Street racing? Help me figure this out. . .

[M3n2c3]

Ok, I'll preface this by saying that I do not street race. Unfortunately, a lowered Impreza with club decals and NOTURBO on the plates apparently equals a street racing candidate, because I frequently have fools revving at me. I just ignore them and go about my business, but it's annoying nonetheless.

With that out of the way, here's my story:

This evening I finished work at about 10:30 and was heading home when, just before pulling on to 50 from Stewart, I decided I wanted to change the CD in my player. The disc that I wanted to listen to was in a zipped CD case in my glovebox, so I pulled in to the Smith's parking lot in order to change the disc safely.

I was getting ready to leave the lot when I noticed some fool pull right up behind my car. Now, I was not parked facing out - I had parked in the very first space available and was facing in to another parking spot. This put the guy right smack in the middle of the main lane in the parking lot. WTF #1. He sat there for about 30 seconds (I was fiddling with my seatbelt and the volume controls), and then he honked at me. WTF #2. At first I figured maybe I just had crazy luck and had taken the favorite parking space of some obsessive-compulsive nut, but then I noticed that the two passengers in the car were a skinny white guy (passenger) and a not-so-skinny black guy (driver), and they were both eyeballing my license plate and chattering at each other.

Hmmm. Time to go.

I pulled out of the parking lot on to hwy 50, and they followed me, but at a bit of a distance. At the first red light I came to, they pulled up right behind me with a turn signal blinking. When I moved on through as the light changed, they continued to follow me at a distance. Next red light, same thing - they pulled up behind with a blinker but then continued following. WTF #3.

It almost seemed like they would follow me out of town, but at the second to last light I decided to end the shenanigans, and gunned WOT at the green light just to get the hell away from them. As their headlights quickly shrunk in my rearview, I saw them finally turn around and drive back in to Carson.

So here's my question for the few guys around here that I know are in to a bit of street racing: were these clownshoes trying to divert me to a race? If they were, it was totally new to me. Most fuckers just rev on me, but these guys were obviously trying to point me down side roads. And they were being pussies about it, too. They never pulled up next to me or tried to gesture - just trailed me and blinked at the stop lights.

Note that I couldn't tell what kind of car it was, since it was behind me the whole time. I'm pretty sure it wasn't someone from SECCS - I figure if it was, they would have pulled up alongside and waved like a normal person.

[MikeK]

Try driving an STi around. I get hassled by these retards EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE! And by every single time I drive, I mean at least 1 in 10 times. I usually just drive 10 mph under the limit until they go away.

[M3n2c3]

Yeah, I tried going a little under the limit to see if they would get sick of me, but they just kept following at a distance of about 20-30 yards.

[MPREZIV]

They were trying to warn you with the blinker, about the AXE WIELDING MANIAC IN YOUR BACK SEAT!

Okay, maybe not. I watch too many scary movies.

Try this: buy a subi, and put a BIG wing on the back, built by a racing oriented company, (prodrive) and then two years later have another subi come out from the manufacturer with a similar wing attached to the back, and 300 hp. Every mustang/camaro driving asshat in the world revs on me, because despite the fact that my car looks NOTHING like an STI, they assume it is one...

I know your pain J.

[JonnydaJibba]

Yeah that stinks. I think the only way that you could let them know you don't want to race is a led sign on the back that says "GO AWAY."

[Dean]

Which blinker? Left is right, Right is wrong... Maybe they were trying to hit on you because of your nice car.

[doubleurx]

That was me and a buddy of mine. You were in my parking spot and I was pissed!

[Evo Mike]

yeah, i get that pretty often too.. usually just drive slow for a bit.. like mike K said.. but if it's some kid fool in his STi EVO, vette, whatever.. i'll straight up toast their ass after being messed with.

.. retards in their hondas.. just aren't worth the risk/speeding ticket

[cody]

Wierd.

[GarySheehan]

That same thing happened to me the other day when I was playing GT4! Weird...

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

[M3n2c3]

Originally Posted by MPREZIV

They were trying to warn you with the blinker, about the AXE WIELDING MANIAC IN YOUR BACK SEAT!

Okay, maybe not. I watch too many scary movies.

Try this: buy a subi, and put a BIG wing on the back, built by a racing oriented company, (prodrive) and then two years later have another subi come out from the manufacturer with a similar wing attached to the back, and 300 hp. Every mustang/camaro driving asshat in the world revs on me, because despite the fact that my car looks NOTHING like an STI, they assume it is one...

I know your pain J.

Just one more reason to stay wingless!

Originally Posted by GarySheehan

That same thing happened to me the other day when I was playing GT4! Weird...

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

Aaaaand. . . you had been playing for how many straight hours?

