This is a cool story. It happened this weekend (Friday night about 10pm). My girlfriend & I were driving along and I notice a very clean late model Mustang Convertable (body style before the 1990). I gassed it a little passing him, but he seemed not to notice. I'm used to this by now, as most sports cars will not race me. Well, I was a little disappointed, but then after I passed him, I noticed he started rollin up hard on me. We were going about 45mph, and he punched it, and so did I, and I hung with him until a red light. Looked over, that man was in his late 60s to early 70s!!! How funny! I said hi, and thanks for racing me, (as he was so old). He just kindof smiled and nodded (his wife waved from the passenger seat). My girlfriend was shocked, as she too, heard him nailing that V8. His car sounded sweet.
I drove off and took another 3 lane sreet, and it ended up once again, me and him side by side going about 35mph, he punched it, and so did I. I had thought he had an automatic, until I saw him downshifting to keep up. Anyway, he downshifted, and nailed it, and we stayed side by side up to about 80mph. Where we had to slow down cause of a red light and other traffic.
I felt GREAT! I thought that car would leave me in the dust. I'm sure had we gone much further, he would have walked off and left me around 90mph. But he sure didn't walk off and leave while we were racing!!!!
I'd be pretty upset if I had a really nice Mustang, and a little 4 banger rolled up, and hung with me. My car is totally stock with the turbo. Lucky me it wasn't an SVT!
Once again, however, this shows me even more so, why I am not a Mustang fan. My car is fast, but a Mustang should be MUCH faster. Don't you think?
I drove off and took another 3 lane sreet, and it ended up once again, me and him side by side going about 35mph, he punched it, and so did I. I had thought he had an automatic, until I saw him downshifting to keep up. Anyway, he downshifted, and nailed it, and we stayed side by side up to about 80mph. Where we had to slow down cause of a red light and other traffic.
I felt GREAT! I thought that car would leave me in the dust. I'm sure had we gone much further, he would have walked off and left me around 90mph. But he sure didn't walk off and leave while we were racing!!!!
I'd be pretty upset if I had a really nice Mustang, and a little 4 banger rolled up, and hung with me. My car is totally stock with the turbo. Lucky me it wasn't an SVT!
Once again, however, this shows me even more so, why I am not a Mustang fan. My car is fast, but a Mustang should be MUCH faster. Don't you think?