HMan
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Had a bad day and was on my way home from Evansville (Indiana) this afternoon. A friend was coming from Owensboro to go for a ride this evening but I was ahead of schedule.
As I'm coming out of Rockport, which is less than 20 minutes from home, I spot this convertible mustang coming at me. It was (I'm guessing) an 03 or 04 and was extremely sharp. Very tasteful body kit on it and as I was to find out a Cobra.
As he went by me and I was checking it out he revved on me. "No way?!"
Combo of mood and extra time lead me to do something I normally would never do. I turned around there in the middle of the damn highway and caught up with him at the stoplight in Rockport. He was going straight so I went into the turn lane and signalled. As I got beside him I revved on him. Then took it easy on up into town. Planned to turn around at the gas station up the street and go home. Looked in the rear view and there he was.
Hmmm, surely he doesn't want to run. Maybe the two of them wanted to beat my ass? LoL
So I lead them the LONG way around and come back down a LONG stretch of highway that is straight as can be for about 3.5 or 4 miles with nothing but open field on either side.
I decide to force their hand and see if they are planning bodily injury by slowing down to 45 (in 4th) and they come up around me. I look to my left and the passenger is giving me a thumbsup and motion for me to go. THen they put the hammer down. I rolled on (in 4th) and he's pacing me until I get up above 7 or 8 grand. Then I'm gone.
I can't see the mirrors so I run to an "undetermined speed
" and let off. As I'm coming back down I venture a look in the mirror and he's WAY back there. I pull off at the Legion and he comes in behind me. Tells me he missed his 4th gear shift and begs me to run again. Won't tell me what he's got under the hood.
We end up going to the new bridge just past Rockport that traverses the Ohio River over into Kentucky. If you turn around on the KY side and come back to Indiana you have two lanes (4 lane bridge with HUGE concrete divider) of super smooth pavement.
He asks me to give him a bit of a headstart and a roll on from whatever speed he takes off from. Says he'll honk three times.
We get rolling down the highway and he motions me to see if I'm good. I thumb up and he takes a second to go. Couldn't hear the horn as his exhaust is LOUD. He takes off from about 20mph and I take about a second to go WOT.
Screwed up and bounced off the rev limiter in 2nd and that slows me down. Hit 3rd and start to reel him in. Hit 4th and come even and start to pass. Hit 5th and its all over. At "undetermined speed" I let off and he flys by me. Motions to follow him.
We go back into Rockport and we discuss the matchup and he begs me to come back out this weekend so they can have a camera present as the car goes to Chicago for storage this summer as he travels the country to play baseball till the fall.
I work this weekend so its not happening and then we talk about what he has under the hood.
4.6 motor. 2.3 liter Kenne Bell twin screw SC. Ported and Polished. Strenghted bottom end. Aftermarket heads and exhaust. Rather extreme cam. Nitrous but didn't run that this time.
Then he pulls out the dyno sheet. 780+ (can't remember exactly) torque and 832 horsepower to the wheels. No run with the spray so he doesn't know.
We exchanged numbers for a rematch in the fall and with that I was off (and late).
There are indeed some fast cars around here. Its about time. LoL
Had a bad day and was on my way home from Evansville (Indiana) this afternoon. A friend was coming from Owensboro to go for a ride this evening but I was ahead of schedule.
As I'm coming out of Rockport, which is less than 20 minutes from home, I spot this convertible mustang coming at me. It was (I'm guessing) an 03 or 04 and was extremely sharp. Very tasteful body kit on it and as I was to find out a Cobra.
As he went by me and I was checking it out he revved on me. "No way?!"
Combo of mood and extra time lead me to do something I normally would never do. I turned around there in the middle of the damn highway and caught up with him at the stoplight in Rockport. He was going straight so I went into the turn lane and signalled. As I got beside him I revved on him. Then took it easy on up into town. Planned to turn around at the gas station up the street and go home. Looked in the rear view and there he was.
Hmmm, surely he doesn't want to run. Maybe the two of them wanted to beat my ass? LoL
So I lead them the LONG way around and come back down a LONG stretch of highway that is straight as can be for about 3.5 or 4 miles with nothing but open field on either side.
I decide to force their hand and see if they are planning bodily injury by slowing down to 45 (in 4th) and they come up around me. I look to my left and the passenger is giving me a thumbsup and motion for me to go. THen they put the hammer down. I rolled on (in 4th) and he's pacing me until I get up above 7 or 8 grand. Then I'm gone.
I can't see the mirrors so I run to an "undetermined speed
" and let off. As I'm coming back down I venture a look in the mirror and he's WAY back there. I pull off at the Legion and he comes in behind me. Tells me he missed his 4th gear shift and begs me to run again. Won't tell me what he's got under the hood.We end up going to the new bridge just past Rockport that traverses the Ohio River over into Kentucky. If you turn around on the KY side and come back to Indiana you have two lanes (4 lane bridge with HUGE concrete divider) of super smooth pavement.
He asks me to give him a bit of a headstart and a roll on from whatever speed he takes off from. Says he'll honk three times.
We get rolling down the highway and he motions me to see if I'm good. I thumb up and he takes a second to go. Couldn't hear the horn as his exhaust is LOUD. He takes off from about 20mph and I take about a second to go WOT.
Screwed up and bounced off the rev limiter in 2nd and that slows me down. Hit 3rd and start to reel him in. Hit 4th and come even and start to pass. Hit 5th and its all over. At "undetermined speed" I let off and he flys by me. Motions to follow him.
We go back into Rockport and we discuss the matchup and he begs me to come back out this weekend so they can have a camera present as the car goes to Chicago for storage this summer as he travels the country to play baseball till the fall.
I work this weekend so its not happening and then we talk about what he has under the hood.
4.6 motor. 2.3 liter Kenne Bell twin screw SC. Ported and Polished. Strenghted bottom end. Aftermarket heads and exhaust. Rather extreme cam. Nitrous but didn't run that this time.
Then he pulls out the dyno sheet. 780+ (can't remember exactly) torque and 832 horsepower to the wheels. No run with the spray so he doesn't know.
We exchanged numbers for a rematch in the fall and with that I was off (and late).
There are indeed some fast cars around here. Its about time. LoL
