Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Saturday night I was on my way home with my wife after a church colege & career group function and saw a bunch of cars & guys hanging out in a furniture store parking lot in Fort Worth. What the heck - I pulled in, revved the engine a couple times, popped the hood, and had an instant crowd around the car. Wife wanted to shrink down in her seat at first -old fart like me in with a bunch of kids. Figured I'd get laughed out of the parking lot. LS1 took care of that. The questions started and in the middle I got invited out to the street races. Had to decline but thought it was right neighborly of them. Anyway - group was well behaved and well mannered and we had a good time. As I was leaving a guy with a T/A came up 'cause he had heard about my LS1 and was telling me about his car. I replied that mine had a very similar set-up and then he said his car weighed about 3,600 lbs. My reply there was: "Yeah, mine only weighs about 2,800 Lbs - Whoops - there goes about eight tenths." and with that I left - gently. May have to round up some of the old-school boys I know and show up down there some night for some good car talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 and with that I left - gently. Gently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 That's Texan for "I didn't make enough noise to attract undue attention from the half-dozen cop cars that were hanging out in the area hoping to pick someone off." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 That's Texan for "I didn't make enough noise to attract undue attention from the half-dozen cop cars that were hanging out in the area hoping to pick someone off." Heh, a wise thing to do--but you dated yourself: the young fools would have done a burnout regardless and taken the ticket just to look cool. You are THE man! Speaking softly and carrying a BIG stick! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 17, 2003 Author Share Posted June 17, 2003 Naw - actually I've always been heads up - ever since I baited a guy into a race when he had an unmarked police car behind him. Who would of thought a lime green Impala Coupe with Cragars belonged to a cop?!? Fortunately he lived just down the street from me so I'd seen the car a few times. THe other guy hadn't and he paid the price. He was from out of town - learned some of the rules the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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