[clawhammer]

Yesterday was a pretty nice day here in Michigan, but not quite top down kind of weather. So, I decided to take the afternoon off and go for a drive. So, I'm stopped at this stop light and probably a quarter mile after the light the two lanes merged into one. I was just sitting there listening to music when I see a Dodge Ram coming up to the light next to me. Just then the light turns green.

I'm at a stop, but he hasn't slowed down yet. I hear his truck downshift and since I'm at a stop, by the time I'm moving he already has a probably a good 2-3 carlengths on me. It was definetely a Hemi, because it seemed to have those chrome wheels. I didn't have time to launch or anything, so I just floored it in first. I went up to about 8800 rpms in first (rpms rise rather fast, and I'm not quite used to always getting it at perfect 9000 in first), I got up to his rear bumper, shifted to second, I passed him in second gear, and third gear sealed the deal, and I just let off the gas in top of third and he was a bit behind me, not sure how many car lengths.

When I got the car I swore that I'd keep a mature attitude with it, but it's really hard. I really don't want to race her anymore on the streets, I want to keep the racing to auto-x only.