Grand Am GT vs. Scion tC

[DigitalQuirk]

It was raining out yesterday as I drove into work. Not a driving rain, but enough to keep the roads slick on this chilly mid-October day. As I was cruising, I came up behind a Scion tC. At that time, I thought it'd be best to turn on my fogs to make myself better seen in the rain and did so as I passed the Scion on the left.

It wasn't until after I saw the Scion in my rer view aggressively moving through traffic to get up beside me did I realize that he took me turning on the fogs as some indication that I wanted to race. The light turned yellow at the intersection ahead as I slowed to stop. Scion driver moves next to me and cranks his stereo to eardrum-smashing decibel levels. It sounded like crap; I couldn't make out what he was listening to so I turned up my Monsoon system just loud enough to cancel his noise out. Stopped at the light, he started revving his engine and bouncing off his rev limiter. I looked over to see a brat behind the wheel turning his ball cap around while sneering at me, then looking straight ahead while drumming his fingers on the steering wheel as he continued to rev.

This is usually the point when I ignore the other driver, given the slick road conditions...but then I thought about how he'd probably log onto some internet forum and brag about how he beat a Grand Am GT. Besides, what are the odds that I get to line up against a Scion tC? I decided to make an exception. I checked to make sure my Enhanced Traction System (ETS) was engaged, waved bye-bye to the brat in the Scion, and when the light turned green, I eased the accelerator to the floor. As expected, my LOW TRAC light came on almost immediately and I felt the engine bog slightly as the ETS took over. It quickly calculated the opimal gearing and engine power, and no sooner did I notice the bog in engine power did the car start pulling with authority, pushing the tires to the threshhold of breaking free.

The brat in the Scion had the jump on me off the line, hitting it while it was still red and about to turn green. When my ETS first kicked in, he actually edged ahead...but once my ETS got the tires hooked up, I moved up past him and he started spinning his wheels wildly trying to keep up. I'd imagine he must've spun them even worse when he hit 2nd as I saw the front of his car shift to the side as he kept getting smaller in my rear view. In the few seconds it took me to hit 60 MPH I put a lot of room between me and him, then I backed off to a safer speed for the wet road and cruised.

Up ahead was another intersection. I could see that the light had turned yellow. Behind me, the Scion driver was gaining on me fast. He must've been doing 80 and accelerating. I lifted up off the gas as I prepared to slow, and he was beside me when the light turned red. He passed me all right, and I had a nice view of his ABS system at work. He glided right into the middle of the intersection. Fortunately for him, the driver of a minivan going one way and the driver of a taxi cab going the other way managed to stop before smashing his car in two different directions simultaniously. They were laying on their horns, telling him with their hand gesture that he was #1. He looked back to me, I gave him a "Tsk-tsk" look as I shook my finger at him. Sheepishly, he turned left in front of the cab and sped off.

Cliff notes: Brat in a Scion tC wants to race Grand Am GT in the rain, gets owned by GM's ETS, almost causes a 3 car accident when trying to do a rice boy fly-by.

Notes for those with reading comprehension difficulties and/or A.D.D.: He wanted to race me. I won, he lost. He almost crashed.

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

It wasn't until after I saw the Scion in my rer view aggressively moving through traffic to get up beside me did I realize that he took me turning on the fogs as some indication that I wanted to race.

Turning on fogs is not an indication of wanting to race.

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

The light turned yellow at the intersection ahead as I slowed to stop. Scion driver moves next to me and cranks his stereo to eardrum-smashing decibel levels. It sounded like crap; I couldn't make out what he was listening to so I turned up my Monsoon system just loud enough to cancel his noise out. Stopped at the light, he started revving his engine and bouncing off his rev limiter.

And you could hear it over two stereos turned up to the max?

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

but then I thought about how he'd probably log onto some internet forum and brag about how he beat a Grand Am GT.

Yeah, like people have nothing better to do than to brag about beating a 4-door family sedan...

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

Besides, what are the odds that I get to line up against a Scion tC?

Actually the odds are pretty good since Toyota sold quite a few of these cars. You're treating it as if it were a Supra. Like what are the chances of me lining up next to a Supra

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

I decided to make an exception. I checked to make sure my Enhanced Traction System (ETS) was engaged, waved bye-bye to the brat in the Scion, and when the light turned green, I eased the accelerator to the floor. As expected, my LOW TRAC light came on almost immediately and I felt the engine bog slightly as the ETS took over. It quickly calculated the opimal gearing and engine power, and no sooner did I notice the bog in engine power did the car start pulling with authority, pushing the tires to the threshhold of breaking free.

Do you work for GM? Are you trying to sell something?

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

The brat in the Scion had the jump on me off the line, hitting it while it was still red and about to turn green.

