Was this a fair match-up?
12-12-2002, 08:32 PM
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Was this a fair match-up?
Hi all,
I just got back from work and ran into some competition on the road.
I was going about 50 on a local road and was being tailgated by what I would later find out to be a Mustang. I'm not sure what year it was, but it was definitely one of those 1980's hatchback stangs. Anyhow, I didn't like that he was tailgating me so I slowed down a bit to 45. As soon as I did that, I saw him swing to the right. Instead of shifting to second first, I floored it for about 3 seconds and THEN shifted it to second. I don't know why I didn't just shift :P. Anyway, he pulls past me rather quickly. I did manage to even out our speeds with my front-end near his rear panel. At this point, we were going about 65-70 mph. After another three seconds, he starts wavering to the left, as he's coming up to a slow-moving SUV, so I pull back and he shoots in front of me. I slow down as he's wavering back and forth and hitting his brakes, I don't know why exactly.
As for his mods, I'm not sure exactly what he had, but his car was friggin loud. His car was also pretty beat up with a fading blue paint job, so it didn't look like he cared much for it.
I know this really wasn't a race, but the fact that he was able to pull ahead of me really ticked me off. Is a 1980-something Mustang really that fast? Or was it the fact that I didn't shift before slamming on the gas?
I just got back from work and ran into some competition on the road.
I was going about 50 on a local road and was being tailgated by what I would later find out to be a Mustang. I'm not sure what year it was, but it was definitely one of those 1980's hatchback stangs. Anyhow, I didn't like that he was tailgating me so I slowed down a bit to 45. As soon as I did that, I saw him swing to the right. Instead of shifting to second first, I floored it for about 3 seconds and THEN shifted it to second. I don't know why I didn't just shift :P. Anyway, he pulls past me rather quickly. I did manage to even out our speeds with my front-end near his rear panel. At this point, we were going about 65-70 mph. After another three seconds, he starts wavering to the left, as he's coming up to a slow-moving SUV, so I pull back and he shoots in front of me. I slow down as he's wavering back and forth and hitting his brakes, I don't know why exactly.
As for his mods, I'm not sure exactly what he had, but his car was friggin loud. His car was also pretty beat up with a fading blue paint job, so it didn't look like he cared much for it.
I know this really wasn't a race, but the fact that he was able to pull ahead of me really ticked me off. Is a 1980-something Mustang really that fast? Or was it the fact that I didn't shift before slamming on the gas?
12-12-2002, 09:20 PM
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Thank you, "this is me".
I hardly race and the only time I ever push my car is to pass someone. I usually mind my own business on the road. For that reason, I've very little experience racing. But this can be remedied.
That's why I made the post. To me, a 1980 Mustang shouldn't be able to pass me so quickly. If it was my fault, great, I can fix that. I can learn how to race, drive faster, or whatever. But if it turns out that my car is performing below the standard TLS, I've got a serious issue.
Soooooo...
Was it wrong for me to floor it for 3 seconds, and then shift to second? Or was that the right thing to do, and my $32,000 investment is seriously underperfoming?
I hardly race and the only time I ever push my car is to pass someone. I usually mind my own business on the road. For that reason, I've very little experience racing. But this can be remedied.
That's why I made the post. To me, a 1980 Mustang shouldn't be able to pass me so quickly. If it was my fault, great, I can fix that. I can learn how to race, drive faster, or whatever. But if it turns out that my car is performing below the standard TLS, I've got a serious issue.
Soooooo...
Was it wrong for me to floor it for 3 seconds, and then shift to second? Or was that the right thing to do, and my $32,000 investment is seriously underperfoming?
12-13-2002, 07:57 AM
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u didn't do anything wrong...
don't u know there are a lot of sleepers mustangs out there??
even the base model can choose the 5.0L option and the mods are cheap...
i know some guys with the 5.0L LX has 500+hp with Nos...
i don't feel like to mess up with those...
don't u know there are a lot of sleepers mustangs out there??
even the base model can choose the 5.0L option and the mods are cheap...
i know some guys with the 5.0L LX has 500+hp with Nos...
i don't feel like to mess up with those...
12-13-2002, 11:31 AM
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Dang it. I was hoping it was something I did wrong.
But this did happen in a rather affluent neighborhood. Kids here don't really have much to do besides tune their cars.
But this did happen in a rather affluent neighborhood. Kids here don't really have much to do besides tune their cars.
12-13-2002, 03:03 PM
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Thank you, "this is me".
I hardly race and the only time I ever push my car is to pass someone. I usually mind my own business on the road. For that reason, I've very little experience racing. But this can be remedied.
That's why I made the post. To me, a 1980 Mustang shouldn't be able to pass me so quickly. If it was my fault, great, I can fix that. I can learn how to race, drive faster, or whatever. But if it turns out that my car is performing below the standard TLS, I've got a serious issue.
Soooooo...
Was it wrong for me to floor it for 3 seconds, and then shift to second? Or was that the right thing to do, and my $32,000 investment is seriously underperfoming?
Thank you, "this is me".
I hardly race and the only time I ever push my car is to pass someone. I usually mind my own business on the road. For that reason, I've very little experience racing. But this can be remedied.
That's why I made the post. To me, a 1980 Mustang shouldn't be able to pass me so quickly. If it was my fault, great, I can fix that. I can learn how to race, drive faster, or whatever. But if it turns out that my car is performing below the standard TLS, I've got a serious issue.
Soooooo...
Was it wrong for me to floor it for 3 seconds, and then shift to second? Or was that the right thing to do, and my $32,000 investment is seriously underperfoming?
12-13-2002, 03:29 PM
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I didn't have any doubts about the space, I'm a decent driver and can avoid a bad one. Now that I look back at it, I do feel I was just playing around. I just felt like this kid was getting pushy :p
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