Back in '83. I'm driving this.
http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?8569-Pic-of-a-pic-of-a-car-I-owned
Gotta buddy ridin' shotgun. He's a Ford guy. Owns a '68 California Special, all done up for corner carving. (I blame him for getting me into this cornering stuff!)
Sitting at a light, when a 'new' Vette pulls up beside us. 2 guys in it. Passenger's pointing & laughing! (?) Driver starts revving it up on the yellow, waiting for the green for us. I'm ignoring. Road is just slightly wet. Waste of gas to go up against this guy. No traction. Light turns green. Boom! Corvette boy nails it! Rear of the 'Vette slides out as he's going through the intersection..
I idle off the light!
Next light. Same thing. Next 4 intersections, again, same thing.
My Ford buddy says, "Aren't you gonna take this guy on?"
Next light, I make a right. Corvette boy cuts across 2 lanes to get in behind me.
The road is dry here.
Just as I get around the corner, clutch goes in, bring the revs up to 4500, & drop the clutch. Stand on it! The Nova does a jig and we dance into the middle lane! Bang 2nd. Steer into it, get it straight & back out of it. Can't see the 'Vette for the tire smoke! Hehe!!!
Next light, (short city block ahead of us.) The 'Vette pulls up beside us on the driver side. I bring the revs up. So does he. Light goes green. Boom! He launches. I idle off the light!
Next light. (Now we have some room ahead.) I'm tired of this B.S. Revs come up. Light goes green. Hold him right beside me in the corner of my eye, till I see his front end drop when he goes for second.
Now!!!
Mash the skinny pedal. Power shift to 2nd.@ 6700rpm. The Nova does a bit of that street tires & leaf spring dance. Using the whole lane! Bang 3rd gear! Again @ 6700rpm.
Where'd the 'Vette go?
Oh. He's back THERE!
My Ford buddy is killing himself laughing! "You WASTED a 'Vette! I can't believe it! Wow! He didn't have a chance!"
(Had to explain to him that those 'Vettes of the early '80's had the same 350 as the station wagons, or any other Chevy of the time.)
But I ain't done with this guy, yet.
The next light is green when I get to it. I stopped at it. Buddy asks me what I'm doing? "Wait for it." I says.
By the time the 'Vette gets up to us, the light is red.
This time he's not revving. Me neither. Light goes green. I side step the clutch @ about 5000rpm. Lay down 2 big fat black marks across the intersection. Vette boy doesn't move. He couldn't. He couldn't see for the tire smoke! Just a bit of a final F. you!
Good times!