[A1337STI]

they obviously wanted you to pull over. they May have just wanted to talk about your car, since with that plate you are obviously an enthusiast. They may have wanted you to pull over to discuss a possible race .

its mostly likely one of those 2. they may have wanted to rob you though. you just never know these days. generally i go with my insticts. if it feels really wrong, just drive away, drive to a police station, or a very crowded place. (wallmart maybe?)
Wow, how the heck do i drive around in a Blue STI wigh gold Rims and I've only ever had 1 guy want to race me. and he was working at an oil change place. (some kit with a neon SRT-4) . i only had my car about 3 weeks or so and didn't want to risk a ticket to race a neon even with this "Stage 3 upgrade kit " or what ever he was claiming... Maybe its the skirack i put on shortly after buying the car. ? could be that i'm in tahoe and not carson. does seem to be a ton of rice rockets down there.

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by A1337STI

I've only ever had 1 guy want to race me. and he was working at an oil change place. (some kit with a neon SRT-4)

This wasn't in Sacramento area was it?

[A1337STI]

nope down in carson. the jiffy lube by wallmart. some kid with (red i think) SRT-4 claiming he could definatly beat me , this and that. lmao i think i told him something like "well if you are promising that you are gonna beat me, why do i want to bother racing?" lol he wanted to race real bad. then when i said maybe he quickly told me had to run errands and couldn't lmao lmao peeps are funny. oh well at least he bought an american made car. someone gets to keep a job yay !
BTW i love the handle "Ban SUVS" i wish they would ban them on all roads not privately owned lol . that would make a cool plate BTW BANSUVS is currently available as a plate in NV ... (i'de be tempted to get it cuase damn that would be funny to see on an sti, but i'de just be ripping off yer idea)

i am tempted though

[M3n2c3]

Originally Posted by A1337STI

nope down in carson. the jiffy lube by wallmart. some kid with (red i think) SRT-4 claiming he could definatly beat me , this and that.

Are you sure it wasn't that ugly bronze-orange color? Some doof in an orange SRT-4 revved at me on Stewart last week. I had my wife in the car, and I'm not one for street racing, so I just shot him a look that said, "what, you want to race me to 35mph??" Then the wife and I proceeded to have a good laugh as he peeled away at the green. SCREEEEEEEEEEE! My wife commented that with as long as he was waiting for traction, I probably could have taken him to 35mph. Doubtful, but it's always fun to watch someone wish they had AWD.

[A1337STI]

Yes actually it probably was orange. lmao he was very proud of his stage what ever upgrade and kept showing me his car. and while i thought his enthiasm was cool. i couldn't care less about a FWD car. ya could have very well been orange. probably the same guy. he was proudly showing me his Burn out marks (right in front of the jiffy lube he works at)
guess i Have done some doughnuts @ the end of the court where i work at (after coming back from a kings game in sac, it was empty and 12:00 at night (its all offices)) didn't want to race him until 35? lol don't blame ya.

street racing would be cool, but the whole no reward, risk of a ticket, or much worse hitting some by stander as they step out to check their mail or what have you ... guess if the setting was 100% right .

[cody]

Originally Posted by A1337STI

nope down in carson. the jiffy lube by wallmart. some kid with (red i think) SRT-4 claiming he could definatly beat me , this and that. lmao i think i told him something like "well if you are promising that you are gonna beat me, why do i want to bother racing?" lol he wanted to race real bad. then when i said maybe he quickly told me had to run errands and couldn't lmao lmao peeps are funny. oh well at least he bought an american made car. someone gets to keep a job yay !
BTW i love the handle "Ban SUVS" i wish they would ban them on all roads not privately owned lol . that would make a cool plate BTW BANSUVS is currently available as a plate in NV ... (i'de be tempted to get it cuase damn that would be funny to see on an sti, but i'de just be ripping off yer idea)

i am tempted though

Wasn't Kevin's plate on his blue RS (RIP) BANSUVS?

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by cody

Wasn't Kevin's plate on his blue RS (RIP) BANSUVS?

He had it on the California plates, but not after he moved to Nevada and got Nevada plates.

[cody]

Righty-O

[MattR]

Originally Posted by A1337STI

street racing would be cool, but the whole no reward, risk of a ticket, or much worse hitting some by stander as they step out to check their mail or what have you ... guess if the setting was 100% right .

No, it's never cool. It sucks to drive an STi around like normal person because so many people drive around racing every fuckin car they pull up next to.

And BTW, What the fuck are you talking about? I mean in general, do you ever shut up.?

[cody]

Originally Posted by MattR

And BTW, What the fuck are you talking about? I mean in general, do you ever shut up.?

I know I don't appreciate reading flamage like that. ^^^

[sybir]

I don't appreciate someone trying to justify street racing if the "setting is right."

There's no reason for it at any time, and it gives all of us a bad name.

[MattR]

Originally Posted by cody

I know I don't appreciate reading flamage like that. ^^^

Well, I don't appreciate mindless dribble and rambling in every thread I read. I just chose to say something about it...

[Nick Koan]

Yeah, the setting is never right. You can never be 100% sure that other people aren't there.

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by MattR

Well, I don't appreciate mindless dribble and rambling in every thread I read. I just chose to say something about it...

Why don't you like what he posts