Please Race Me?

Can't say I've ever noticed anyone "having a go" when I'm out in the M3, but the other day on the way home from work a cooking Escort seemed to be trying it on against me on my 'bike.  Two consecutive sets of traffic lights not all that far apart, both times he took off with a squeal of tyres... then had to stop 200yds down the road for the next set of lights.

I filtered off through the traffic and left him to his stop-start fun.

Steve.

Stone-IslandM3 wrote: Don't forget the E46 330s which will invariably have a go cos their cars newer so must be better/faster.

Ive got a 330 and I dont make a habit of racing M3's, be they E 30,36 or 46.

Once youve tried (and failed) once, you soon learn to stay in your own playground.  

Coasting wrote: Brybusa & still_looking You are missing the point completely. We are talking about someone openly admitted to 'racing' at 140mph on a public road!!!!!!! I was talking about over taking a couple of motor-trikes on an incline with two changedowns for christs sake!!! I don't have to be there to know there is marked difference between that and someone doing 140mph in a race on a public road!!! The guy said it himself!!!!! Sorry, but you're condoning 140mph races on public roads, plain and simple and that is nothing but tantamount to lunacy!

Sorry Coasting im not condoning anything, it is you who is missing the point. You are attacking a fellow poster for the way he drives be it racing or just high speed. You can only criticise others if you are the type of driver who sticks to the speed limits and all other road laws, which you obviously are not. That is my point, below is a quote from another of your posts.

What?  Where!  Jesus!

I drive past there every single day - twice.

I have yet to see a single mobile camera van though.  Not once, and I've never had a beep from the RAII or a ticket through the post, nothing whatsoever.....and I haven't stuck to 50mph either, and far from it on some occasions.

Stone, you've hit on a point, it's just another example of how some people on here don't like it when someone else has an opinion that they don't share.

People seem to fail to have grasped the concept of a forum as being for discussion.  If someone doesn't agree with me I see little use of intelligence in a response that says "boring", "dull" etc....

Those that can find no argument FOR doing 140mph racing another vehicle on public roads seem to think that quoting me for exceeding the speed limit counters the argument.

Well I'm sorry guys, but it doesn't.  If I do 60 mph in a 50 limit, or even 70, then I'm not doing DOUBLE the speed limit in that zone!  Yes I am breaking the law, but it doesn't mean I can't comment on those that break it at double the legal limit - whilst racing another vehicle.

This topic was started about racing, so the subject matter isn't off topic - so why do some users think they have a right to demand it be locked?

You can either engage in debate or you can try to put me down for having a different opinion.  Personally, I'd prefer people to debate - but that doesn't seem to be what most people want to do on here.

They seem to wants boys to join their manic little yes-men club, and frankly that defines boring much more aptly than any of the analogies given to the word above.

So how about some of you debate the topic instead of contributing one liners - or if that takes too much effort then why not leave it to others to contribute something of meaningful context.

At least still_looking does a bit of research into the subject matter, whilst I argue it is missing the point still - but the plethora of one or two liners commenting on how dull this is does nothing but change a forum into a Lycos like chat room where the subject matter doesn't move forwards.

Houlbt wrote: My car looks fast standing still and I know that it would take something pretty out of the ordinary to make me look slow on track. That's enough for me .

On it's own, that speaks volumes and I completely agree with it.

If you drive a fast car, you know you do and why anyone deems it necessary to race on a public road is beyond me.

Perhaps they feel they have something to prove?

Why rise to the bait they offer?  It just encourages more of them to bait more people - and the problem will never go away.

To do it on a track is something altogether different.  It's the right arena, the right circumstances and you're doing it with the same purpose of those that share the track with you - hence no problems at all. 

I've no kill-joy, in fact far from it as those that have met me on a club meet will hopefully confirm.  I drive quickly and safely - and I open my car up where the conditions permit - but certainly never to anything near double the speed limit and certainly not racing any other vehicle, fast or not.

It's not my intention to ruin people's fun and love of their vehicles - but I do object to people bragging about reckless driving.

I hope that sets the record straight once and for all (in terms of what my view of this is).

BM Fan wrote: Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Thats my 2p worth anyway,  and all because coasting called for some intelligent debate.

Thank you - intelligent debate delivered.

As you say Coasting people have different opinions the world would be a boring place without them. As for doing 140 mph, well yes I have on a nice straight quite stretch of road after a nightshift, sometimes its nice to open her up after all whats the point of having an M car apart from the eye candy side.

No I wouldnt go racing someone else at that speed because I know my own limits, if someone pushes me the nearest to it would be to accelerate away then slow down and let them pass rather sheepishly. I must admit it is sometimes nice to cruise along the motorway around 65mph and just let everyone else pass, for some strange reason you get better satisfaction than if you are passing everyone else probably because thats what they expect you to do.

Before you say what am I doing driving at high speed after a night shift (being tired and all that) I am very awake due to just having a shower etc.

Check this out ..

(Coasting .. you'll love this one)

http://forum.bmwcarmagazine.com/topic2.asp?TOPIC_ID=29503

120 in a 40 and a NIP in the post ... you got OWNED baby! ... Got to be worth a stint in Belmarsh.