I'm hurt...NOT

I was out for a drive on Saturday afternoon, going fast on a favorite section of curvy country road when I came up on a VW GLX sedan so, I did the natural thing and attempted to overtake it. The driver decided to speed up when I was next to him and with a curve coming I did the stupid move of completing the pass and cutting in when I had cleared his front bumper by a 'safe' margin. He stuck to my tail for the rest of the drive and when he passed me at my turnoff his screamed message was "Get a real car, MF!" I should have known this would have been the response from the driver of a black on black, 4" exhaust tipped, rubber band tired, smoked window vehicle...

Get a real car indeed.

Tomm

Just yesterday, I was driving down the freeway when a Cayanne came up from behind and started tailgating me and trying to bully me.A big ugly white thing, I never liked those SUV's? Sports trucks? whatever they are? IMHO, Porsches are to be two door sports cars.
Anyway, I put down the right foot, and blew his doors off! Wasn't too difficult, and a little bit fun too.

The point is, there is always going to be some jerk out no matter what they drive. I don't understand the why our cars make them feel so insecure;) Possibly they are just jealous because we are having so much fun!

There will NEVER be a shortage of A-hole drivers on the road, regardless of what you're driving. Be safe!

Bob,
You hit the nail on the head. Jealousy and the frustration of their peers frowning upon the mere mention of one of them wanting to join the replica ranks. Few of them have the huevos to do their own thing. Fortunately there are still a few Dustys and John Leaders around.

2 ways to look at it. First, the guy was an ass and exhibited road rage at your audacity to even think that you could pass his VW.

The second, he may have interpreted your attempt at passing him on a curve to be unsafe and endangering his life as well as your life. Then, when you completed the pass, he may have thought that your idea of a safe margin was totally different than his idea of a safe margin.

Regardless, be safe and don't crash

Whenever I find myself in that kind of a situation behind a ride like that, I always flash the highs and turn the steering wheel a few times back and forth to "wiggle" the car a bit. The universal signal for, "let's play!"

That way, I don't really HAVE to pass, they usually speed up and I do the same and we have a little high speed fun until the end of the run. A mutual "thumbs up" and we both go our own way, happy with the encounter.

More fun, more speed . . .

Personally I go out of my way to ignore 911 guys, and I don't consider the SUV a porsche....In general people don't F&%K with me..

Vince,
Well, If I was driving "briskly" and saw a car pull up alongside with YOUR smiling face looking at me I would rush away, too. Maybe they think someone let the door open at the asylum. I'm just saying.....

Oops! Almost forgot .... 911 this!!!!

:-)

Mike,

How do you get Bart to animate. Send it to me at marty@cfgoa.com.

Thanks,

Marty

So far, we've never encountered anything other that beeps, thumbs up, smiles & stares! Kids on bikes, Soccor Moms in SUVs, Truckers, bikers, you name it ~ nothing but compliments.

Of course, it could be the cute blonde in the car but I'm pretty sure that it is the CAR that brings out the positive! I hope it stays that way, too.

Just right click on Bart's butt and save it to you desk top.

I agree with Larry's 2nd way of looking at it. Dangerous games.
Glad I wasn't driving in the other direction around that curve when you maroons were comparing engine sizes.

This is the kind of shit that happens every day on our roads http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-17/news/mn-607_1_mountain-road People Die!

Passing on an approach to a curve much less on a curve is not cool on a public road. Just my opinion.
Oh yeah that guy you were playing with could probably survive a crash with his 5 airbags, I don't think your chances would be as good.

End of my rant. Tomm I know you already said you did the stupid thing so you have thought about it.
Enjoy your ride in a safe way and think about the other people on the road Please.

Dave,

I've never been called a maroon by a nicer guy. Thanks! By teh way, the curve was a looong way off when I started teh pass and I really did think I had safe margin to cut back in. I will use the brakes next time...

Tomm

Tomm,

No hard feelings I hope. Something got me on my soap box last night, sorry for the lecture.
And the guy who speed up while you tried to pass was the real maroon.

Dave

What exactly is a Maroon? I've called people many things over the years, I'd like to use that one...

I tucked in behind an old 240Z one day many years ago in my '61 S90 on the way to work. Two lane country road, w/many dips and twists. He went fatser, and so did I. Ran one dip that had always been sort of a fun thing to do, but this time got airborn -- all four off the deck for a brief moment. Fortunately it was all straight road, no turn, so just came back down and kept on getting it. We arrived at work, and he went to his parking lot, and I to mine. I was seriously pumped for quite a while. No passing, just a quicker-than-normal ride to work, nipping at his bumper. Fun but, in the final analysis, stupid.

PS: I have taken the Speedster on that road a time or two lately, and it is still great fun -- but not airborn, so far.

Vince 'El Diablo' Manto:

"What exactly is a Maroon? I've called people many things over the years, I'd like to use that one..."

Got a mirror? ;)

Vince - It's Bugs Bunny's pronunciation of "moron".

Terry, I owe you one....that was gud...

I think you'd have to be a ""moron" to not know the meaning of "maroon"

Main Entry: maroon
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1709
1 : to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate
2 : to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape



Main Entry: maroon
Function: noun
Etymology: French marron Spanish chestnut
Date: 1779
: a dark red



Main Entry: ma

My son taught me this when it comes to tailgaters...

First, adjust your windshield washers so that they, or one at least, goes just over your windshield. Many new cars don't need this as they really spray a lot of wahser fluid on the windshield and ot goes everywhere. Inevitably, the a$$hole behind you is driving a BMW/PORSHCE/RICER/ETC and takes pride in his ride and its spotless. Seems to be the way it is.

When the guy gets close, you wash your windsield just hanging on that washer switch. You'd be surprised how quick the tailgater falls back. Its almost comical.

Hey Brian,
That works for me, when I am the one on a motorcycle following someone who sprays. Of course, in southern Cal traffic, if you fall back more than four car lengths, two other "maroons" will cut in front of you.

I've been passed on the right shoulder twice in my life. Traffic was medium to heavy both times, nobody had any place to go. The other guy thought otherwise. Incredible!

In the Canadian prairie provinces people pass on the shoulders all the time. Usually though the one about to be passed will pull over on the paved shoulder and let you pass ... first time I experienced this was quite a surprise.

I once passed a bus and a transport on the shoulder, gravel shoulder too. Was stuck behind these two for miles then the highway opened up to two lanes and the bus pulled out to pass the transport, but never did. They stayed side by side for another few miles, bass turds. So I backed off and passed them on the right hitting 220 kph on the gravel. It was at that moment that the wife woke up, ufortunately for me.

Hey Vince, since you didn't know about maroon, that makes you an ultra-maroon!

Thanks Larry. I thought it was a coconut cookie.

Dale,

Close but no cookie... That would be a Macaroon, not a maroon and most definately not a moron

I thought a Macaroon was an Apple computer nerd!

That would be a macaloon