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Stomped A Riceburner!

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baron138

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The other night I was on a highway here in New Jersey when I heard this stupid sounding buzz coming up on the right. It was like a bad impersonation of a crotch rocket. I looked over and there was this Honda with a coffee can muffler and stickers all over the place. I chuckled to myself and they started playing the game. We met at a light and they kept yelling out the window " Big American Junk." They started racing the silly buzzing engine, and the light then changed. He wasn't even good off the line! The Av did a great job of launching. I could hear his little humming engine buzzing but no go. The big american stomped all over that wanna be sports car. As it turns out, the car and another truck pulled into the same lot I turned into. The 3 brat kids just walked by with their heads down low. The guy in the truck yelled out " Boy, that big American truck slayed that little rice burner but good." Its great being an American huh! It was then like an Avalanche Premier in the lot. The guy in the truck was bragging good for me. The 3 brats then came out, got in their putt, putt, to a crowd of laughter, and blew his trans right there. " I then asked him " Its bad enough you picked a race then lost, do I now have to tow you back home with my American Truck?" What a night. ;D
 
You have to love these kids here in Jersey, with there dime a dozen Honda Civic's.....

They think they are the fastest things around....I guess not huh :p
 
VEry funny story!!!!
 
The transmission kill was the icing on the cake! Great story and I must admit that the incredible hulk really surprises folks on how it gets up and goes.

OK - I have to share a really old story. When I was very young and very dumb I was driving my Ford EXP and some kids about my age pull along side in an IROC-Z Camaro. They're revving the engine and want to race which of course with my little four cylinder was a total joke if I even tried.

Well the light turns green and Mr. IROC pops the clutch...







...and stalls out his Camaro. I look over and smile, wind that squirrel cage up to redline and let go of the clutch leaving a cloud of white smoke from the front tires.

I bring up the story because it can cut both ways (fortunately you can't stall out an automatic Av)
 
Gandolphxx....what kind of beamer are we speaking of? M3, M5. or 3 series beamers....
 
I wasn't paying much attention - trying to get my own stuff together - just caught the logo - it had a high back - he couldn't get the tires to hook at all - I thought I had problems :cautious:
 
I cannot believe how quick the Av is off the line, and I'm certainly not punching it dueing new vehicle break-in. I have not raced any rice rockets yet. I may, however, have inadvertently run a few over without noticing.
 
midlife:

Glad to hear you took the plunge! I have to admit that I was a tad intimidated by the response under the right pedal when I first bought my Av. I didn't open mine up until it was over 500 miles, but I did have to go WOT on an on ramp at around 300 miles once.

The most impressive acceleration is from a rolling start or right around 20 MPH and going to WOT. It's like getting whacked in the back of the head with a 2X4!!!

You'll get use to the HP (the Avalanche is the most HP and torque I've ever had under my right foot - although my Porsche with 258 HP was a lot lighter ;D)

Glad to have in you the fellowship!
 
Thats a great story there are so many kids in civics where i live i cant wait to get out and smoke em. So far I've just raced a 2500 dodge ram but i won
 
baron138 said:
The other night I was on a highway here in New Jersey when I heard this stupid sounding buzz coming up on the right. It was like a bad impersonation of a crotch rocket. I looked over and there was this Honda with a coffee can muffler and stickers all over the place. I chuckled to myself and they started playing the game. We met at a light and they kept yelling out the window " Big American Junk." They started racing the silly buzzing engine, and the light then changed. He wasn't even good off the line! The Av did a great job of launching. I could hear his little humming engine buzzing but no go. The big american stomped all over that wanna be sports car. As it turns out, the car and another truck pulled into the same lot I turned into. The 3 brat kids just walked by with their heads down low. The guy in the truck yelled out " Boy, that big American truck slayed that little rice burner but good." Its great being an American huh! It was then like an Avalanche Premier in the lot. The guy in the truck was bragging good for me. The 3 brats then came out, got in their putt, putt, to a crowd of laughter, and blew his trans right there. " I then asked him " Its bad enough you picked a race then lost, do I now have to tow you back home with my American Truck?" What a night. ;D
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;D ;D i hate those cars too. ;D ;D
 
I guess it was friday night when we had the bad rain storm hit on the Jersey shore, and i had my AV in the Auto 4wd mode, when an A4 1.8T quattro, comes up on me flyin, until we hit a red light, Light turns green, i punch it it slips for a second and hooks up and goes, the A4 never even got close for the most part hung right at RF passenger door, until I hit 80 and let off, and laughed at him when went by trying to look impressive!!! >:D
 
There are rice rockets all over the place in my town. One in my neighborhood is the most annoying sounding ever with the whining exhaust. And the paint scheme is hideous with flourescent yellow and pink colors. I could probably beat the guy with my bicycle.

