HLG600

Ricker, no need to be a wise *** here with the undertaker driving him (God forbid) comment. Apparently, this guy is just a car enthusiast with 23 years of driving experience under his belt. Like he said, it was the expressway, speed limit 70, traffic moving at 80...he pushed his car a little bit. It's not like he's one of those ricer ******** taking their matchbox toys to 120. He did 30 over the legal limit in a car that was built to easily handle that. Are you telling me that you never drove 85 in 55 zone?

Thericker

I think my wise *** comments are appropriate considering you all think it's a joke and no harm can, will, come of racing w/kids in the car

Thericker

Ahhhh I plead the 5TH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the fith

Thericker

Here put it this way....Say your going to the Drag strip w/all the propper safety equip, etc what safer place could you find to speed??
But before your run would you say "Oh honey let me take the kids they'll love the view from inside the car?"

Come on now

HLG600

LOL

HLG

Air Marshall Eldritch

Lol!

I must confess that I too go from 0 to 60 just about every time my kids are in the car. Sometimes even 70. Shhhh.

Ru Paul. Thats hilarious. What made you think of that?

mick1

Bloody good show, old chap !

Stiggs

Its bad enough I have my chick always yelling at me for racing people or driving too fast.
damn women!

timberman

you still haven't explained where the added danger is

what is the difference between accelerating away from the lights in a race as apposed to accelerating away from the lights not in a race but having other traffic around you, which is something we all do on a daily basis
and if its not ok with kids on board why is it ok without them?

also when you head of down to the drag strip i'm sure you don;t tell the wife

"look dear you can get the dinner on but i may or may not make it home later due to the high risk of an accident happening with my car accelerating in a straight line"

Thericker

I'm a hypocrite and I do street race and I shouldn't but involving your kids? It increases the possibilities greatly for them getting injured or worse, Your putting them directly in harms way...
What if you blow out a tire ever think of that?
I shouldn't have to break it down for you this should be common sense here...

Your attempts at levity just prove how obtuse you are.
When racing Please stop lying to yourself thinking your attention to traffic laws is paramount anymore your speeding.
What do you think would happen to you if a Policeman pulled you over for this?? I'd bet you'd get in a lot more trouble w/kids than if you were just by yourself.

And now you liken it to a harmless 0-60 run to merge on the freeway? I read your 1st post it's not the same, but hey you obviously know everything and your wasting my time so

timberman

you can have a blow out at any time you don't need to be racing!!


i'll take on board your comments about being pulled over your probably right,

you may think that going at 100 mph is excessive but over here most people travel at 80 + on motorways without fear of prosecution

as far as putting my daughter in any danger i would never consciously do this and if i thought there were any real danger in trying to get the better of someone at the lights i would not do this at all daughter or not.

Thericker

I don't think you would intentionaly hurt your kids
It's just my .99 cents on the matter lets agree to disagree...

jamusa

Wake up and smell the coffee mate,and quip trying to justify why you do not consider your action of driving with your daughter in the car not dangerous.Be a man about it and accept the fact that that was a dum thing to do.Because of our passion for racing,and performance,we all find ourselves taking certain chances when we are behind the wheel........and end up with some narrow escapes.Yes we know you have been driving for 23 years,and you pride yourself as maybe the JACKIE STEWART of London,but allways remember this;its not allways the great driver that causes the accident,but usually the one that get killed.

TopGun32

we are really now...

if we are going to start preaching the "Word" we should find another forum to do so.

we should be talking abou cars, performance, stories, opinions, motor sports, problems, solutions, ect ect.

I think the point was made on all levels, let's give it a break gentlemen.

HLG600

TopGun has a point.

HLG

timberman

your concerns for my daughters wellfare have not gone been ignored, and i certainly wouldn't want to harm her, so just for you i will endeavour to avoid any kind of race while she is on board. the next time i am sat at the lights and a porsche pulls along side, if she is with me i will pull away like a milk float with square wheels, but don't be suprised if your ears start burning, because i'll be swearing under my breath all the way home

now as top gun has said its probably about time we give this a rest and find something much more interesting to talk about

AMG_55

itll be taking us all for a ride sooner or later

Thericker

True, true ...............

Scoop55

Back on topic....

A 645 Ci was my first real kill. From a standstill, I walked away from him pretty convicingly (to maybe 100mph +). It was a slight uphill grade, though...not sure if that was a factor.

timberman

i've been wondering if fuel played a part in my not so convincing victory


for the last few months i've been running on 97 ron super unleaded. when i started using it there didn't seem to be that much of a difference , but i carried on anyway to see if the changes would appear after a few fill ups,and besides i figured it was better for the engine.
well the day before this race occured i needed a fill up and because i was there decided to just use regular unleaded from the local supermarket... pretty much straight away the car seemed slower and didn't feel as responsive. perhaps this + the extra weight i had on board had an effect on my performance, anyway i've decided that from now on i'm going to stick with the s/unleaded

m3_eater

What a bunch of pu$$ies. Get a clue. I would trust timberman with my kid in his car on a dry freeway at 100mph, before I would trust most of the idiots I see careening about on the freeway in their minivans and dinosuar SUVs.

All of you politically correct posters need to turn in your car keys at the nearest MB dealership, for an E320 wagon.

Speed Thrills

Exactly. " Kill Stories" are exactly that. No one is asking for someone's view on the dangers of racing. Every story in here involves risk of one's self and others and we all know that. Preach elsewhere.

Speed Thrills

It's strange but I have found that 6 series owners are very anxious to race most of the time. I have lined up next to at least 3 and they took off like they thought they had an "M" car. I never even bother with cars that I know will be slaughtered. Not worth it. My only theory is that many 6 series owners just dont know much about cars and either mistake my 55 for a 500 or just don't know any better. I do like the look of them though.

ash-c32

Just looking at the CLS in your signature makes the 6 series look even more ugly than it is with that sad looking front and the quosimodo boot

I drove the M6 recently along with most of my work colleagues and nearly everyone disliked it as a package(engine apart).