Got Spanked By A Mark VIII

[Rider90]

BAD!!!

So Ellie and I are heading up to Wisconsin on the highway when in the distance I spy a black Lincoln Mark VIII. So I catch up rather slowly just to show Ellie the car from a distance and mention it has the same basic engine as mine. Shes impressed :rolleyes: We hit an off-ramp, which is really an on-ramp since it merges into the next highway. I stay with him doing the speed limit until he hits the ramp...This ramp curves to the right, up hill, and slanted down to the right side. I can't keep up. He takes on the 30 MPH ramp doing 50-60 MPH, my car is reaching the max and I hold it steady near 40 or 45 MPH and his car is FLAT, I mean flat, definate suspension work as this thing was as level as could be and here I am feeling like a I'm in a Bronco.

I'm very impressed, I attempt to catch up to pull along side and toss a wave or a thumbs up - but before I could break the five car length barrier he hammers it. I do the same. Again I cannot keep up, this guy takes off and I hold with him for about 10 seconds but it was obvious his intentions of speeding were far beyond what I was willing to shoot for. I hold a steady speed and eventually he slows down...and off he goes! I make an attempt and realize I should have let go at the ramp. This guy handed my ass to me on a platter. I could not keep up no matter how much I tried.

If this guy is reading this, nice ride and I hope I can see it in person. I'm a fan of those Mark VIII's they are very comfortable cars and indeed fast.

So, who wants a silver Marauder :shake:

[Bradley G]

Takes more courage to post a spanking than a kill!

A lesson I learned as a much younger lad, No matter how Bad azz, you think you are, thier is always someone who will be (insert word):baaa: ends in "er"

[DEFYANT]

COme in here dear boy, have a cigar, you'll go fast with a s/cer. All we have to do is, keep modding. :D

He was prolly S/C'd. :confused:

[mpearce]

So, who wants a silver Marauder :shake:
Enough of that talk, :nono: because it's :bs:

Spend some money (like i'm sure he's done) and I'm sure you'll hand his azz right back to him.

You have a fast car, (your MM),

and a potentially blistering fast car (Like Lidio),

and a potentially blistering fast car in the twisties (Like SgtMac's Kenny Brown 1X).

Now go back out to your MM and apologize!

:D

-Mat

[Big House]

Trust me...that guy turned a few wrenches. The M8 has less power than we do and the car weighs about the same. You took one on the chin that time...next time you see him turn off your flood lights and run up on him quick...watch that beautiful neon brake light light up and laugh to yourself....got you back. And in accordance with unpublished Marauder law...because you joked about getting rid of your car you are :banned: from driving for 24 hours.

House

[Blackened300a]

Live to Fight Another Day As I like to Say. Its better then getting your Ass handed to you by a Ricer or some Redneck looking Pick-up Truck. I got my ass handed to me by a ratty 87 mustang convertible!

[spub]

Don't feel bad, as his car was definitly modded. My brother has a 97 Mark VIII and it's a beautiful car. He always told me "I've yet to lose a race". That was until we played one night on the way home :D . Marauder 1, Mark VIII 0.

Kirt

[Tallboy]

COme in here dear boy, have a cigar,

You're gonna go far.
You're gonna fly high,
You're never gonna die
You're gonna make it if you try
They're gonna love you! :up:

[mpearce]

Chuck,

I think you need a Pink Floyd avatar now.

You can also dress up as Steven Stills for halloween.

-Mat

[Dennis Reinhart]

BAD!!!

So Ellie and I are heading up to Wisconsin on the highway when in the distance I spy a black Lincoln Mark VIII. So I catch up rather slowly just to show Ellie the car from a distance and mention it has the same basic engine as mine. Shes impressed :rolleyes: We hit an off-ramp, which is really an on-ramp since it merges into the next highway. I stay with him doing the speed limit until he hits the ramp...This ramp curves to the right, up hill, and slanted down to the right side. I can't keep up. He takes on the 30 MPH ramp doing 50-60 MPH, my car is reaching the max and I hold it steady near 40 or 45 MPH and his car is FLAT, I mean flat, definate suspension work as this thing was as level as could be and here I am feeling like a I'm in a Bronco.

