dodge freak
Well-Known Member
I was thinking today how peaceful it is around here, not even those motorcycles you could hear...a few years back you could hear a few everyday winding out the gears in the far distance. Now with high gas prices and high car/motorcycle prices, not any 18, 19, 20 year olds are out there banging through the gears in a nice fast ride.
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Then I recalled when I was around 18 and had a 70 Olds Cutlass--yeah but it had the old rocket motor, too bad the car hold the road not so well, coil springs suck.
Well it was fun for me back then.
There was these 2 fast cars both around 1970, both speeding down our local main roads--doing you know that 70+ in 40--45 zones.
Me just had to try to join in, lol
I think I caught up to them at a red light and once it was green we all floored it, was now on a 5 lane road, 2 lanes each direction with a center "turn" lane. That turn lane was those guys passing lane and yep I was trying to stay with them but could not, was 10--15 cars in back...those other 2 cars in front were very loud. So loud, some dude heard them coming and while he missed them, was right on the curb waving his hands, jumping up and down for me to slow down, i looked and seen 90 on my speed-o.
I backed off and started braking down, the other 2 cars went bye bye, made a fast left turn and headed on home--at a more normal speed...60 ?
Thank god nothing happen, there was homes everywhere down that street, was right outside the main shopping strip where the homes-subdivision first started around 7--8 pm, still daylight cause it was summer.
Its funny how 30 years later i still remember it. I guess cause 3 cars speeding down a normal side street is rare and that guy who went crazy hearing us coming down the street scared the heck out of me, he looked like he was going to run right in front of my car--good thing he didn't.
.....
Then I recalled when I was around 18 and had a 70 Olds Cutlass--yeah but it had the old rocket motor, too bad the car hold the road not so well, coil springs suck.
Well it was fun for me back then.
There was these 2 fast cars both around 1970, both speeding down our local main roads--doing you know that 70+ in 40--45 zones.
Me just had to try to join in, lol
I think I caught up to them at a red light and once it was green we all floored it, was now on a 5 lane road, 2 lanes each direction with a center "turn" lane. That turn lane was those guys passing lane and yep I was trying to stay with them but could not, was 10--15 cars in back...those other 2 cars in front were very loud. So loud, some dude heard them coming and while he missed them, was right on the curb waving his hands, jumping up and down for me to slow down, i looked and seen 90 on my speed-o.
I backed off and started braking down, the other 2 cars went bye bye, made a fast left turn and headed on home--at a more normal speed...60 ?
Thank god nothing happen, there was homes everywhere down that street, was right outside the main shopping strip where the homes-subdivision first started around 7--8 pm, still daylight cause it was summer.
Its funny how 30 years later i still remember it. I guess cause 3 cars speeding down a normal side street is rare and that guy who went crazy hearing us coming down the street scared the heck out of me, he looked like he was going to run right in front of my car--good thing he didn't.