CHILLS
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CHILLS
This afternoon as I was taking husband to one of his doctor appoints we got stuck at the end of a long line (we were 8th in line behind a Camaro) of traffic headed up by a travel trailer, which was itself behind another looooong line led by a tanker. We were already beyond the Passing Lanes or I might have had more hope of making better time.
A couple miles on there is a long left sweeping curve on a small hill that gives clear view of about 3 miles of road. Nothing was coming, road was clear.
Suddenly there sounded like someone lit off a bunch of firecrackers mingled with the buzz of the rumble strip and the Camaro took off like a shot! In no more than 5 seconds, yes I counted, 1-2-3-4-5- he passed 6 vehicles, probably doing well over a ton by the time he sailed around with Plenty of space to spare!
It gave me CHILLS!
If I didn't have husband with me I'd have been Right behind him. I might have got left far behind, but Boy Howdy what a run that would have been!!
(';')
A couple miles on there is a long left sweeping curve on a small hill that gives clear view of about 3 miles of road. Nothing was coming, road was clear.
Suddenly there sounded like someone lit off a bunch of firecrackers mingled with the buzz of the rumble strip and the Camaro took off like a shot! In no more than 5 seconds, yes I counted, 1-2-3-4-5- he passed 6 vehicles, probably doing well over a ton by the time he sailed around with Plenty of space to spare!
It gave me CHILLS!
If I didn't have husband with me I'd have been Right behind him. I might have got left far behind, but Boy Howdy what a run that would have been!!
(';')
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I had a similar thing, except it was me and I was in my 6.0 V12 XJS.
I was following a semi through a winding single lane mountain road, doing about 80-90 km/h. There was a very short passing lane ahead and when the coast was clear I floored it. By the time I went past the cab of the truck I was doing 160 km/h and was able to get back in before the passing lane ran out. I was the only car to get around the truck in that short lane. The V12 sure sounded good doing it!
I was following a semi through a winding single lane mountain road, doing about 80-90 km/h. There was a very short passing lane ahead and when the coast was clear I floored it. By the time I went past the cab of the truck I was doing 160 km/h and was able to get back in before the passing lane ran out. I was the only car to get around the truck in that short lane. The V12 sure sounded good doing it!
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