Jaaaaaack Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I was driving home from Tahoe last Sunday and traveling south on Highway 395 just outside of Lone Pine. I was cruising at about 80 MPH when I came up on three show-car corvettes doing 65 in the fast lane. Two of the vettes were brand new with full ground effects and personalized plates. The third had the older body-style. I tailgated for several miles and the vettes refused to move aside. I guess they thought they owned the road and didn't have to move over for anyone, much less a Subaru. Jeeeeeeezzzz. BTW, I couldn't go around cuz there were cars going the same speed as the vettes in the #2 lane. Well, the vette I was behind finally decided to put me in my place, so he did a suicide lane change and punched it. I had just reached 1K on the odometer so what the hell. I jumped on it, sucked in behind him and reached triple digits in no time. I stayed on his arse for about half a mile at that speed and he must have been surprised to still see me in his rear-view. Anyways, he eventually shut it down and I went by him in my LGT Wagon complete with the misses and kids. And while I don't pretend to think I can run with corvettes in the 1/4 mile, the subie held its own and left me with a smile on my face all the way back to LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I [i]LOVE[/i] that! Making big HP cars scratch their heads... :) I had a similar thing happen coming back from the Oregon coast a week ago. I was following a Z28 on a really twisty road (199), he'd punch it in the straights and I'd let him put some distance on me (I was using him as a cop blocker) then when the road got twisty again I'd come right back up on his arse. He'd go just fast enough when there was a passing lane, but I figured since I'd already gotten a ticket on the way to the coast I'd just continue to use him as radar bait. 8) BTW, I've done some fairly heavy throttled driving on that stretch of 395 back in my college days. Lots of room to run, but cops o' plenty! I think they tend to look the other way though unless you're in triple digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Awesome! I was telling someone about my runin with that Mustang Cobra and he was like "[i]reaaaallllly[/i]... what does insurance run on one of those?". :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Sounds like fun Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Was your wife cheezed off? Mine would be giving me quite a bit of hell. I'd still be smiling, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retslo Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I had a little run-in with believe it or not - Pickup Truck. It was something from late 90's Doge Dakota Sport V8. We had two good runs - he had damn good pullout from standstill (or perhaps I just suck). I did however pass him going from 2nd-3rd gear (~ 60mph) and kept on adding distance. It seems to me that Legacy does run out of steam close to 6200 RPM. Sergej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Nice. But for the love of the wife and kids...you might want to play those "games" solo in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Driver72 stfuplzthx!1111 Monkey is wearing off on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Angus Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 [quote name='rao']Sounds like fun[/quote] speaking of fun, are you still planning on doing that audio wiring this weekend? :?: :idea: :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 [quote name='brad21']Driver72 stfuplzthx!1111 Monkey is wearing off on me.[/quote] Nah, monkey is a lot classier than you apparently are. But I guess you like endanering your children's life by driving triple digits speeds on the freeway. Your a big man! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 [quote name='Driver72'][quote name='brad21']Driver72 stfuplzthx!1111 Monkey is wearing off on me.[/quote] Nah, monkey is a lot classier than you apparently are. But I guess you like endanering your children's life by driving triple digits speeds on the freeway. Your a big man! :roll:[/quote] Will someone get Dr. Phil a spell checker please? We're all big kids here. Keep your socio-political commentary to yourself unless "you're" going to write him a ticket, officer. :postwhor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaaaaack Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 Good come-back Brad 21 (LOL). And you're right. I was merely taking the opportunity to brag about the LGT and start a thread. I could definitely do without Driver 72's good parenting lecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaaaaack Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 [quote name='jcs']Was your wife cheezed off? Mine would be giving me quite a bit of hell. I'd still be smiling, however.[/quote] She was asleep. I don't think she'd have noticed anyway. That car runs so smoothly that it doesn't feel like you're driving that fast. Besides, it was only for a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Many Toys Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 You're killing me!! I am sure that the Corvette guys were thoroughly amused by your run on them in the Legacy... I really like driving my LGT sedan.. it's a kick. (and yes it is a sleeper) But, it is no where close to my C5 Corvette convertible. In the "real world" with open straight and twisties there is NO way the LGT could even hang with the 'vette. I do DE events with the local SCCA and even the WRX STI's can't run with the regular C5's or the Z06's on the road course. My C5 is lightly modded, and runs 12.95 -13.05 in the 1/4... I think the LGT's are breaking into the high 13's which to me is very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Easy there kids. This is supposed to be a fun place :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Glad you had fun. Just watch out for the cops - lots of them know that the Subarus are surprisingly fast. :) As for Driver72 - ignore him. He has more of a track record of trolling than the badge snobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Hmm.... not really. It depends on where and how the track is set up. the vettes can only do well on wide open spaces. on tigther course such as the autox, they aren't too fast. So it's a toss up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='Mindflayer']Glad you had fun. Just watch out for the cops - lots of them know that the Subarus are surprisingly fast. :) As for Driver72 - ignore him. He has more of a track record of trolling than the badge snobs.