The viper is talking to me....telling me to drive like an A-hole.

[2tall]

In previous life... Rustangs go by. Squeal tires. I think "grow up" followed with "get a real car".

In next life I had Camaro. I never squeal tires, nor rev engine in traffic to show off, only out on country roads and for my own enjoyment...

Now, Viper talks... I must listen. It says people want me to squeal tires. Viper tells me it's only natural for me to do it and 99% of population wants, no, NEEDS me to drive fast, darting in and out of traffic. Revving engine at stop lights...breaking speed limits on highways...it's not showing off, it's what they want to see, yes? Yes...

What am I to do??? I am lost.

 

[REDSLED]

You'll come to your senses after you bark the tires, get sideways, and find a mess in your pants! Seriously, I know the feeling your referring to. It's a great feeling knowing that you can take virtually any car on the road, but you have to exercise some mild restraint or the snake WILL! bite you. Take care and drive smart.

 

[TOOOFST]

Sweet roads,your completely justified.Darting in traffic is so easy,like everyones standing still.A couple tickets will slow you down!Be Safe!

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

You must learn self control young gr****opper. While it is nice to display random acts of foolishness for the public to view. Whats the favorite saying just before something happens.
" Watch this" Whats this bull$hit you can't use gra$$hopper on this BBS?

 

[Miles B]

Naaaahhhh.... do it more.

 

[Jeff Torrey]

2Tall- "The Viper talks to me"

 

[Vreracing]

Maybe we could set up Speeders anonymous. It could be a phone number that you call and your partner answers. You could say you have a sudden irrepressible desire to speed and you can't control it. They would then talk you down.

Hello, my name is Neil and I am a speeder.

 

[Viper99]

I had a kid in a Subaru WRX speed up behind be yesterday blinking his headlights and riding my tail. I had just picked up my 7 year old daughter from school.
C'mon.....I just smiled at him and waved....
Cooler heads must prevail. Drive safely. Vipers look just as good going slow.

 

[CitySnake]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Viper99:
Vipers look just as good going slow.
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There's your answer 2tall! Sometimes a (smug) smile at 55 says it best! (speeding tickets are NO FUN).

Relax. You've tried the rest and now you drive the best!

 

[Bonkers]

Speeders Anonymous...that's funny...I can just see the meetings now (being surrounded by highway patrol)

Hi, I'm Brian and I believe the sound barrier can be broken with a properly tuned V10. I meet this kid who swears he saw a Honda do it, then by God my car can too!

 

[BigsViper]

Get thee to a race track ASAP. After you poop your pants in a high speed, four wheel power slide through an off camber turn with a wall 10 feet away, you will then be content to cruise where it is not prudent to race. The adrenaline rush at the track far exceeds the ego buzz of showing off for some teenaged bimbette. Plus at the track you don't risk the rath of the cops and insurance companies.

Nothing but Flames! (could be my new sig)

 

[Craig 201 MPH]

Best advice I got for driving this beast. "Treat the throttle like shooting a gun, squeeze it, don't just pull it back" that way you get a feel of what the car is doing before it's too late. But remember, no thrashing till it's broken in.

Craig

 

[2tall]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kelly T:
Don't forget your "take it easy" 1000 mile breakin before you go HOG WILD! That car of yours is to purrrdy to screw up.

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Odo just turned 950 today on the way to work

Not bad for a 9.5 day old car. ~100 miles a day.

Did I mention I've made a lot of trips to the gas station lately?

but besides, I've yet to actually take it up to 5000 (which is what the break in that I saw says I should be running to from 800 on up to 1000).

