While on my way to the grocery store (I’ve raised excuses to drive the XK to an art form) I was challenged to my first race. I was at the stop light, when a motorcycle pulled up to my right and he slowly panned my car, from bumper to bumper. He was wearing a Darth Vader helmet, which made it impossible for me to identify my very first challenger.

He raised his head, as if to say “you want some of this…?” I gave him a half smile that said, “My wife is sending me to the store for a head of lettuce”. He “goosed” the throttle and his crotch rocket lurched forward, I remained composed and took on my Cool Hand Luke persona.

The light turned green and he burned out, I slowing accelerated, until hitting the speed limit. He dropped back, looked at me again, pulled a wheelie, as he was demanding to race for a second time. I refused and as you might guess, he took off thinking he was to victor.

While still smiling, I reached over and turned up my Sirius Jazz station and if I smoked, I would have lit-up as that was too much fun.

 

LOL... I hope you see him again and he's loaded with a passenger, in the rain, on a poorly paved road with oil build-up on the road. See how eager he is to match you up at 100+ while you are having a lively conversation with your passenger, dry and comfortable in your heated seats, bumping some Steely Dan on the B&W, relaxed and capable of easy triple digits for 8 hours straight in the rain. Let's see him keep up then Crotch rockets have their limits!

No racing two-wheelers in normal conditions though, you did the right thing. I'm a retired motorcyclist, too dangerous, too many inattentive drivers out there and no margin of error. And that much power just makes you do stupid things. I hear they call them 'murdercycles' in Texas.

Nicely done,

Skeeter

 

LOL, that was fun verily
The part of wife sending to grocery for lettuce was hilarious too

 

Dave, Dave, Dave......brought a smile to my face this mornin

 

A moment of restraint avoids a life time of regret. Automotivelly speaking. Now love and war is a different matter - big guys told me that.

 

another example of what makes this Board so different than the others......

mature, confident, and restraint..... way to go Dave ... a big win!