I'm very impressed, I attempt to catch up to pull along side and toss a wave or a thumbs up - but before I could break the five car length barrier he hammers it. I do the same. Again I cannot keep up, this guy takes off and I hold with him for about 10 seconds but it was obvious his intentions of speeding were far beyond what I was willing to shoot for. I hold a steady speed and eventually he slows down...and off he goes! I make an attempt and realize I should have let go at the ramp. This guy handed my ass to me on a platter. I could not keep up no matter how much I tried.

If this guy is reading this, nice ride and I hope I can see it in person. I'm a fan of those Mark VIII's they are very comfortable cars and indeed fast.

So, who wants a silver Marauder :shake:Dam I heard Mark 8's were slugs


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[Rider90]

Thanks for using Pink Floyd's lyrics in here, I like that :cool:

I figured that thing had to be modded. The only time I've seen a Mark VIII up close was when we had one at our house for a KOOKs header install but I remember reading that their power figures are a little lower than ours. He could have been N/A, or NOS, or S/C but either way maybe I'll catch him around town and ask. I think he was heading into Beloit.

My initial plan was just to get close and show Ellie the car. It's a nice car, he kept his clean, although I did notice he had black steel wheels on all fours. Then the plan changed to try and keep up with him on the ramp. Then the plan changed with pull along next to him and give him a thumbs up on his car. Then the plan changed to him putting my car to shame.

MORE THE REASON, that I need more things done to my car. Time to snatch up any overtime I can get...

Any Wisconsin folks, beware of a black Mark VIII in Walworth County with 4 steelies.

[BillyGman]

LOL.....join the club my friend. When my Marauder was N/A, I got beat by a black Dodge Dakota R/T pick up truck that happened to be supercharged. I never expected to get beaten by any truck other than a Ford Lightning since they're pretty light for trucks, and also supercharged. But the Dodge Dakota walked away from my Marauder, and there was nothing I could do about it! I was very surprised. And then when I met up with the owner of that truck, he told me that it was supercharged from the factory, and I believed him until my fellow board members here corrected me, and set me straight.


As you probably already know, the fact is that the Dakotas never came supercharged from the factory. But then I supercharged my Marauder, and put the Nitto P305/45/18 drag radials on the back, and I had another encounter with that Black Dakota, however the outcome was very different. My Marauder ate up that Dodge truck for lunch. So the second time around it was the Dakota owner who was very surprised.

After he beat me when my car was N/A, he always used to drive by me and rev his engine (I see him quite often) and I used to rev mine too just to avoid being a sore loser. But now when he sees me, I rev my engine, and he just looks the other way. :baaa:

Just like it's already been mentioned here, that Mark VIII might very well have been supercharged.

[Blackened300a]

Leave it to Dennis to Show off!

[Amsoil_Dealer]

Don't feel bad. Modified Mark VIII can fly.

I was in the lane next to Dennis at Bradenton one test day last winter. I expected to get beat but I was shocked at how fast that car was. The track officials told him he could not run that fast without a cage in the car.

Don

[Tallboy]

Chuck,

I think you need a Pink Floyd avatar now.

You can also dress up as Steven Stills for halloween.

-Mat

I was going to get a Pink Floyd avatar, but I couldn't figure out "which one's Pink?"

Rep points for the Steven Stills thing. Not many people get that one. Time for a new user title... :)

[hitchhiker]

Thanks for using Pink Floyd's lyrics in here, I like that :cool:

I figured that thing had to be modded. The only time I've seen a Mark VIII up close was when we had one at our house for a KOOKs header install but I remember reading that their power figures are a little lower than ours. He could have been N/A, or NOS, or S/C but either way maybe I'll catch him around town and ask. I think he was heading into Beloit.

My initial plan was just to get close and show Ellie the car. It's a nice car, he kept his clean, although I did notice he had black steel wheels on all fours. Then the plan changed to try and keep up with him on the ramp. Then the plan changed with pull along next to him and give him a thumbs up on his car. Then the plan changed to him putting my car to shame.

MORE THE REASON, that I need more things done to my car. Time to snatch up any overtime I can get...

Any Wisconsin folks, beware of a black Mark VIII in Walworth County with 4 steelies.

Yes!

Very Cool.

:D