captain mercury

haha, best and most probable explanation yet!

Ericok

The real question: Was the F430 MT or AT and what kind of mileage does it get?

h-khunterkiller

well if their was traffic you could have beat him. if you can out performe him throught it, you said he was stuck at one point. a little dangerous but what the heck

shaunv74

Props to Kentucky Fried Movie!!! Nice quote.

saturn

playdoh beat me to it -- the answer is ALWAYS take it to tha twisties.

If you're driving a Ferrari, who else are you going to race? And who says he knows jack crap about cars? There are a lot of dumb rich people in the world. 99% of the population think that the RX-8 IS a Ferrari at first so maybe he just falls into that category.

I've had a Porsche Cayman S do the same thing to me while I'm in my stock 3G Eclipse. Maybe he saw 2 Fast 2 Furious and thought I had a shot. Either that or he was a giant douchebag flaunting his expensive car. My guess it's the latter and you're Ferrari friend falls in the same category.

SilverEIGHT

I'd have given him a thumbs up, huge smile, and pulled over to talk. That's an awesome car and like someone else said... consider it a compliment. Maybe he was an *** but he is driving one FINE *** car.

maxxdamigz

iTrader: (1)

I went to school in Rochester, NY where I met a guy named Mike. Mike is a white collar gearhead with a late 80s M3 that he tracks. His brother is a sales manager or VP for some no-name pharmaceutical company that apparently pays him piles of money. I mean piles. Brother of Mike buys a Lambo something something and joins the NE Lambo club. Last May, while at a mutual friend's wedding, Mike says he is going to Watkins Glenn with his brother, the NE Lambo Club, and his beater M3. I had owned the 8 for about 2 weeks, and, not wanting to embarass myself or possibly damage a car I did not drive well enough in my mind to track, I passed. 2 weeks later, I talk to Mike and he said he was able torching a bunch of the Lambo guys who were more concerned with damaging a big money car than posting good times. I'm thinking, should the opportunity present its self again, I will be going.

The moral of the story is: you never know until you try. Then again, it would be better to get a match on a track that replaces a lot of the power with driver skill.

WhiteDealershipRice

Why does evrybody always assume that reving=race challenge. ?
Maybe it was his way of saying "hey you: nice car!"

Some people actually apreciate cars other than their own.

just a thought

saturn

Didn't you get the memo? The "thumbs up" is the appropriate way to show respect. The "nod" is also an acceptable alternative, but doesn't generally convey the same amount of appreciation due to the ease of which one simply can nod. The "flashing lights" is how you acknowledge another car when going in opposite directions.

Revving always means "it's go time".

1andonly

Well just get a sticker and put it on your window that says 20b...... then he will go on his way and rev down :D

CarAndDriver

Maybe you could have challenged him to a braking race. The RX-8 might have been competitive with that one.

Maybe we'll see that Ferrari driver in the news soon. Another Ferrari drivers shears his car in half.

Senna

I would bet he was renting it! Generally someone with the $ to own a car like that wouldn't give an 8 a second thought as far as racing is concerned. That's the way I feel about civics.

Clavius

Overall I'd feel complimented.

army_rx8

i think that his/her car thought your car was hot...that was clearly a f430 mating call

vdelvec

I would've gotten in front of him and SLAMMED on my breaks, making him smash right into my rear, and then I would open the door and fall out of the driver's seat clutching my neck, screaming in pain like a banshee. If he's as rich as you hope, he'd either offer you a ton of money or you can sue him for your "fake" medical bills. :-P

1andonly

haha nice one armyrx8! the f430 was just waiting for the rx8 responce but then didnt hear one so he left really quICK!

zaglo6204

or maybe he'd pull out an unregistered pistol & shoot you on the spot for damaging his pride & joy, & then steal your g/f & drive off into the sunset, never to be seen again...

CarAndDriver

I have never ever driven a Ferrari. Not even a lowly 308.

limepro

no if he was a ricer he would have blown by him and put on his blinkers haha

limepro

i bet it was a tech toying around in someone elses car

OneEvilRx8

i would have pay to see that guy doin that to the PR guys, or acosta rx-8. that would have been such a big disapointment for that guy. that's why i'm not going to event bother going with a greddy turbo or custom tuRbo, i will take my time keep saving my money, co'z i want a 3 rotor on my car. i see a lot of ferrari and lambo on my way to work evry mornin. a least 3 a week, and i always say the same thing, "IF I ONLY HAD 500RWHP. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT A ROTARY IS ALL ABOUT"....

EVIL

'87 Turbo II

I saw a 430 at a cheap motel when there was a nice hotel across the street and my friend said "Why would a Ferrari owner be staying at that piece of ****?" and I said "Hell if I owned one I'd sit outside and wait for people to walk near it so I can rev and say to myself 'Ha! look at those poor people admire my car!' then re adjust my monicle and pay my butler to hand me my coffee." (the 2nd part is from a joke I made about snobby Ferrari owners. "Cup holders you say? Oh no I'm too good for cup holders, I PAY people to hold my cups."

army_rx8

^hahaha...wait doesn't everyone pay people to hold there cups? if not i should look into canceling my membership to "buttlers holding cups"

1andonly

HAHAHA ONEEVILrx8 your just like me i want big numbers, and for just a botu the same cost of a turbo kit or supercharger you could have a new engine! hell ya for 3 rotors! if i was a guy in a ferrari and got beat by a stock look'n rx8 HAHAHA wow! PISSED OFF!

SpeedB

I think that if you own a ferrari than thier are not to many people on the road that can match you anyway so you gotta race someone