Maybe your reaction was just really slow.

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

When my ETS first kicked in, he actually edged ahead...

Ahh, the beaty of ETS or whatever that crap is called. :

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

Notes for those with reading comprehension difficulties and/or A.D.D.:

Way to go on insulting people on this forum

[karll]

wow, you just got kicked in the balls.

[DigitalQuirk]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Turning on fogs is not an indication of wanting to race.

That's what I thought.

Originally Posted by clawhammer

And you could hear it over two stereos turned up to the max?

My stereo was not turned up to the max; if you noticed, I indicated that it was raining; hence, his windows were up which meant I only had to turn it up a bit to cancel out his noise. His exhaust pipe and engine are outside of the cabin of the car and, when revved to the rev limiter, I assure you that it can quite clearly be heard.

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Yeah, like people have nothing better to do than to brag about beating a 4-door family sedan...

And yet, they do...imagine that! It baffles the mind!

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Actually the odds are pretty good since Toyota sold quite a few of these cars. You're treating it as if it were a Supra. Like what are the chances of me lining up next to a Supra

Lining up against anyone who wants to race a car like that so badly in the rain; seriously, what are the odds of that?

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Do you work for GM? Are you trying to sell something?

Uh...sure, bud...I'm working for GM, marketing a 3 year old car that is in its last year of sales and no longer being produced...what marketing genius, I'm stunned you figured it out. Can't get one by you, eh?

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Maybe your reaction was just really slow.

Yeah, that's it; I should've anticipated that he'd jump the light and do the same myself.

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Ahh, the beaty of ETS or whatever that crap is called. :

Just going by what's printed on the button that controls it...it clearly says ETS, right next to the hazard light button, and when I got the car, I checked the manual to discover it was an Enhanced Traction System; hence the ETS lettering on the button.

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Way to go on insulting people on this forum

My apologies if you felt you were insulted; my intent was to help those with disabilities. Kind of like the handicapped parking space, but in my message.

[karll]

touche, or tooshay for you disabled people.

[DigitalQuirk]

Originally Posted by karll

wow, you just got kicked in the balls.

I think you just cross-posted from one of your fetish forums...

[-Jayson-]

why is a scion TC such a rare opportunity? Also this whole race was retarded, your lucky he didnt crash and kill someone. What if that lady in the minivan had a baby in the back seat and he broad sided the van killing the baby? You could have seen jail time for that.

That was pretty stupid to race in the rain, continue that kind of reckless and ricey street racing and i doubt you will be liked very much here.

[TheQuietThings]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

That was pretty stupid to race in the rain, continue that kind of reckless and ricey street racing and i doubt you will be liked very much here.

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

That's what I thought.

My stereo was not turned up to the max; if you noticed, I indicated that it was raining; hence, his windows were up which meant I only had to turn it up a bit to cancel out his noise. His exhaust pipe and engine are outside of the cabin of the car and, when revved to the rev limiter, I assure you that it can quite clearly be heard.

And yet, they do...imagine that! It baffles the mind!

Lining up against anyone who wants to race a car like that so badly in the rain; seriously, what are the odds of that?

Uh...sure, bud...I'm working for GM, marketing a 3 year old car that is in its last year of sales and no longer being produced...what marketing genius, I'm stunned you figured it out. Can't get one by you, eh?

Yeah, that's it; I should've anticipated that he'd jump the light and do the same myself.

Just going by what's printed on the button that controls it...it clearly says ETS, right next to the hazard light button, and when I got the car, I checked the manual to discover it was an Enhanced Traction System; hence the ETS lettering on the button.

My apologies if you felt you were insulted; my intent was to help those with disabilities. Kind of like the handicapped parking space, but in my message.

You know what, I have better things to do than to argue with strangers over the internet. Your profile says you're 34 years old, yet you act as if you were 16. Grow up and act your age and learn how to drive safely.

[DigitalQuirk]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

why is a scion TC such a rare opportunity? Also this whole race was retarded, your lucky he didnt crash and kill someone. What if that lady in the minivan had a baby in the back seat and he broad sided the van killing the baby? You could have seen jail time for that.

I have no control over what other drivers do; I only have control over myself and my vehicle. Since I stayed within the quasi-legal speed limit and my tires stayed connected to the ground the entire time, I demonstrated full care and control of my vehicle. If there indeed was an accident, I would deny engaging the other driver in a race, you would not be reading my post, and the fact that I came to a calm, sedate stop at the light (which was witnessed by the other motorists) would have been evidence of that.

I have no problem with giving brat kids enough rope to hang themselves with; I just make sure I'm not the one holding the other end when they take the bait then crash and burn.

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

That was pretty stupid to race in the rain, continue that kind of reckless and ricey street racing and i doubt you will be liked very much here.

