Some of you may remember my previous post of my first introduction to the Grand National (and the reason I found this board).
Well, I ran into another one a few nights ago.
I was travelling home one night in my M3 (E46) with my friend (Viper) as we always do. (Actually, another friend in his WRX is usually there, but not this night.) We were cruising north on US19 in Clearwater, FL.
As my friend and I made our way through traffic to get some space, I noticed a car with some square headlights hanging with us and looking for a place to pass. As he went by I knew exactly what it was...yet another Grand National. This one was silver and looked to have two darker stripes running from stem to stern over the hood and roof. Dark tint and low profile tires gave away that this was not my grandmother's Buick.
Getting clear of traffic, the GN hit it once. A big, black cloud of smoke belched from the rear as the turbo spooled up. [cough cough] A little playing here and there with me on one side and my friend on the other side of the GN and we cleared the overpass that leads to a nice light.
The three of us slowed to a crawl trying to get the light to change, but to no avail.
Through the intersection, we all lined up at about 40 MPH, seeing who was going to get impatient enough to throw down the gauntlet. Wouldn't you know it, it was the GN.
A sharp whine from my left signaled that the race was on. Hammer down, the three of us took off in a flash. The speeds climbed to about 70 MPH when the Viper and I hit our power bands.
I always lose to the Viper at the top end...that's just the natural way of things. It's still fun, though. This GN, though, wasn't quite up to the challenge as I started walking away from it. By 100 MPH I was at least a car-length away and pulling.
T'was fun, though. I never did get to give him a thumbs up. (I race because I like my car and it's fun, not to be an ass beating people. Shoot, I lose quite often enough to the Viper, thank you.) We pulled onto Curlew but found a cop down the road a little and all split up. (The cop ended up pulling someone else over.) At least 2 other cops were in the immediate area, so there was no chance at a nice standing start.
So, there you have it. I still respect the GNs, which is why I read this board. When I get beat by one (because I'm only "so fast", but someone putting some mobs in their GN is "hella fast".), I will be sure to post it and my respect as well.
Cheers!
Well, I ran into another one a few nights ago.
I was travelling home one night in my M3 (E46) with my friend (Viper) as we always do. (Actually, another friend in his WRX is usually there, but not this night.) We were cruising north on US19 in Clearwater, FL.
As my friend and I made our way through traffic to get some space, I noticed a car with some square headlights hanging with us and looking for a place to pass. As he went by I knew exactly what it was...yet another Grand National. This one was silver and looked to have two darker stripes running from stem to stern over the hood and roof. Dark tint and low profile tires gave away that this was not my grandmother's Buick.
Getting clear of traffic, the GN hit it once. A big, black cloud of smoke belched from the rear as the turbo spooled up. [cough cough] A little playing here and there with me on one side and my friend on the other side of the GN and we cleared the overpass that leads to a nice light.
The three of us slowed to a crawl trying to get the light to change, but to no avail.
Through the intersection, we all lined up at about 40 MPH, seeing who was going to get impatient enough to throw down the gauntlet. Wouldn't you know it, it was the GN.
A sharp whine from my left signaled that the race was on. Hammer down, the three of us took off in a flash. The speeds climbed to about 70 MPH when the Viper and I hit our power bands.
I always lose to the Viper at the top end...that's just the natural way of things. It's still fun, though. This GN, though, wasn't quite up to the challenge as I started walking away from it. By 100 MPH I was at least a car-length away and pulling.
T'was fun, though. I never did get to give him a thumbs up. (I race because I like my car and it's fun, not to be an ass beating people. Shoot, I lose quite often enough to the Viper, thank you.) We pulled onto Curlew but found a cop down the road a little and all split up. (The cop ended up pulling someone else over.) At least 2 other cops were in the immediate area, so there was no chance at a nice standing start.
So, there you have it. I still respect the GNs, which is why I read this board. When I get beat by one (because I'm only "so fast", but someone putting some mobs in their GN is "hella fast".), I will be sure to post it and my respect as well.
Cheers!
