This happened a few weeks ago - Don't lecture me on safety, we were on an exit road with no one in front of us, we were looking at speeding tickets at the worst. This was a case of letting the car breathe!
Yes, you are reading the slowest kill ever, minus the GT Metro vs Focus kill post..
Minding my own business last night, coming home North on Ga 400. Just passed the toll, getting close to the 285 loop intersection before the 'alpharetta autobahn' really opens up. I decided to take an exit before the 285 intersection (glenridge connector), and just cruise street roads home (trying to avoid post-rush hour trash rushes on 400..).
I get off 400, (2 lane exit, about a mile long on a bit of an incline, which ahead strangey enough semi-merges back into 400 before becoming an exit lane to 285), and start edging down in speed to hit my exit (I raced up a little to my exit just to give the engine a nice pull and blow out any crud in there from constant daily driving in Atlanta.) I notice a car suddenly sling off 400, and take the left lane of the exit, hauling butt (I'm in the right lane of the exit). I'm thinking 'hmm, did I just pull on him to get to my exit, and now he's all upset?' I keep it in 5th and gave it a little gas (and notice my exit is getting closer, faster now..) Guy scoots by me, Black Maxima, looks shiney and new, 4thgen I think from the view I had of the rear. Young guy looking straight ahead stomping it. I slowed his advance on me by hitting the gas, then made the mental decision to give up on my exit and have some fun!
I dropped back into 4th around 80, and introduced my pedal to the floorboard (well hello there!). I stopped his sprint from me and start to pull him back in pretty decently for a slow car (He had about 4-5 carlengths before I gave up on my exit and shifted down). We hit 110, at this point I've scooted up to half a carlength 'ahead' of him, with the left lane merge 'back' into 400 quickly approaching, with my lane quickly ending into the 285 exit. We crest the top of the incline and I hit approx 115, and as we begin going down again, I got enough space to slip in front of him in his lane, and just slam 5th gear down this hill pulling huge carlengths, with him in hot pursuit (He had it nailed the entire time once I originally dropped to 4th). I'm thinking (cool, I actually pulled someone in, with my slow car!! I stay in the right lane as we pass under the 285 overpass, and get ready to move to the right lane to exit 400 and get back to the street roads I was aiming for originally, when he catches up and sits on my bumper, and does the 'professional lane change' deal where he darts in and out around me, to show that his pride was impinged upon..
1 for the slow guys and gals!
Yes, you are reading the slowest kill ever, minus the GT Metro vs Focus kill post..
Minding my own business last night, coming home North on Ga 400. Just passed the toll, getting close to the 285 loop intersection before the 'alpharetta autobahn' really opens up. I decided to take an exit before the 285 intersection (glenridge connector), and just cruise street roads home (trying to avoid post-rush hour trash rushes on 400..).
I get off 400, (2 lane exit, about a mile long on a bit of an incline, which ahead strangey enough semi-merges back into 400 before becoming an exit lane to 285), and start edging down in speed to hit my exit (I raced up a little to my exit just to give the engine a nice pull and blow out any crud in there from constant daily driving in Atlanta.) I notice a car suddenly sling off 400, and take the left lane of the exit, hauling butt (I'm in the right lane of the exit). I'm thinking 'hmm, did I just pull on him to get to my exit, and now he's all upset?' I keep it in 5th and gave it a little gas (and notice my exit is getting closer, faster now..) Guy scoots by me, Black Maxima, looks shiney and new, 4thgen I think from the view I had of the rear. Young guy looking straight ahead stomping it. I slowed his advance on me by hitting the gas, then made the mental decision to give up on my exit and have some fun!
I dropped back into 4th around 80, and introduced my pedal to the floorboard (well hello there!). I stopped his sprint from me and start to pull him back in pretty decently for a slow car (He had about 4-5 carlengths before I gave up on my exit and shifted down). We hit 110, at this point I've scooted up to half a carlength 'ahead' of him, with the left lane merge 'back' into 400 quickly approaching, with my lane quickly ending into the 285 exit. We crest the top of the incline and I hit approx 115, and as we begin going down again, I got enough space to slip in front of him in his lane, and just slam 5th gear down this hill pulling huge carlengths, with him in hot pursuit (He had it nailed the entire time once I originally dropped to 4th). I'm thinking (cool, I actually pulled someone in, with my slow car!! I stay in the right lane as we pass under the 285 overpass, and get ready to move to the right lane to exit 400 and get back to the street roads I was aiming for originally, when he catches up and sits on my bumper, and does the 'professional lane change' deal where he darts in and out around me, to show that his pride was impinged upon..
1 for the slow guys and gals!