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My first Z32 noteworthy experience for all to enjoy
Yes, I did it ... taught my wife to drive the Z32 .... but it was hell on the clutch (I can blame her when I buy a new one) ... So,we were going to dinner and some guy in a WRX pulled next to us (my wife driving) and urged my wife to race, I told her the Z32 could "beat that WRX like a drum" so, she went for it and did not do well,
#1 bad launch
#2 early shift (ever gear)
#3 completely missed 3rd
#4 made my clutch smell bad
but, still was within 1-2 car lengths she was not happy but, knew I was even less happy when the guy said I thought those cars were fast I guess my all-wheel drive is faster .... we went to dinner had a nice meal and paid our bill after an enjoyable meal and headed home. Well I could not have been any happier when I see little "WRX guy" 3 or 4 cars in front of me at a stop light. After working though some traffic I am finally right next to him at a stop light. I rolled down my window and said do you remember me and this little jerk said "yeah that's the car I stomped earlier but, now your woman is letting you drive". So when the light changes he sort of launches, I take it easy and don't push it past 3000 rpm staying just behind him and we come to the next light. He says that I still can't hang with him and I tell him about a quiet little country road where we could settle this debate ... he follows me there. We stop and talk and discuss the "rules of engagement" which we deem as a quick draw start three beeps of the horn and we both go ... I let him be the horn guy to give him an advantage and there was $100.00 on the line ... his passenger some little punk makes a couple of smartass comments about my car, wife, and my personal favorite "little red sports cars are for girls". We proceed to line up ...
I give him the nod ...three beeps irregular timed beeps and he's off ... with a slight advantage ... I take off some what easily (avoiding wheel hop) boost kicks in at 3000rpm my wife says "whats that ?" ( I say "it's why I bought the car") I hit redline and shift hard only to find more boost and a WRX dead beside me and and maxing his little 4 cylinder out. I ease up a little to make him think he had a chance and when we arrive at the designated finish I am 1/2 a car length ahead .... we stop
He says "I would've had you but I missed a gear" I say "where's my money" ... He and his buddy conference together and he hands other his hundred. My wife is finally not saying "you shouldn't be racing" when I give her the $100.00. The guy and his buddy are arguing but he finally says he thinks he can beat me if I give him another try... so I think well I need to go back down the same road to go home so, what the hell ... let's go for another hundred ... he says all he has is fifty and needs to get gas for the week to go to work so, how about $20.00 ... I say you said you could beat me so, how about $50.00 ... after some thought and his buddy adding some useless incorrect wisdom he says OK ...
We Line up ... I give the nod and what does this little punk do but b,b,b on the horn as fast as he can and he's off... I launch with significant wheel hop bang second and am still about 1 car back but gaining in a hurry ... stay into the throttle through third and about 3/4 of fourth coast to the finish with a 10 length lead ... When stopped we again have discussions and he says you're not stock, you suckered me into this, blah blah blah ... I get my fifty ... get back in the car and he and his bud are about to beat each other senseless ... and I call him over to the car ... this kid, who is about 17 and looks like a puppy I just kicked to the curb, comes over and I said that "while the WRX is a decent car it only has 227 hp and he shouldn't let his stupid friends tell him what to do ... and I tell him that he still needs to have gas for the car next week and give him the fifty back ... his jaw drops and I leave nice and slow ....
Luke Pavlick 
Items in the mirror appear ... TO BE LOSING
I want to die peacefully in my sleep ... just like Gramps
not screaming and terrified like the
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