Crazed street racers
 

Does anyone else have the problem of seemingly normal types turning into crazed street racers whenever they pull along side your Z?
Granted, this happens mostly in my home town of about 70,000. Larger cities don't seem to have the same affliction.
Lately though, it seems every 4 banger with a fart can momentarily loses their mind. I had a teen with an Echo launch at a busy intersection... mid afternoon. Same day a crotch rocket popped off a wheelie and carried it a full block to the next red light.

At first I figured.... coincidence. Chill man, it's self fulfilling cause I'm looking for it. Then my passenger says..... WTFs' goin' on?
I'm getting to the point where I don't make eye contact with any car near me else they might get that look!
Seems just the sight of the Z raises testosterone levels in some guys.
Maybe if I lost the tow hook and painted it pink.

Happens all the time to me here in Vegas man. Friggin highschoolers with suped up civics. lol

That why i dont make eyes contact here in vegas lol..If they wanna be stupid just let them be..

it happens everywhere. it comes with the territory of having a sports car, especially if its a brand new sports car. take it as a form of flattery from the fart can community.

I get it with Mustangs, without exageration each one that has been next to me or behind me at a light has tried to get me to go. And more often than not if ones behind me a ways on the highway will fly by me at about 90. Hell my eyes arn't good enough to tell my cars a sports car from that far away

yeah it happens to just about everyone. just like another person said, i don't/hardly ever make eye contact anymore, even at a light. let them act stupid and go about your way; they're more likely to get the ticket if anything happens

and then there are another group of drivers who would change to a slower lane whenever they see your car in their rear view mirrors (even though you are only driving with the flow of traffic) :)

Yep... same in Phoenix. As stated above, I just do not make eye contact...

Hmm, I dont get it much here near Baltimore/DC, but then again, traffic is so bad there is almost never any room to do any of those hijinx...

Depends on where I am in Houston, but many times I am on the freeway and they cannot keep up. I hear them many times drop gear and try to catch up but once there car gets above a certain MPH it gets unstable and you see them fall back. So they never come near me, if I am at a street light or just going around town, every so often I hear one try to rev it to get my attention thinking they are cool.

I rev the piss out of the Z when they challenge me at stoplights. Then on green, I let them make complete foolz of themselves while I pull away normally. :tup:

Ever notice how many ricers are belching tons of smoke from their exhaust?

I even get people in trucks and minivans that rev at me, its hilarious. Here's a solution, do 5% tint all around like me, you can stare at them all you want and they wont even know :)

here's the funny thing, those trucks and minivans are often faster than some of those mustangs and fart can civics! :rofl2:

happens every once in a while

i dont pay them much attention anymore

Truck gearing FTW!

I used to own a Mazda Rotary Pickup. Thing was way sick at stoplights.