the ratios thru the first 3 gears are so close that you'll always find yourself in the meat of the powerband. 
S500 encounters 350Z
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S500 encounters 350Z
First of all , I am not familiar with the 350Z. I could drive by them all day and not really notice them. However, today I found myself moving through afternoon traffic with a 350Z pacing me. I figured "OK...this guy is a driver and if I see a hole open up and he can stay close enough to take advantage of my wake...then so be it".
I found myself in a left hand turn lane behind an Escalde. After the turn I saw my shot and took it. I was rolling about 30 and nailed it with the Z in my mirror about 3~4 lengths back. He pulled to my left as to pass...my right foot glued to the floor. I figured he would begin to slip by...but as we approached 80 I began to slowly pull away. The Z pulled back in behind and as I passed 90 I began to slow down. The Z driver flashed his lights, gave a thumbs up and turned off.
I don't know for sure what year this car was...it looked like a current year model.
The long and short of it is that he thought he could come around the S500 that was "in his way" but ran out of beans before he got the job done.
I found myself in a left hand turn lane behind an Escalde. After the turn I saw my shot and took it. I was rolling about 30 and nailed it with the Z in my mirror about 3~4 lengths back. He pulled to my left as to pass...my right foot glued to the floor. I figured he would begin to slip by...but as we approached 80 I began to slowly pull away. The Z pulled back in behind and as I passed 90 I began to slow down. The Z driver flashed his lights, gave a thumbs up and turned off.
I don't know for sure what year this car was...it looked like a current year model.
The long and short of it is that he thought he could come around the S500 that was "in his way" but ran out of beans before he got the job done.
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First of all , I am not familiar with the 350Z. I could drive by them all day and not really notice them. However, today I found myself moving through afternoon traffic with a 350Z pacing me. I figured "OK...this guy is a driver and if I see a hole open up and he can stay close enough to take advantage of my wake...then so be it".
I found myself in a left hand turn lane behind an Escalde. After the turn I saw my shot and took it. I was rolling about 30 and nailed it with the Z in my mirror about 3~4 lengths back. He pulled to my left as to pass...my right foot glued to the floor. I figured he would begin to slip by...but as we approached 80 I began to slowly pull away. The Z pulled back in behind and as I passed 90 I began to slow down. The Z driver flashed his lights, gave a thumbs up and turned off.
I don't know for sure what year this car was...it looked like a current year model.
The long and short of it is that he thought he could come around the S500 that was "in his way" but ran out of beans before he got the job done.
I found myself in a left hand turn lane behind an Escalde. After the turn I saw my shot and took it. I was rolling about 30 and nailed it with the Z in my mirror about 3~4 lengths back. He pulled to my left as to pass...my right foot glued to the floor. I figured he would begin to slip by...but as we approached 80 I began to slowly pull away. The Z pulled back in behind and as I passed 90 I began to slow down. The Z driver flashed his lights, gave a thumbs up and turned off.
I don't know for sure what year this car was...it looked like a current year model.
The long and short of it is that he thought he could come around the S500 that was "in his way" but ran out of beans before he got the job done.
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