Brand new M3 smokes GS350 that wasn't trying, then smokes himself
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Brand new M3 smokes GS350 that wasn't trying, then smokes himself
I was driving to meet some friends for a drink a few weeks ago, and after exiting the freeway was approaching a stoplight on the access road, radar detector going off with Ka band pegged (this spot is a favorite of the local law enforcement types, who like to sit about 1/3 mi up from the stoplight on an empty drive which exits off the access road and pick off the unwary), when I spied a new BMW coupe whipping kind of violently into the center lane so that he could be first in line at the light; coming up on his left was a Lexus GS350, I presume he saw the xenons and wanted to flex his newfound muscles a bit.
You see, it turns out that it wasn't just any BMW coupe, but a brand spankin' new M3. He's revving his motor trying to egg the Lexus on, and when the light turns, pow, he must've revved that thing up to 6K before dumping the clutch in a horribly amateurish launch, fighting a fishtail and trying to keep it in a straight line, just going full ***** tilt down the access road, towards his little surprise.
Despite the chest-thumping, I felt a twinge of sympathy for him as I watched this slow motion trainwreck unfolding, the poor fellow's dance with destiny drawing ever closer to its inexorable conclusion as he power-shifted his way towards what would doublessly be his most memorable and expensive meeting with Mr. John Law to date...as far as I could tell, he didn't let off until the heart-stopping lighting of the cherries took place, by which time I'm sure he was well up into triple digit territory despite his oafish launch, having dispatched a good 1/3 mile of wide open access road with buried throttle.
I thought for certain they'd bust him and impound the car, but he might have found a sympathetic policeman, or maybe a "friendly" one who let him go in exchange for a small favor
(or maybe just a bribe 
), as I circled round a few times to see if they took him in, but he got sent on his way, having learned the invaluable lesson that if you're gonna shell out $70K or so for a high performance car, an extra $400 for a good radar detector might not be a bad investment! 
Anyway, gave me an interesting anecdote to share with my friends over drinks!!
You see, it turns out that it wasn't just any BMW coupe, but a brand spankin' new M3. He's revving his motor trying to egg the Lexus on, and when the light turns, pow, he must've revved that thing up to 6K before dumping the clutch in a horribly amateurish launch, fighting a fishtail and trying to keep it in a straight line, just going full ***** tilt down the access road, towards his little surprise.
Despite the chest-thumping, I felt a twinge of sympathy for him as I watched this slow motion trainwreck unfolding, the poor fellow's dance with destiny drawing ever closer to its inexorable conclusion as he power-shifted his way towards what would doublessly be his most memorable and expensive meeting with Mr. John Law to date...as far as I could tell, he didn't let off until the heart-stopping lighting of the cherries took place, by which time I'm sure he was well up into triple digit territory despite his oafish launch, having dispatched a good 1/3 mile of wide open access road with buried throttle.
I thought for certain they'd bust him and impound the car, but he might have found a sympathetic policeman, or maybe a "friendly" one who let him go in exchange for a small favor
(or maybe just a bribe ), as I circled round a few times to see if they took him in, but he got sent on his way, having learned the invaluable lesson that if you're gonna shell out $70K or so for a high performance car, an extra $400 for a good radar detector might not be a bad investment! Anyway, gave me an interesting anecdote to share with my friends over drinks!!
Last edited by Improviz; May 23, 2011 at 03:52 PM.
