My favorite thing to do when challenged . . ; Point and laugh.
If you can get your passenger to laugh too, it really get under their skin.

Works every time. Totally deflates their boner to race, now they gotta go find a kid in a Honda to redeam themselves.

 

I am always faced with the kids that drive the likes of Civics and other modified cars and trucks try to race me. It really does get annoying since I am just enjoying myself driving my 8. I get such a pleasure from driving my 8 that I don't care about what others are doing on the road as long as they don't drive wrecklessly or dangerous. It just seems that other guys with modified cars and even the 350Z guys aren't satisfied driving their own car and always have to race against someone to prove how wonderful their cars are. I am really glad that either I have out grown that stage, or my car feels wonderful enough for me to ingnore the idiots who pull up next to me to test my car.

 

That is classic! I have to try that. +

 

I remember this one time, I was coming back from a Snow RallyX. A supremely riced out Integra (with Altezza lights and a huge 4" fart can and ricer wings) was in a left turn lane. I was going straight. I drove past him, and as I was doing so, put my clutch in, and revved my engine to 9000rpm. Backfire ensues, with flames shooting out my tail pipes.

That was the best lulz ever.

 

if i wanted to be fast in a straight line... i would have bought a minivan.

http://www.turbominivan.com/

 

I just carry a ridiculously large wad of cash and when somebody tries to race me I flash the cash. They then realize they are out of their league on many fronts.

 

I hate you for making me laugh until I got cramps. That site was crazy awesome!

 

then you get robbed, the moment you stop at a gas station or a store, and get your car broken into..

 

Not me. Believe that.

 

Alright! alright!. I believe you.

 

Thanks for not challenging only to prove me the bitch that I really am!!

I'm from Detroit, Man! Survival of the fittest.

 

Since we're on the subject of racing; have you guys seen the episode of "Pinks:All Out" that was shot at Milan Dragway? If so, did you happen to take a listen to what Nate, Charles, and Rich had to say about the cars they were seeing that day? That whole crowd of racers who participated that day are the same cats I ran the streets with when I was as heavily into the domestic/old school muscles as I am the RX-8/import scene now. The thing is that I share the attitude those racers have and that's why, here in the Detroit area, I still tend to hang with them and often times am one of three(now two) import drivers in the mix.

It is also that same attitude and pride for detail and set-up that P2/BHR is trying to bring along to the RX-8 world. Just thought I'd share that for a minute. Thx.

 

Best way to handle morons like that is to call 911 report them as drunk drivers and give them a description and license number.

 

I scream "PAUL WALKER!!!" at the top of my lungs...

 

Funny. Shouldn't you be yelling, "Brian Spilner, serial killer name"? Paul Walker actually owns a street-driven 400+ h.p. Skyline.

 

Way to go. Lie to the police. Great solution.

 

The best way to handle these folks is to just wave them off, let them know you aren't going to run, tell them you're being safe, and go about your day.

If you **** them off and get the rage going, the pea brains aren't capable of handling it, and they'll go out and try 10 times harder to find some other person to race, and end up killing an innocent family in an SUV.

You guys that get the last word with the 'tards, get them all lathered up so they race off in a frenzy, are doing a disservice for the rest of us.

 

^I think these tards in their riced out Civics are gonna die in a crash before the SUV family does. SUV safety ratings are generally higher than whatever nonsense these guys drive.

 

I usually act like i'm going to race. Rev the **** out of my car, bounce it off the limiter a few times. Act like i'm toggling switches somewhere in the cockpit. Get all pumped, grip the wheel tight.

Then when the light changes, accelerate very peacefully like everyone else, and let the douchebag go peeling out into traffic.

 

Man, I grew up street racing. It was pretty big at one time. But we usually went to deserted road in the wee hours of the night. Not in traffic. And to be honest for every five minutes of racing there was usually 5 hours of smack talking.

Hey, I guess at one time smoking was cool too.

But yeah, the weaving around in traffic is just asking for someone to get hurt.

 

Heres my story one night i was going home from college real tired and in the way there was this car almost pushing my 8 in a red light the car came to my side , a ford escort looking at my car and revvin his engine i just lower my right window and look at him real serious,the i start laughing real loud and point as his car like ,look your piece of rust and look at my ship!The man looked angry at me i think he felt bad and real ridiculous,but he left me alone ...After a couple of minutes i realized that for less than that people could get killed,but i got rid of another guy who wants to race 8's.I felt sorry for what i did to the guy........
NAHHHHHH!

 

Maybe he just couldn't get his Focus to idle, already felt bad about it, and you further humiliated him.

 

Mustangs are fast and look great, I wish I had one.........................not.

 

Yes and i felt bad for him..........
NAHHHHHHH

 

I just drive the way I normally do...and hope they don't follow me around a corner I had a guy in a BMW run off the road trying to follow me....wasn't even going that fast. He just didn't know how to drive I guess.