You assume I want to be your friend and well-liked here. You would assume wrong. Thank you for demonstrating how much my post pissed you off; it made my efforts in writing it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by clawhammer

You know what, I have better things to do than to argue with strangers over the internet. Your profile says you're 34 years old, yet you act as if you were 16. Grow up and act your age and learn how to drive safely.

Again, I was driving quite safely as I explained previously, but thank you for demonstrating how much my post pissed you off as well. I did a better job writing it than I thought!

[TheQuietThings]

you really need a girlfriend... or something equivalent.

[GForce957]

Jeez you guys are pretty harsh to the guy.

Good race.

[-Jayson-]

DigitalQuirk go watch some more FNF, this isnt what this forum is about. No one here respects this post. I doubt many people even respect you.

Your a moron, your the idiot who gives street racing a bad name. Your the idiot who eggs on a 16 year old kid in the pooring rain to race. Then he crashes and kills someone and it wasnt your fault. No it was your fault stupid. Your the reason street racing laws are getting so tough. Its sad too cause normally its stupid little kids that are the problems, here is a 34 year old guy. Im not gonna say man cause your obviously not mature enough to be called one.

You want to find some people that you would fit well with? Go to the local ricer spot, then you can tell them all your stupid stories. And you can listen to theres as well. But no one here wants to hear about them.

You know whats ever sadder? If that kid did crash, you wouldnt even man up. Youwould puss out, run away, and hide. Id be willing to bet if you saw him slam into the back of that minivan, you would just drive off.

[Musashi3000GT]

This sound like one of those commercials you see on tv about the hybrid-Civic or the Altima 2.5 or the Lancer, where they try to make a stupid little grocery getter sound like such bad-ass street fighter.

Enhanced Traction Control!

dude its all cool you like your car but please understand that when you start dick-riding little shity details like that someone is bound to make fun of you! and can you blame them? you make it sound like your GrandAm is a marvel of modern engineering.

now on a serious note, glad you smoked him but be carefull man if that kid would of gotten killed chance is you could of been charged with some kind of indirect-murder charge for enticing him.

[DigitalQuirk]

Originally Posted by TheQuietThings

you really need a girlfriend... or something equivalent.

I doubt that would go over very well with my wife; though I have had offers, she's just not too keen on the idea.

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

DigitalQuirk go watch some more FNF, this isnt what this forum is about. No one here respects this post. I doubt many people even respect you.

Wait...you speak for EVERYONE here? What broad shoulders you must have! Or maybe just a big mouth...

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

Your a moron, your the idiot who gives street racing a bad name. Your the idiot who eggs on a 16 year old kid in the pooring rain to race. Then he crashes and kills someone and it wasnt your fault. No it was your fault stupid. Your the reason street racing laws are getting so tough. Its sad too cause normally its stupid little kids that are the problems, here is a 34 year old guy. Im not gonna say man cause your obviously not mature enough to be called one.

Wait, hold up a minute here...I give street racing a bad name? Isn't that a bit like telling an alcoholic he gives alcoholism a bad name? I'm all for tougher street racing laws, and any bit of rope I can give to the street racers with which they can use to hang themselves, I'll be more than glad to provide. Also, do bear in mind that it was the kid who wanted to race; I simply obliged. Here's some rope, son...let's see what you do with it.

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

You want to find some people that you would fit well with? Go to the local ricer spot, then you can tell them all your stupid stories. And you can listen to theres as well. But no one here wants to hear about them.

Great idea! Where is the local ricer spot anyway? The sushi bar, or the Chinese restaurant? Or is it down the aisle in the grocery store where they sell rice? Are all those people buying bags of rice ricers? By golly, I saw one putting a bag of rice in his car...imagine that; putting rice in a domestic car!

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

You know whats ever sadder? If that kid did crash, you wouldnt even man up. Youwould puss out, run away, and hide. Id be willing to bet if you saw him slam into the back of that minivan, you would just drive off.

I most certainly wouldn't just drive off; that might incriminate me. To be perfectly honest with you, I would probably get out of my car, point at him and laugh as he lay there bleeding. Except it was raining, so maybe I wouldn't get out of my car to do that. But that's just me and my heartlessness coming out. Then I'd provide the officer on scene with a full accident report on how the kid was travelling way to fast for conditions and how the light was red. Then I'd come home, pour myself a drink, fire up the computer, and tell all you guys what an idiot he was in hopes it would piss someone like you off. Then I'd make love to my wife to take care of the big chubby I got from all that.

Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

dude its all cool you like your car but please understand that when you start dick-riding little shity details like that someone is bound to make fun of you! and can you blame them?

Actually, I was counting on it. It worked out quite nicely, wouldn't you say?