Breadfan
10-23-2005, 07:47 PM
Was out driving this weekend and on a quiet empty 4 lane road, we were both pulling onto the road and this RX-8 took off, I kept up as we came to the stoplight just after we turned on.
Light quickly turned green as we pulled up as there was no other traffic. I stayed behind him as we took off the light.
For the first half of the rev range, where the little rotary is making nearly no power, I had to be careful not to give it too much gas (no more than half) to keep from driving into the guy.
As the rev's on the RX-8 climbed my transmission had shifted early into 2nd (I guess it thought I was cruising...)
The RX-8 started making some power as the revs got going, so I kept getting further into the throttle. Transmission stayed in 2nd. I let him pull away at tad and got into it, keeping in 2nd, I had no problem gaining on him. Staying with him until a few mph over the limit where I leveled off and cruised.
He kept going, but leveled off too (I hope, unless that thing was that slow)
Not far ahead was my turn so I turned off, so didn't get to see the guys look on his face, but considering how he kept going I think he was a bit embarrassed. And watching my car letting off and still climbing up his tailpipe a few times as he was trying to gain speed must have made him wonder why his car is so slow yet is a tight fit for 2 people much less 4 (as it has seating for).
Makes me remember I should hit the test and tune at the local 1/8mile, might give me a chance to go up against some imports. They tend to avoid the all ford shows, lol. Still it would be nice to have been able to run with this guy over the 50mph limit, but that's what the track is for.
Light quickly turned green as we pulled up as there was no other traffic. I stayed behind him as we took off the light.
For the first half of the rev range, where the little rotary is making nearly no power, I had to be careful not to give it too much gas (no more than half) to keep from driving into the guy.
As the rev's on the RX-8 climbed my transmission had shifted early into 2nd (I guess it thought I was cruising...)
The RX-8 started making some power as the revs got going, so I kept getting further into the throttle. Transmission stayed in 2nd. I let him pull away at tad and got into it, keeping in 2nd, I had no problem gaining on him. Staying with him until a few mph over the limit where I leveled off and cruised.
He kept going, but leveled off too (I hope, unless that thing was that slow)
Not far ahead was my turn so I turned off, so didn't get to see the guys look on his face, but considering how he kept going I think he was a bit embarrassed. And watching my car letting off and still climbing up his tailpipe a few times as he was trying to gain speed must have made him wonder why his car is so slow yet is a tight fit for 2 people much less 4 (as it has seating for).
Makes me remember I should hit the test and tune at the local 1/8mile, might give me a chance to go up against some imports. They tend to avoid the all ford shows, lol. Still it would be nice to have been able to run with this guy over the 50mph limit, but that's what the track is for.