fortunately for me, I wasn't really listening. :P
Junior in the RX-8 looks over and revs. a bit. It's on baby. VDC gets turned off. And I begin to wish I still have my summer tires on.
Oh well... Clutch in, car in first. Rev it up a bit... 1200rpms or so.
GREEN!!!
The pirellis gripped pretty good actually. By the end of first, I had him by a car. Shift into second and the tires are really screaming, but the car still moves along fairly well. I think I heard some hot blonde screaming at me who was in the car at the time, but I don't quite remember.
Ok.. So I get traction in second and REALLY pull on the car. Up to 60, I nail the 2-3 shift and I've lost sight of the RX-8 out my right window. Hard into third, up to about 90 and the RX-8 quits. He was easily 3 cars back. I did get a nice flyby after I slowed down to about 55 (the speed limit).
The more I drive my car, the more I really like it. I'm no where near satisfied with my driving skills, but I'm getting better. It sure is fun to drive!!!
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Roll up to a light...
"Eric, don't you dare", barks the wife. Fortunately for me, I wasn't really listening. :P
Junior in the RX-8 looks over and revs. a bit. It's on baby. VDC gets turned off. And I begin to wish I still have my summer tires on.
Oh well... Clutch in, car in first. Rev it up a bit... 1200rpms or so.
GREEN!!!
The pirellis gripped pretty good actually. By the end of first, I had him by a car. Shift into second and the tires are really screaming, but the car still moves along fairly well. I think I heard some hot blonde screaming at me who was in the car at the time, but I don't quite remember.
Ok.. So I get traction in second and REALLY pull on the car. Up to 60, I nail the 2-3 shift and I've lost sight of the RX-8 out my right window. Hard into third, up to about 90 and the RX-8 quits. He was easily 3 cars back. I did get a nice flyby after I slowed down to about 55 (the speed limit).
The more I drive my car, the more I really like it. I'm no where near satisfied with my driving skills, but I'm getting better. It sure is fun to drive!!!
11-08-2003, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by jtkz13
Good kill, but I bet you didnt get any sweet lovin down by the fire that night, huh
Good kill, but I bet you didnt get any sweet lovin down by the fire that night, huh
11-08-2003, 03:06 PM
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i haven't killed an rx-8 yet. did it taste like chicken?
11-08-2003, 05:45 PM
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Re: My first kill...
Originally posted by Scrib
Just driving with the wife today running around and spending TOO much money...
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Roll up to a light...
"Eric, don't you dare", barks the wife. Fortunately for me, I wasn't really listening. :P
Junior in the RX-8 looks over and revs. a bit. It's on baby. VDC gets turned off. And I begin to wish I still have my summer tires on.
Oh well... Clutch in, car in first. Rev it up a bit... 1200rpms or so.
GREEN!!!
The pirellis gripped pretty good actually. By the end of first, I had him by a car. Shift into second and the tires are really screaming, but the car still moves along fairly well. I think I heard some hot blonde screaming at me who was in the car at the time, but I don't quite remember.
Ok.. So I get traction in second and REALLY pull on the car. Up to 60, I nail the 2-3 shift and I've lost sight of the RX-8 out my right window. Hard into third, up to about 90 and the RX-8 quits. He was easily 3 cars back. I did get a nice flyby after I slowed down to about 55 (the speed limit).
The more I drive my car, the more I really like it. I'm no where near satisfied with my driving skills, but I'm getting better. It sure is fun to drive!!!
Just driving with the wife today running around and spending TOO much money...
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Roll up to a light...
"Eric, don't you dare", barks the wife. Fortunately for me, I wasn't really listening. :P
Junior in the RX-8 looks over and revs. a bit. It's on baby. VDC gets turned off. And I begin to wish I still have my summer tires on.
Oh well... Clutch in, car in first. Rev it up a bit... 1200rpms or so.
GREEN!!!
The pirellis gripped pretty good actually. By the end of first, I had him by a car. Shift into second and the tires are really screaming, but the car still moves along fairly well. I think I heard some hot blonde screaming at me who was in the car at the time, but I don't quite remember.
Ok.. So I get traction in second and REALLY pull on the car. Up to 60, I nail the 2-3 shift and I've lost sight of the RX-8 out my right window. Hard into third, up to about 90 and the RX-8 quits. He was easily 3 cars back. I did get a nice flyby after I slowed down to about 55 (the speed limit).
The more I drive my car, the more I really like it. I'm no where near satisfied with my driving skills, but I'm getting better. It sure is fun to drive!!!
So the Pirelli's treat you well huh...I will try those when the LM-22's are done after their third seaso...for now I love the LM's. I miss my TL, especially the interior, but that 6MT is a blast to drive 
nice kill.
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Nice Kill scrib, tell the wife to "live a little". Heh one of my ex's would always bark the same thing when she could tell I was about to have a go with someone. Throughout the entire race she would just sit there shaking her head with this big grin on her face... "bark all you want woman, you know it's fun"...
11-10-2003, 09:22 AM
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Nice kill Scrib.. I killed one in my S the other day, but my kill wasn't immediate as yours since you got a lot more nice low end torque.. but when I took him on top end, it was nice and dramatic also. 
Damn I feel sorry for you guys who have wifes or gf's who bark at you for any kind of fun while driving. Mine actually like to start shit. When I'm not even looking at the other cars, she would turn and tell me that they want some, so I should get ready.
Damn I feel sorry for you guys who have wifes or gf's who bark at you for any kind of fun while driving. Mine actually like to start shit. When I'm not even looking at the other cars, she would turn and tell me that they want some, so I should get ready.
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Re: My first kill...
Originally posted by Scrib
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Anyhoo, I see something red in my rearview mirror. Oooooohhhh, it's an RX-8.
Poor little RX8...never had a chance against the big VQ bully...
And I can identify with the wifey screaming...you are a brave man...
11-10-2003, 10:34 AM
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Re: Re: My first kill...
Originally posted by chris3240929
And I can identify with the wifey screaming...you are a brave man...
And I can identify with the wifey screaming...you are a brave man...
STOP IT!!! STOP IT!!! Jesus Eric, you're going to kill us! STOP IT!!!!!
Makes it tough to shift.
11-10-2003, 12:28 PM
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Re: Re: Re: My first kill...
Originally posted by Scrib
She was actually pounding the shit out of my right shoulder.
STOP IT!!! STOP IT!!! Jesus Eric, you're going to kill us! STOP IT!!!!!
Makes it tough to shift.
She was actually pounding the shit out of my right shoulder.
STOP IT!!! STOP IT!!! Jesus Eric, you're going to kill us! STOP IT!!!!!
Makes it tough to shift.
11-10-2003, 02:59 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: My first kill...
Originally posted by Gilgamesh
I can see it now: Stop hittng me WOMAN...do you want me to lose becuase you made me miss a shift!!
I can see it now: Stop hittng me WOMAN...do you want me to lose becuase you made me miss a shift!!
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