| For starters it was a beautiful day here is Calgary. Nice warm spring day, sunny, not much wind - perfect day to play a little midday hookie and skip of work for a rip in the VerTT. So I was driving along (Mission Rd for you locals) minding my own business through the twisties and all of a sudden this idiot jumps out in front of me from a blind cross-street. He tries to cut across in front of me and turn left. He doesn't see the car coming the other way until the last second so he stupidly swerves into my lane, facing me head-on. I hit the brakes hard and I can see him actually still looking over his shoulder at the other car while driving towards me. Instinct tells me that a crash is imminent, followed by a pretty f***ing serious beating in the middle of the street. I brace myself, waiting for sound of the dull thud when he smashes into my fascia, hard found intercooler piping, oil cooler and Koyo radiator, and my cleverly hidden boost controller solenoid and PTU - and thinking "good f***ing job those Stoptechs are doing in a box in my garage" ...but the thud doesn't come. The SOB stops literally two or three inches from me - facing the wrong way, in the middle of my lane on the wrong side of the street. I give him my best "IT'S A GOOD DAY TO FUCKING DIE" look and a proper salute and then pull out and around him to drive off. As I pull by his ugly-ass girlfriend (hopefully his sister) waves and he mouths "Sorry man - nice car". UGGGH! I wish I had a gun.
Pics
Cruizin' Topless on December 26th
Engine Bay Pics
719 miles on the turbo'ed NA 'VerTT and counting
Versus TransAm
Versus Audi S4 Biturbo
Versus Cadillac XLR
NA's are for Sissies
Sudden Loss of Boost is Heartstopping
First Driving Impression
Preliminary Dyno Results
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