Tizzy Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 So coming home from Manchester airport last night at about 23:45, just turned off the M62 onto the A1 and am sat at c. 80 ish, cruise control on, drifting along past the odd truck and car and talking to my mate to make sure we both stayed awake! Notice a pair of not very bright headlights closing up on me, so after the next truck, we pull over to let it past, but he pulls in behind me, and eases back the distance a little. Pretty sure it's not a copper - traffic cars all have xenons (or seem to have) and at 80 they'll not be interested, so carry on. Lights drop back further and I forget about him, until the next truck. As a look in the mirrors prior to pulling out, I see these same dim lights racing along toward me now in the outside lane, past us doing probably 90ish goes an N reg 5 door Escort silverish, with a large and loud bean-can for an exhaust, but no other obvious Chav body adornments. We let him go, pull out and overtake the truck, and pull back - still on cruise so no change in my speed for the last several miles. The Chav then slows down, forcing me to overtake him, as I pull in he then sits closeish behind me, but not right up my ass - so I continue to ignore him. The same performance is repeated as we come up to the next truck about 2 miles later - it's as if he needs a run up to get up to his terminal velocity and then has to slow back down again. My mate reckons he's trying to goad us into a race, - don't be daft I said - even if he's not clocked that it's an S4 just about any A4 would be quicker than a 1.6 Escort!! Anyway, this carries on for a few more miles and seeing that we don't want o play he eventually turns off just before the A57. Strange thing though - I dimly recall hearing stories about strange Chav's who hang around on motorways late at night trying to get people to race them - anyone else seen this strange phenomenon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazmondo Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeap thats why i carry a glove box full of hand grenades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazmondo Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Unless it`s a Chav in a Toyota Supra, then just let him pass by until he finds a more worthy oponant Don`t ask me EVER what happened ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dainton Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Well what happened then? You're clearly dying to tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazmondo Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Well what happened then? You're clearly dying to tell us. [/ QUOTE ] Similar thing just crusing along at whatever hour at a rediculous speed, a set of lights start gaining AH FECK !, dropped back to 85 for a while, lights still behind me at a reasonable distance, thinking the worst, then back to 75-80, so common get it over with DANO just book me !!!. Lights came along side and HEY Presto it was just a poxy Toyota or so i thought , Increased speed rapidly 90-100-110-120-130-140-150-155 this is where the R starts to loose it, this Toyota was keeping right along side me them BAM ! Fecker wacks his foot down and leaves me nearly standing, he must have gone to 170-80 quite rapidly, i immediatly eased off back to a rediculous speed, and cried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFour Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] 130-140-150-155 this is where the R starts to loose it, this Toyota was keeping right along side me them Fecker wacks his foot down and leaves me nearly standing, he must have gone to 170-80 quite rapidly, [/ QUOTE ] But in one of your previous threads you claimed that your R was capable of an indicated 180mph or was it 170mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Well what happened then? You're clearly dying to tell us. [/ QUOTE ] Similar thing just crusing along at whatever hour at a rediculous speed, a set of lights start gaining AH FECK !, dropped back to 85 for a while, lights still behind me at a reasonable distance, thinking the worst, then back to 75-80, so common get it over with DANO just book me !!!. Lights came along side and HEY Presto it was just a poxy Toyota or so i thought , Increased speed rapidly 90-100-110-120-130-140-150-155 this is where the R starts to loose it, this Toyota was keeping right along side me them BAM ! Fecker wacks his foot down and leaves me nearly standing, he must have gone to 170-80 quite rapidly, i immediatly eased off back to a rediculous speed, and cried [/ QUOTE ] This took place in Germany obviously on a nice clear safe stretch of road..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8_Tony Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Wasn't this story on another forum some time ago, or was it spotted on another forum and merely guffawed at? Hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 I reckon it happened on Gran Turismo 3 in someone's living room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Certainly nothing to do with my experience which started the post - my car isn't as fast as a GTi never mind an R32.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazmondo Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Certainly nothing to do with my experience which started the post - my car isn't as fast as a GTi never mind an R32.... [/ QUOTE ] Im getteing very board of the R now On the way home tonight got roasted again, this time an obvious contender, Lotus Carlton Tiz a case of go big or get out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazmondo Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 130-140-150-155 this is where the R starts to loose it, this Toyota was keeping right along side me them Fecker wacks his foot down and leaves me nearly standing, he must have gone to 170-80 quite rapidly, [/ QUOTE ] But in one of your previous threads you claimed that your R was capable of an indicated 180mph or was it 170mph. [/ QUOTE ] Now are you on a different road to the rest of us ? 180 out of a R i wish, maybe if it had 400bhp and rev limiter off, i`ve had 170 out of mine three times twice in germany and the other in the scilly isles, it actually red lines in top at 165-8, but with a slight down hill with the wind in the right direction 170 and its screaming its nuts off to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkyle Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 yea i had 170 out of my r down hill but my road angel was only reading 160 but thats a small technicality 170 all the way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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