Please Race Me?

I agree, I've had too many of them making rude gestures in my direction when (imo) I've done nothing wrong, my most hated are the aforementioned W-signal, and the "screw loose" one, where the put their finger against their temple, these are the same people who complain profusely about road rage, which they do nothing to alleviate by their pubescent and misguided over-reactions....

rant over... lol

I didn't think anyone wanted to race me. I used to be a nutter - flat out everywhere, although didn't think I took any risks. Now I'm a bit older, and don't really see the point of burning up twice as much fuel to get somewhere a few minutes quicker, I drive a little slower. Now I do, I now find alot of wannabe racing drivers trying to race me. I find though if you maintain the same speeds around a couple of corners they soon seem to give up and realise they don't really stand a chance.

I once had a group of lads in a Golf VR6 chase me in my Europameister, Golf VR6 out of Bristol up the M32. I pulled away from them after 140 MPH. They caught me once I was off the motorway which made me feel a little uneasy, they followed me everywhere I went untill I got onto a B'road I know well and I lost them pretty easily then.

My SE attracts attention good and bad. I mostly get stares rather that come ons. I have had a few boy racers catch me while I was plodding along, look at the car as they slowly past and went on there merry way.

My job involves alot of driving, and I really do value my licence, so unless I know the road pretty well and know whats about, I would probably leave them to it.

It can be fun, but as has been said it�s not worth it, we are responsible for actions. Due to a few seconds of �fun� we could cripple or even kill an innocent person.

Remember if you kill or hurt any one due to messing about on the road you will have to carry the guilt.

SHEPSM3 wrote: I once had a group of lads in a Golf VR6 chase me in my Europameister, Golf VR6 out of Bristol up the M32. I pulled away from them after 140 MPH..........etc....... My job involves alot of driving, and I really do value my licence,

Look at the first paragraph of yours above.

Now look at the second line.

Now I would ask you two things:

1 - do you really value your licence?

2 - you obviously couldn't care less about the value of life of those other drivers on the roads too.

I find it utterly disgraceful that someone would admit to 'racing' on a public road at a speed of 140mph.  You should be banned.  Plain and simple.

If you're going to 'race', do it on a private road or a track - not anywhere where you'll wipe out an innocent life with the slightest twitch of your steering wheel when you're leasting expecting it.

The latter happens, and there are families out there deprived of loved one that stand testament to it because of mindless idiots doing just what you have admitted to.

Stone-IslandM3 wrote: Plod have taken to sporadically sitting on the bridge just past landrover but they're usually pointing up the hill to catch those exiting the oval roundabout then flooring it down the hill.

Coasting will be pleased....do they just "zap" people or pull them over as well?

Is it a van or "proper" traffic plod?

brybusa wrote: Stone-IslandM3 wrote: Plod have taken to sporadically sitting on the bridge just past landrover but they're usually pointing up the hill to catch those exiting the oval roundabout then flooring it down the hill. Coasting will be pleased

Brybusa - how about you stop your silly little comments and just at least try to understand the point that I was making.

I hold the police is as much distain as anyone when they 'zap' motorists driving well within reasonable limits of vehicles and thei rown capabilities when conditions are right.

You'll note I didn't pick up on your 100mph comment on that basis.

However, 140mph racing against another car on a public road?????

That's just beyond temptation and well over the boundary of dangerous and reckless driving, no matter what the car and no matter what the conditions.