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Maybe I'm a lead foot, I don't know. I've always driven this way I suppose. Now that my '64 is back on the road: big, shiny chome and loud, on occasion I get someone trying to egg me on, and I'm more than happy to put them in their place with 427 #-ft under the hood.
Tonight about 7 pm I took a short ride to stretch her legs and not far from my home, running about 40 mph down a narrow two-lane signed for 35, some guy in a Honda Accord starts to tailgate me.
Hey. Back off bud. You mess with her and you mess with me.
I continued down the road at a respectable 40 and the guy hangs back there like there's a magnet in my trunk.
I stopped at the intersection of Harper Road and took a right onto the approach to the overpass over I-40. The traffic light was red, the road three lanes in my direction; the left goes to I-40 east, the center goes straight all the way down to Rte 158, and the right goes over the bridge before turning into a right turn only lane into a shopping center parking lot. Since I was heading to 158 I took the center lane. Mr. Honda took the left lane, meaning that he must legally get onto the Interstate.
The light turned green and Honda jumps off the line. My window was down so I head his six hamsters rev up. He gained a 1/4 length on me before I floored it. I matched his speed until he had to shift, then the road was all mine. I pulled ahead with authority as he, with great shame, got in behind me and then took a right turn into the shopping center.
Dude, what did you think the word "Thunder" stood for?
Tonight about 7 pm I took a short ride to stretch her legs and not far from my home, running about 40 mph down a narrow two-lane signed for 35, some guy in a Honda Accord starts to tailgate me.
Hey. Back off bud. You mess with her and you mess with me.
I continued down the road at a respectable 40 and the guy hangs back there like there's a magnet in my trunk.
I stopped at the intersection of Harper Road and took a right onto the approach to the overpass over I-40. The traffic light was red, the road three lanes in my direction; the left goes to I-40 east, the center goes straight all the way down to Rte 158, and the right goes over the bridge before turning into a right turn only lane into a shopping center parking lot. Since I was heading to 158 I took the center lane. Mr. Honda took the left lane, meaning that he must legally get onto the Interstate.
The light turned green and Honda jumps off the line. My window was down so I head his six hamsters rev up. He gained a 1/4 length on me before I floored it. I matched his speed until he had to shift, then the road was all mine. I pulled ahead with authority as he, with great shame, got in behind me and then took a right turn into the shopping center.
Dude, what did you think the word "Thunder" stood for?
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