Ok, so first of all, I love the Rx8. I have come to terms with the fact that it lacks somewhat in straightline speed, and I am fine with that. I think that the car is fun to drive, and has all the power that I (19 year old college student) really need. The only thing that pisses me off about driving it, is the fact that I cant pull up to a light, or get on the freeway without a modded out mustang, 350z, STI, etc. pulling up beside me wanting to race. It is getting more frequent lately and is really starting to get on my nerves. I didnt buy the car to be a street racer, I bought it because its one of the best looking cars on the market IMO and is fun as hell to drive. What do you fellas do when this happens to you? Is there some intl. sign for "I know your car is faster, I dont care, I dont want to race"?

There was a particular incident the other day with a 350z on the freeway. He knew I didnt want to race and still paced me for a good 3 miles, almost taunting me. I was gettin extremely pissed off and was considering inviting him to pull over to settle it a different way, when he peeled off to his exit.

 

Keep a ***** under your front seat. When this happens, wave it at them furiously.

 

Wll I have a Greddy exhaust on mine and what I do if I am at a light I first look over and laugh at them and say you can not be serious? then I give it a tap on the gas...then usually just say lets goto a track there buddy anyone can go fast in a straight line. I just think it is funny in General, I get it all the time on my race bikes..some jack *** punk will fly up on me and do the same thing....lets drag race!!!! please bitch...lets go to the track and you will finally get rid of that strip down the center of your tire because you never lean that thing over....

 

Big Mike. The 8 is no slouch......show em' whats up. I have taken out countless Mustangs and 350Z's that were driven by kids that had no clue how to shift for speed. A lot of people put down the 8 for acceleration....but I have not been disappointed yet. Sure, there are faster cars.....but unless the driver is experienced, that doesn't mean ****. I am not saying that I am some unbelievable driver.....but I can usually hold my own in my 8. And on the highway....shiiiiiiiit, the 8 has a great top end. I find myself in triple-digit speeds on the way to and from work everyday without really trying.

 

do you have aftermarket parts that are clearly visible on your car?

Ive only gotten challenged once by a maxima, Evos and Stangs and Stis pull up beside me all the time, they never wanted to race..

my friend on the other hand has some aftermarket areo parts on his car and he said people wants to race him all the time.

 

I personally just ignore it, wave at the person, or give them the tumbs up and smile stupidly at them.

 

comes with the car dude, I expected that before I got into my 8. What bugs me is that minivans want to test me as well (yeah, you homies with 20 kids and the chrome rims on your ford aerostar-sorry, wasn't meant to be racial in any way, I live in queens/brooklyn). I don't have many kill stories to share because I'm just some dude who loves driving me and my hot *** asian girlfriend around to a movie, dinner, etc. while those ricers are in a hurry speeding home to download tera patrick's latest dvd.

I've held my own when they wanna get down and dirty... but only on the twisties, I've eaten up a few riceboys on the jackie robinson parkway and that's not even pushing it... and also don't feel compelled to prove anything to anyone, but to occassionally embarass a riceboy with his butchy girlfriend, bob is priceless.

 

are you sure you arnt imagining it? sometimes people are just driving fast and agressively. One of my other friends thinks everyone that drives fast around him wants to race him.

 

you sir.... are a GENIUS!!!

 

Nah, I dont think I'm imagining it. It mostly happens on the freeway, cars will either slow down or speed up, and then pace me, while reving furiously. I usually just look at them and laugh, and they usually get the point. I know the Rx8 has some power of its own, but if an STI or heavily modded Mustang pulls up beside me, we both know they are faster, why cant they just let it be?

Only mods on my car are fender strakes and tint.

 

Sorry Big Mike, but it comes with the car. The same happens to me, only about half as much since I'm a girl and some male drivers think I can't handle my own.

I always shake my head and tell them I don't race. Then I hit WOT when I accelerate away so they can hear my intake, midpipe and exhaust and make them wish even more that I raced.

You could always rev it up at a stoplight and let the idiot peel away while you non-chalantly drive normal.

The constant "wanting to race" isn't so bad when the other driver knows it's all in fun and it's like a big game of tag and leave it be when the fun is over. But then you have those morons who keep at it and hound you do race them. Those jerks deserve the *****.

 

Just nod your head in acceptance that you have a car they are lusting over

 

They are actually paceing you because they want to look at your car. They rev the motor because they wish they could feel the purr of the rotor. The only place to race is at the track. It's not worth the ticket, cost, damage or injury that usually ensues. If the 350Z botherd you, go drive one, you will find that it's no where near as much fun as the 8.

 

no on street racing.

 

Happens to me ALL the time.

My wife just made a comment about it to me a week ago.

I always ignore them.

Street racing is a liability (in more ways than one) waiting to happen, no matter the time, date or street.

Take it from an attorney.

 

That's pretty efin hilarious imagine getting pulled over and they find that in your ride?

 

It's an ear cleaner officer.

 

most people that continously bothers you are cowards, thats the type of people that goes out picking on cars they know are slower but scared sh*tless when they get challenged by a faster car. They are insecure people. The type of people that isnt affraid to race anyone wouldnt pick on you in the first place. therefore theres no point steping down to their level.

 

The cool thing is, if you get in a fight, just smack em with it. Who they gonna tell?

 

Thanks all, had a feelin all I can do is ignore them, just needed to hear it a few more times.

(I will definately keep the ***** thing in mind, thanks for the suggestion!)

 

Heh ... it's funny but not only doing punk kids in riced out civics rev at me but rednecks with the big HEMI pickup trucks try to race. My car isn't modded at all... WTF. I just let them speed off and wave at them when we meet at the next stop light. The funniest incident was when some kid at a stop light looked like he was itching to go, up ahead, I can CLEARLY see a cop hiding behind a pine tree with his radar gun .. the kid takes off thinking he's the king and next thing he knows ... the sirens went off and cop chased after the kid.

 

This all brings to mind the scene in "Meet the Parents" when they race to get home.

 

You know what, take the crazy approach (if the sex toy thing is too much...you might find someone who thinks it's a suggestion...lol)...

Just stare at them and smile, do not respond in any other way or say a word...just stare...

lol, they will probably speed off

 

the best thing I was just thinking is....the guys in the mustangs and the Hemi trucks...no clue how we would do but Imagine if you did keep up with one then at the next light just smiel and say ..." hey you know your 5.8 litre just got spanked by a 1.3 !!!!"

 

street racing is for idiots...im not gonna lie, i've done it hundreds of times but i quit while i was ahead. not worth it at all, it proves nothing and puts other lives in danger..just imagine if your wife or mother was driving on the road they were racing on and was part of a fatal car crash..could you live with yourself then?