Today on the way to work, I heard the burble of a V-8 pull up to the side of me. I knew it wasn't a rice rocket due to the exhaust note. Turns out it was a sweet looking Trans Am. I'm not going to race that kind of car - they can pass me any time they want. He gunned it from the light and sound was music to my ear. Hopefully he stomps ricers every day too.
 
midlifecrisis said:
There are rice rockets all over the place in my town. One in my neighborhood is the most annoying sounding ever with the whining exhaust. And the paint scheme is hideous with flourescent yellow and pink colors. I could probably beat the guy with my bicycle.

Today on the way to work, I heard the burble of a V-8 pull up to the side of me. I knew it wasn't a rice rocket due to the exhaust note. Turns out it was a sweet looking Trans Am. I'm not going to race that kind of car - they can pass me any time they want. He gunned it from the light and sound was music to my ear. Hopefully he stomps ricers every day too.
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Gotta love that LS1 small block. I had a '98 Camaro police package until a year and a half ago. Some of the ricers that have a few mods think they can hang. NOT! Toasted 'em every time. I just can't stand those da@& kids in their little riceball cars with fart can mufflers. They have to be some of the most annoying little dweebs around.

Just gotta love American Muscle! :love: :B: :love: :B:
 
I don't mind the rice burners... (qualification) that are actually fast. Those preludes and integra VTEC's would absolutely blow the doors off of the avalanche. Well, maybe not gandolphxx's but for the most part the would kill us. Last night my buddy was behind me in his older chev 6.5 turbo diesel and he was revving his motor all high and so I gassed it, well this malibu beside me thought it was me and Just kicked it down, I blew his doors off, my buddy said when he was behind the malibu he could see the guy getting is ass woupped by his girlfreind. Kinda funny.
 
Yeah, I killed a little Lexus I300 the other night with a rolling start. They were banging the gears so hard just trying not to loose anymore ground than they were already. They must have stripped the gears they way they were driving it.
A month or so ago my wife and I were at a light with a red ext. cab Hemi dodge. His lane ended just up ahead; so I knew we had race fixing to start. His buddy was looking over at us knudging him on. he looked over at us and started to laugh. That's about the time My wife said to go ahead and go for it. I was so nervous. I wanted to beat the stuffing out of him; yet at the same time I wasn't sure I could do it against a Hemi. Well, the light turned green and we both took off...............Not sure what exactly happened in the other lane but we were neck and neck and the AV slowly pulled away untill he had to hit the brakes to pull in behind me. I just stayed in it.........about a half mile or so down the road it opened up again to two lanes. I let off the gas and he just roared by. I was so proud that my manhood was still intact in front of my wife.

Now, just a few days ago I was next to another one on the way home my wife was laughing as he reved his engine up. She yelled out the window " Hey! That thing got a Hemi in it?" "Be quiet Monica" I was thinking. Well I knew what was going to happen next. She looked back over at me and told me to take another one. "Man, what I am I thinking" was going thru my mind. "The first time was luck I'm sure". This time who knows.......Well this light turned green......we started out pretty even and then he just slowly pulled away. She looked over asked if he ot the jump on us. "Yeah, he sure did honey....maybe next time we'll get him". Whew close one ..........One day when the supercharger or turbo set up is on.....then I will go on the prowl with her looking for those Hemis.
 
I have had an import and I can tell you that the guys who are real about racing (like me) also hate the guys who put fartcan exhausts and stickers all over their cars and call them race machines... Rice burners are the new muscle cars of the young crowd since they are cheap to mod... :rolleyes:

I am old fasion and still prefer a V8 but, I can tell you that I have friends with some 4cyl import cars that can kick some serious V8 butt... But, they don't have that V8 sound and they won't stand on the rear tires either... >:D

Oh yeah, HEY GM... BRING THE DAMN CAMARO BACK!!!! The Vette is too expensive to compete with the Mustangs and we need some Chevys out there to own those new Mustangs... >:D

I actualy saw an article on the internet that GM is bringing back the Camaro in 2006 and will style it after the 68-72 Camaro's!!!! It's a strait up copy of F**D's idea with the Mustang but, who cares. F**D copy's everyone else all the time... :rolleyes:
 
My story's a bit different, but here goes. I own a Triumph TT600, the little rocket they came out with a few years back. I ride like a grandma, little old ladies literally pass me giving me dirty looks. Occasionally in traffic, I'd run across those too fast (too curious) cars, and they always wanted to race. Always. I've got 100 horses and weigh about 600 pounds, counting me on the bike. They've got maybe 150 and weigh about 2600 (guess) pounds. I'd always smoke 'em and then hit on any girl in the car at the next light if I could. They always act surprised when you beat 'em for some reason. This one time I laughed so hard (I was pointing at him too) that the guy's girlfriend started laughing at him.
 
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