It's stock, it's slow, and I don't want to race you.

Somewhere in the next town over there's a guy with a Del Sol telling all his friends about the Bob Costas in the MR2 that was afraid to race him.

Dude, I don't want to race you, but I do want to pass you because you're going slower than I want to go. So thanks for refusing to let me do that, pulling in front of me and then slowing down even more.

I think I'll get stickers of the thread title made...

My sister has a Mustang that needs one of those stickers.

I think that's where most street racing stories come from - some yokel happens to be driving a little faster than someone else, and in his mind he just won the NHRA Nationals.

I once passed a guy driving a Miura, so I guess that means my car is really fast.

I once passed Tony Stewart. Sure, he was just sitting there in infield at the Glen doing an interview and we were having a DE the day before the NASCAR race weekend... but - technically speaking - I lapped his ass!

I totally beat that guy in a street race he didn't even know he was in.

Welcome to owning a WRX. Every jackass in a GTI or Civic (or other WRX) wants to race. My WRX may look stock on the outside, but it isn't stock, and it'll crush your Civic Si or GTI with hellaflush stance, dude.....

I just abide by two rules: - Never street race against someone with a slower car (waste of time) - Never street race against someone with a faster car (waste of time).

If I get the idea that someone is trying to be racing, I literally will totally ignore them. Like...not even glance over at them....look at my phone, play with the radio, whatever. Won't even ackowledge that they are work giving a berkeley about lol...eventually they get the picture and speed off....

My street racing rule. No matter how bad you think your civic is, never race a guy who's car has a parachute

I typically get this treatment when I'm in the NA miata from a clapped out, oil burning, louder than my 7.3l powerstroke, Honda Civic or similar. If it's at a light I like to rev back, then proceed at a normal pace when the light turns green. If it's from a roll, I'll rev it a little to get them going, then drop it in neutral and make lots of noise as I slow down.

Problem with this stupid overpriced area is that even the high school kids are driving M3s and Evos and R32 VWs and such. I can't even FIND a clapped-out Civic to try to race me these days, lol.....

The Vespa forum I used to frequent regularly had stories of someone on a 150cc Vespa beating a Harley or Ducati or Hayabusa. Yeah, that'll happen.

Happens to me sometimes, but in reverse, nicer cars want to race me...

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/hey-911-ownerim-well-aware-youre-just-a-little-faster-than-my-turbo-brick/97015/page1/

I blame Vin Diesel and the rest of that fast and furious crap. I like to speed up until I come across a known speed trap and then jamb it into second gear (to avoid brake lights) and watch the zit faced kid in the other car slingshot ahead of me like he's Ricky Bobby on fire. This is why the punk in the silver celica got a ticket this past Saturday night heading south on I75 south of Dayton. It was fun to watch, really.

Appleseed wrote: I totally beat that guy in a street race he didn't even know he was in.

But what about that time I lost to a Kia that didn't know it was racing?

In reply to Chadeux:

I need a sticker for my Escort that reads "Its not stock, it is faster than your Civic, and I don' want to race you."

In reply to icaneat50eggs:

You won't race my GI Joe?

Chadeux wrote:

Appleseed wrote: I totally beat that guy in a street race he didn't even know he was in.

But what about that time I lost to a Kia that didn't know it was racing?

Welcome to Miata life.

A lot of those people know you're much faster. They just want a demonstration of your car's power. (Based on what I remember of myself in high school.)

The one kid over to the bodyshop at my work had a 5-speed non-SS Cobalt (a Cobalt was one of his "dream cars", not joking) with an AutoZone muffler, huge wing and both a Mugen windshield banner and an "I hate ricers" sticker. He kept wanting to race my Miata. My reply was "I don't street race and my car isn't built for drag racing. Come to an autocross and we'll compare times" He wouldn't ever do it. Then one day one of the other guys from the body shop sees me working on my car and goes "Oh, this thing is cool, but Colton says his Cobalt walked your ass" Interesting, because we never raced or even drove on the same road at the same time.

In reply to chuckles:

That's how I was too. I knew just about everything was faster than my 318, but if you rolled up in something that I had reason to believe was fast, then I wanted (and if I'm being honest, still want) to see and hear a little of what it can do.

RealMiniParker wrote: The Vespa forum I used to frequent regularly had stories of someone on a 150cc Vespa beating a Harley or Ducati or Hayabusa. Yeah, that'll happen.

See my post. It explains that phenomenon.

I drive a diesel Mercedes wagon. A tan one. Non-turbo. No one tries to race me, but last week some kid in a silver Golf decided he would be cute and tried to pass me on the shoulder. Mind you, this was in afternoon traffic on a 4 lane primary road. I guess the fact that I'd left 3 or 4 car lengths between my Mercedes' front bumper and the car in front of me meant that I clearly needed to be passed at all cost.

Im not proud of the fact that i used to get involved in a lot of this nonsense when i was younger. My favorite was the kid in a ranger. We did a couple blocks, then came into a little traffic. I slowed to normal and as he came around me my passenger asked me what the smell was coming from the guys truck. "Thats the smell of a clutch that isnt going to make it home." I dont actually know if he made it home or not.

I've owned an MR-2, 350Z, a couple BMWs, a B13 Sentra SE-R, and I currently DD an FR-S 9 months a year.

The only time anyone has tried to street race me was when I was driving my '94 Honda Accord 4-banger.

I think the name "Colton" should have tipped you off he was a piece of E36 M3. *appoloies to any coltons on this forum

NickD wrote: The one kid over to the bodyshop at my work had a 5-speed non-SS Cobalt (a Cobalt was one of his "dream cars", not joking) with an AutoZone muffler, huge wing and both a Mugen windshield banner and an "I hate ricers" sticker. He kept wanting to race my Miata. My reply was "I don't street race and my car isn't built for drag racing. Come to an autocross and we'll compare times" He wouldn't ever do it. Then one day one of the other guys from the body shop sees me working on my car and goes "Oh, this thing is cool, but Colton says his Cobalt walked your ass" Interesting, because we never raced or even drove on the same road at the same time.

joey48442 wrote: I think the name "Colton" should have tipped you off he was a piece of E36 M3. *appoloies to any coltons on this forum

NickD wrote: The one kid over to the bodyshop at my work had a 5-speed non-SS Cobalt (a Cobalt was one of his "dream cars", not joking) with an AutoZone muffler, huge wing and both a Mugen windshield banner and an "I hate ricers" sticker. He kept wanting to race my Miata. My reply was "I don't street race and my car isn't built for drag racing. Come to an autocross and we'll compare times" He wouldn't ever do it. Then one day one of the other guys from the body shop sees me working on my car and goes "Oh, this thing is cool, but Colton says his Cobalt walked your ass" Interesting, because we never raced or even drove on the same road at the same time.

Hahahaha, or the fact that a regular Cobalt was a self-proclaimed dream car.

I had a Honda cut-spring fart can idiot pull up next to me in my old Scion xB and rev his terrible sounding engine. It took me by surprise, I looked over and laughed very loudly. The look on his and his vaping friend's faces...