Normally I don't post kills because around here there isn't much to kill. I mean, what self respecting Buick owner hasn't trashed a Mustang or two, or three, or..... well, so many it's not even fun to recount the tales. But today was different. I'm on my way across town in my daily driver regal Turbo T and as I get to a stoplight and prepare to make a right onto the bridge across the river, what do I see(and hear) in my rearview mirror. What appears to be a 70 GTO with a guy in his late 40's at the wheel, parked off my rear bumper. Now I don't think anything about trying to race him, but when he keeps revving behind me like he's got "somethin else" under the hood, I decide to try and entice some action. As traffic clears, I pull out slowly and putter along til he pulls out also. Sure as the sun is bright, when he gets out and sees me going slow, he pulls into my left lane and comes up to my door. After a split second of side by side driving at about 20 mph his engine wings up(ahh, it's a 4 speed) so I mash my throttle and just as my car goes he drops the clutch. We go about and 1/8 mile and I put about 3 cars on him and pulling, so I lift. He lifts also and comes up beside and gestures me to pull over. I pull into a convenience store and he follows. When I get out he comes over and gives the Regal the lookover. Then it gets fun. His expression is one of "I can't believe I got beat" to " This car don't look fast". he says "Nice Cutlass(I'm thinking gee, at least he didn't say Monte Carlo) that got a 455. "No", I say "It's a V6 Buick Regal". Now I get a look of " yeah, BS" At this point I can't believe he thinks it's a 455 since 1: the car is a 1987 2: The car has a magnaflow muffler and a 3 inch oval side exit exhaust that clearly advertises it is not a V8 3: The hood says 3.8literSFI Turbo right on it. Anyhoo, he proceeds to tell me that his GTO can smoke anything(forgetting he just got smoked) and as soon as he gets his Lakewood bolt on ladder bars(to complement his way high airshock rear stance and N50-15 Pro-Trac tires) and RA4 solid lifter cam he'll be even more deadly. I casually ask him whether he has Thrush mufflers or Cherry Bombs, trying to go with the lost in the 70's theme, and are forcefully informed that those mufflers suck. He uses header mufflers(no brand given) since they are louder which equates to freer flowing. At this point I realize I could easily say something seriously offensive to this poor miguided gentleman but let it pass. I decide to chuck out a weak "keep that GTO in good shape" comment and tell him to look for me when he gets his parts and we'll do it from a dead. He says sure and takes off, probably thinking that that 455 Cutlass is toast when I get my new stuff. Oh well, pretty sure we'll meet again, maybe I won't be driving my "slow" car then.:Brow:.
:TU: Nice kill...It's nice to see a good kill, instead of the million and one "I beat a ricer" posts!
