bfowler
07-06-2006, 03:43 PM
Cliffs: ~2000 ford ranger ex cab pulls beside me at a light , loud FMF exhaust *Edit - just learned that apperently FMF doesnt make truck exhaust systems, lol, well we had a sticker on his truck anyway*. 0-75 sprint, his front bumper is still at my rear bumper. later on, freeway run to ~90, only pull about 1.5 cars on him. Impressive and fun run!
4th of July on my way home after a local parade, A black Ranger pulls next to me, slightly lifted and a loud exhaust (He had a FMF sticker on his rear window, so I'm just gonna go out on a limb.... :cool ) despite that i kinda grin inside, doubting a ranger will give me any sort of trouble. there are tons of trucks like this near molalla OR, and usually they are just rednecks who think that anything that isn't American a POS.
At the green we take off mildly hard, but by no means a launch. After i get to ~4k, i decided to really punch it, and to my surprise, he really didn't go anywhere, i gain maybe 1/3 car. I gain about the same all the way through 2nd, and when i shut it down at about 75, he was barely behind my bumper.
We hit some traffic, and he got stuck in the slow lane and i just kept going. 5 minutes later after i had merged onto 205N, He comes up beside me, points forward and smiles, I give him a nod and wait for him to punch it. It was pretty easy to hear when he punched it because of his exhaust, so it was a pretty even take off despite no 3 honks. I was in 3rd @ 60, and punch it. similar out come to earlier, i don't gain nearly as much as one would guess from a lifted Ford ranger with 2 other passengers and me alone in a 328is. i shut it down at the end of 3rd and only had about 1.5 cars between us. I match speed and give him a thumbs up, he shrugs with his hands up and gives me a piece sign. fun race, i was Impressed!
4th of July on my way home after a local parade, A black Ranger pulls next to me, slightly lifted and a loud exhaust (He had a FMF sticker on his rear window, so I'm just gonna go out on a limb.... :cool ) despite that i kinda grin inside, doubting a ranger will give me any sort of trouble. there are tons of trucks like this near molalla OR, and usually they are just rednecks who think that anything that isn't American a POS.
At the green we take off mildly hard, but by no means a launch. After i get to ~4k, i decided to really punch it, and to my surprise, he really didn't go anywhere, i gain maybe 1/3 car. I gain about the same all the way through 2nd, and when i shut it down at about 75, he was barely behind my bumper.
We hit some traffic, and he got stuck in the slow lane and i just kept going. 5 minutes later after i had merged onto 205N, He comes up beside me, points forward and smiles, I give him a nod and wait for him to punch it. It was pretty easy to hear when he punched it because of his exhaust, so it was a pretty even take off despite no 3 honks. I was in 3rd @ 60, and punch it. similar out come to earlier, i don't gain nearly as much as one would guess from a lifted Ford ranger with 2 other passengers and me alone in a 328is. i shut it down at the end of 3rd and only had about 1.5 cars between us. I match speed and give him a thumbs up, he shrugs with his hands up and gives me a piece sign. fun race, i was Impressed!