What to do when you know your beat

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

Moral 1: not all M3 drivers in Essex are arses
Moral 2: don't be a dick
Moral 3: sometimes, it's fun to play with cars that cost 4 times yours and has near enough 5x your BHP.

Awesome story, and I noticed something about your first Moral. I hear alot that many E46 M3 drivers are total fucks, and they are real stuck up. I've met more than my fair share in the past few weeks, and they have all been really cool, really up to just chatting about thier cars and such. I've been lucky enough to not bump into any M3 owners that are dicks. However, I've had to deal with two M6 owners that have been total d-bags.

Also noticed something in chatting with these guys. None of the six speed drivers have said anything bad about the SMG, and vice versa applies as well. They all just say that they simply prefered one tranny over the other. Interesting, it seems on my end, the only people making a big deal over automated clutch gear boxes in a BMW/Audi/VW/Lambo/Ferrari/what have you are people who don't own them.

But I agree, sometimes it just fun to play around with a car that is much faster. Hell, a few days back, I was playing around with a nicely done 350Z the other day. I knew once we both got on it, he would blow me away, and he knew it too, but the road we were on offered a nice chance to shake and bake in some light traffic, and right before he left me in the dust, he looked over and gave me a thumbs up and a smile. Its always nice running into a guy like that. Or, in drunken monkey's case, some dude in a Porsche willing to give the thumbs up to a guy in a Yaris.

[VR43000GT]

Originally Posted by BP2K2Max

i'd have done it. i at least like to see where my car stands against others even if you know they're are faster. as long as you don't act like a dick after you lose i say go for it.

I agree completely. I miss the days when you were a ricer for your punk ass attitude, primered body kit, underglow and a wing. Now it seems according to some a majority of people on AF are ricers. w00t!