what some of you guys reasons are for racing another car. I do it simply as a means of some friendly competition as well as the rush that ensues afterwards. I don't however race or instigate races in order to be an asshat or bully others. The reason I'm bringing this up out the blue, is because of a little encounter I just had while on a Sunday cruise in the SI accompanied by my wife. A good looking S197 GT catches up to me and gets beside me. I look over at him and his female passenger to see him giving me a look that was seriously deserving of an *** kicking. The look on his face as he looked my car up and down was equivalent to the expression given after stepping in a pile of dog shat. At that point he starts blipping his throttle. My wife looked over and asked me, "WTF, are we supposed to race him in the middle of a 35mph zone?" Anyway, he punched it a pulled away from me while I was actually letting off the gas (we were traveling down hill). If the asswipe had of given us a friendly smile, I would've happily graced him with a kill story, but there is no way in hell I was about to give him the pleasure of a kill. I passed him at the next light and gave him the thumbs down for being a douche. After thinking about it, I've noticed that I get wayyy more people wanting to race me in the SI than I did in the Mach. So is it because people were scared they may actually lose to the big scary loud Mach opposed to the SI or what? Just curious what some of you guys reasons are for street racing and what things are you looking for in an opponet?

 

The majority of people won't compete against someone unless they know they will win...

I street race, but not really....but in my dreams, I would like to see how other cars perform, how they sound, and pretty much how it stacks up to what I'm driving.

 

ill race if i think theres a chance i might lose, or should lose the race.

 

the only cars ive challenged have been a couple of M3s, and my friends mazdaspeed3 (so it was mutual). i have raced cars i knew i should kill but only when they challenge me, and sometimes have turned them down

then again ive been challenged by M5s and GT2s, and im pretty sure the drivers damn well knew they would compeltely destroy me unless I was blown. i didnt care though it was nice to see those things move.

and what 99GTVert said is right. ESPECIALLY when they have a girl in the car with them. theyre not going to pick a race they think they might lose if theyve got a chick in the car

 

I'm down to run almost anything.... even if I know I should be killed. On the street you never know what can happen. I've run a 2 modded Z06s knowing full well they had me covered by buses. It was for the fun.

I usually only instigate a bit to other muscle cars and not in areas where there is much traffic.

And were in a Honda Civic SI? I'd never run one even if he instigated.

 

Yea, I was in the SI. I hear ya on not running one, although more and more are being turboed or supercharged these days, so its possible to get a decent run outta one. If I had of been using F/I, (which is in the plans) I would've gladly put him in his place, but I'm not and he was such an *** that I just let it go. The SI isn't exactly a straight line performer. It does ok for a NA 4 banger, but even with every bolt-on imaginable, I would've still been toast and he knew it. That part didn't bother me, it was the attitude.

 

I will race anything that challenges me provided that we can do so in a place where we aren't putting others at risk. I do it because of the huge rush i get before, during, and after a race. I think I might be addicted to it.

+100000 on the attitude. When a guy is cool and wants to race I will go out of my way to make sure i can run him no matter what he drives, even if I know he will absolutely walk me.

 

i <3 drivers races... (.)

im always in a good mood also, when someone beats me i just smile and ask "what the hell is done to that thing"

and the majority of people i get into it with(racing or roll racing) i usually get into a conversation with and end up having a pretty good time.

 

9 times outta 10 the person I'm racing provokes the race. I'll race anything just for ***** and giggles.

 

im with blue.. i'll race w/e... I have a problem turning down a race when im alone in the car.. lol..

The reason you get more challenges in the SI is because like they said they "know" they can beat you; but the car is a lot slower so you're in the range for a lot of other cars too...

I myself have sized up cars and laughed at them; but not a car like yours... normally the ones I do that to are the ones with 3 wings, underglow and a fartcan in a Honda Accord Wagon.. lol


But the car you're driving doesn't help either.. For instance, there was a night when I was in my Terminator, talking to another Terminator owner in a turn lane; and this kid with a new SI that has a license plate "VTK FTW", or "SI FTW" (can't remember, but was something stupid like that)... yells "How come you don't race a real car?"... I mean, seriously... lol.. but that's indicitive of a lot of the SI drivers that i've met, or seen.... cool ones are very few and far between...