 

[V10 MOJO]

two ways to look at your cerebral dilema. one; you sure as h*ll cannot pick up chicks cruisin past em at warp speed. two; if ya got it flaunt it, unless issue one is you priority. Its simply the best drug; to drive fast and aggressive although ya got ta keep your head (literally). breakin a traffic law or two is never a big deal, its getting caught that *****, LOL. As a doctor, i gotta say; stay seatbelted and make sure you can handle what youre doing, theres an excellent movie quote (trivia; who said it?); "A mans got ta know his limitations" remember it and you should always do just fine

 

[Bonkers]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rdustman:
(trivia; who said it?); "A mans got ta know his limitations"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


John Holmes, "Spring Break 1974"

 

[GTS Dean]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BigsViper:
Get thee to a race track ASAP. After you poop your pants in a high speed, four wheel power slide through an off camber turn with a wall 10 feet away, you will then be content to cruise where it is not prudent to race. The adrenaline rush at the track far exceeds the ego buzz of showing off for some teenaged bimbette. Plus at the track you don't risk the rath of the cops and insurance companies.

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That's about the best, most truthful advice I've ever seen offered on this forum. Everyone should take it to heart.

 

[SoCal Rebell]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GTS Dean:
That's about the best, most truthful advice I've ever seen offered on this forum. Everyone should take it to heart.

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Ditto!!!!

 

[VPRVENM97]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rdustman:
theres an excellent movie quote (trivia; who said it?); "A mans got ta know his limitations" remember it and you should always do just fine

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Inspector Harry Callahan, Magnum Force

 

[Gerald]

I was wondering why people always called me an @$$hole.
But at least I'm a lickable one.. errrr likeable one.


Gerald

 

[Tomer]

I must admit, this desease is one I am aflicted with!!! Everyone else on the road appears to be going like 20 mph...

With all the power, how can you not roll onto the go pedal and take a few openings and go around some folks...

But, when you see the speedo at ~ 80 or north of 80, you gotta think about speeding tickets, and SOMEONE ELSE doing something stupid like cutting you off....

So mentally you can overcome this, but its tough!!! Just think how much it would burn your butt to pay ~$250-350 in a speeding ticket...Talk about money that could go into something productive for the Viper...

Tomer

 

[Motor City Mad Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 2tall:
Odo just turned 950 today on the way to work

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Good, your Viper is broken in now. Now you can take out that urge to race with a real race against me. Oh, on a closed track of course.

 

[Vic]

I don't know if this road incident, uh, I mean TRACK incident shows who is stupider, me, or those I am zooming by. Here goes-

I am getting tired of reactive people who go intentionally excessively slow in front of me, after spotting the Viper in their mirror. And then some dufus in the next lane runs a block, so all the little fish feel safe from getting passed by the shark of a Viper. SO-

I break out of their paper cage, by wildly accelerating, darting across as many lanes as necessary to break free, and then on to the open road ahead- SO- Now I've got too much momentum to just quit there- There are so many opportunities for passing that open up at 100, you know, so I've just gotta take 'em, and prove that my last bold pass wasn't for naught! SO- I straighten my tin foil cap, that keeps the government from listening to my thoughts, and press on- I feel like I am crawling slow at 100. Can't get enough room to breathe.. cough-cough, gasp- cough.

There I am, comming up on a slow car in the fast lane of the track. Seems like I am doing double his speed at this point. I'm directly behind him. Which side shall I pass on? I'm already veeering right, getting set up to zoom by. Then this driver thinks I am going to hit him straight from behind, and moves to the right to let me by. Right into my path!! But I see his slow motion move, like I am on a higher plane of relative perception, like a humming bird or something. Or so my imagination goes- Anyway- I just go straight, with out changing lanes at all, since he got out of my way. (Can anyone be so insane like me, c'mon, don't get sanctimonious wit me, you know we are the same, snake bit)

So when I blow by him, he is totally surprised to see me come through where he just was,and tries to follow me. If I weren't so charming, he might have shot me. Still got my charm. Yep, I'm a hero.

He should've just stayed still.

What is happening to me? Am I going insane?

2tall, my Viper is talking to me also. Telling me to drive like an a** hole.

 

[viper spray]

Just do it in short bursts and then slow back down to the limit or less. Less chance of getting a ticket and you still get that kick in the pants feeling that you crave.