[/quote] Huh? Where do you get off saying that? Please, I'd like you to support that claim. Give us some links of my trolling on this board. Seems funny coming from a guy who said this: [url]http://www.legacygt.com/viewtopic.php?p=43476&highlight=#43476[/url] Maybe you're (is that better for the typo police) thinking of someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='brad21'][quote name='Driver72'][quote name='brad21']Driver72 stfuplzthx!1111 Monkey is wearing off on me.[/quote] Nah, monkey is a lot classier than you apparently are. But I guess you like endanering your children's life by driving triple digits speeds on the freeway. Your a big man! :roll:[/quote] Will someone get Dr. Phil a spell checker please? We're all big kids here. Keep your socio-political commentary to yourself unless "you're" going to write him a ticket, officer. :postwhor:[/quote] Listen to the hypocrite? Think it's wrong for me to comment about some dumbarse endangering the life of his wife and kids, and calling me an "officer" but the best you could come up with is being a typo police yourself! LOL Lame. At least my "policing" has some merit! Okay, officer spell check, gonna write me a typo ticket? :roll: Let me guess Brad, you are 21 y.o.? At least I hope so, any older and I would of expected a better reply than a half witted hypocritical one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='jedimaster']Easy there kids. This is supposed to be a fun place :)[/quote] Yeah, make one sensible comment and you get a bunch of doofuses replying. What big guy he is...racing people with his wife and kids in the car, and does it while his wife is a sleep....we all know who must wear the pants in that family. He's obviously afraid of the wife's wrath...or her common sense. She'd probably knock him upside of the head (hopefully with a bat) for being such an idiot driving like that with her and her children in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantaLGTsti Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 As much as I like to drive fast, I agree with you Driver72. This is not one of those "gray area" good parenting discussions like should you enroll them in soccer or piano lessons or make them eat their vegetables. I think you made a good point without attacking anyone; why you were attacked for showing concern for the safety of others is puzzling. As far as the vette drivers go, they need to learn to keep right except to pass. So I can understand how someone might get frustrated at turtles clogging the passing lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='Driver72'][quote name='brad21'][quote name='Driver72'][quote name='brad21']Driver72 stfuplzthx!1111 Monkey is wearing off on me.[/quote] Nah, monkey is a lot classier than you apparently are. But I guess you like endanering your children's life by driving triple digits speeds on the freeway. Your a big man! :roll:[/quote] Will someone get Dr. Phil a spell checker please? We're all big kids here. Keep your socio-political commentary to yourself unless "you're" going to write him a ticket, officer. :postwhor:[/quote] Listen to the hypocrite? Think it's wrong for me to comment about some dumbarse endangering the life of his wife and kids, and calling me an "officer" but the best you could come up with is being a typo police yourself! LOL Lame. At least my "policing" has some merit! Okay, officer spell check, gonna write me a typo ticket? :roll: Let me guess Brad, you are 21 y.o.? At least I hope so, any older and I would of expected a better reply than a half witted hypocritical one.[/quote] Yeah, I'm 21, like you're 72. I'm a half wit, you're 10/10th's wit. Your story has become tiresome. Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance! :offtopic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Many Toys Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='wunderkind']Hmm.... not really. It depends on where and how the track is set up. the vettes can only do well on wide open spaces. on tigther course such as the autox, they aren't too fast. So it's a toss up.[/quote] Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubie02 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I don't remember from the beginning post how old of a model he said the one vette was. If it's one of the older ones and hasn't been modded, they aren't all that fast. A newer vette would chew up a legacy and spit it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Ski Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 [quote name='Too Many Toys'][quote name='wunderkind']Hmm.... not really. It depends on where and how the track is set up. the vettes can only do well on wide open spaces. on tigther course such as the autox, they aren't too fast. So it's a toss up.[/quote] Hmm...[/quote] I dunno, a 400 HP V8 seems like it would be pretty fast... just paint "Cone Killer" on the side and let 'er rip :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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