[Spartan268]

Had a few instances myself. Never bite the bait though.

The usual ricers, specifically those of the JDM variety, tend to just do drive bys and hoping I want to play catch up with them so they can flex how they're winning in a race. I ignore them always. They never know when to stop.

Most recently it was going in a 35MPH zone. There was roughly 5 chargers who came up from behind while I was taking it easy. The lead from the pack, looked like a SRT, kept doing 35-40 pulls showing off his exhaust. I didn't bite the bait at all. He proceeded to do this for 5 straight mins until I turned away. My wife was with me and noticed they kept trying to get my attention and making eye contact. I figured they weren't worth my time. As I turned away I then realized the trailing 4 chargers were just straight piped V6s playing follow the leader and thought I was some kind of challenge to their pack. I had a tough time not responding back though since I wanted to see how I lined up with a 392.

Then in my general neighborhood there's a lot of clapped out Mustangs. There's one individual in particular who owns a foxbody mustang. I'll admit it's very clean and looks like it was restored. His favorite pass time to revving it up and down the street. I was in a parking lot and he noticed my car. His first response was to start revving his car then proceed with doing donuts in the parking lot In my other run ins the kid would do a ricer driveby. I always think to myself "2 gears later of WOT and he barely covered any ground".

Lastly there's my friend who owned a 2016 GT; only time I bit the bait. Made a wager he would beat me. I proceeded to smoke him in race stock vs stock on a 60-65 roll. This is him jumping on the second honk inclusive. Then he went on to make a post in his Facebook mustang group asking how to beat a stock camaro. They suggested he get some bolt ons and a lund tune; this will "smoke me". So he did exactly this, got almost full bolt ons. I think he was missing a proper intake manifold (Looked stock. either it's something else or just painted). We did a 20 roll, I missed a shift (My dumbass at the time thought paddles was the way to go) but still reeled him in on the low end. Never got to the high end. He ended up selling the car not too long after. Got a truck. Sold it. Got a 2002 Mustang with hashtag terminator on his instagram but turns out it's not even the terminator model. Now he's planning on selling that and get himself a fatcat Charger. He'll probably beat me now at least so his ego can regain a bit :P

[Wintermute]

Hasn't happened in my Camaro yet, but it did when I had my civic. My civic (2017 sport touring) was completely stock, save for the stereo and I didn't consider it a performance car at all, however if you have ever seen the current hatchback civics, you know they look pretty sporty. I had a guy that lived in the same neighborhood as me try to race me in his Z all the time. I never took the bait.

[CamaroRSOnt]

Haven't had any issues with my new Camaro but did get this every once in a while in my C7. Did have a Camaro pull up beside me at highway speeds and sit there for a minute or two wanting to go. Go where, lose my license, kill myself in a car wreck or get my car impounded for racing? Dumb ass !!

[Aragorn]

I was side-by-side with another Camaro last week at a red light, and I really did not want to engage. Mostly because it was unsafe but also because I thought I’d either lose traction or stall it. Thank goodness we were both very civil and went on our way.

[wjones14]

The one and only time it happened to me was on I-395 in CT, speed limit 65, light traffic, about an hour before sunset last summer. I was in the right lane with the cruise control set at 70 heading home from my golf league. I could see a BMW coming up fairly fast behind me in the left lane, looked like an M car. He got next to me, slowed to my pace for about a minute or so, and was on and off his throttle being obvious he wanted to race. I'm not a street racer, so I just sat there in the right lane with the cruise still at 70, and watched him floor it after he realized I wasn't taking the bait. The badge said it was an M5, and it was a newer one. When I got home and checked the computer, I saw that car is just over 600 hp.

[Aragorn]

Had an incident today. On an on-ramp there was a Maserati Giulia in front of me and he let it rip on an on-ramp. IMO the exhaust sound was not that impressive. As he merged onto the freeway I stayed on the exit ramp to exit at the next exit and floored it in third gear. Now let me say I am very rarely revving past 2500 RPMs, and I had the rear seat folded forward, but that freaking NPP sounded so loud! I Blew by him in an instant, then I exited off the freeway again. American muscle is impressive on so many levels! I think his car was 4cyl turbo charged, right around 300 hp and sells for 38K.

[95 imp]

You better watch out for the Maserati GranTurmiso. A Ferrari V8 @ 454 HP/6 spd auto.

They pull a 4.7 0-60. Less torque and a little heavier than the Camaro though. It would be a toss up....

[Jsreo]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

Had an incident today. On an on-ramp there was a Maserati Giulia in front of me and he let it rip on an on-ramp. IMO the exhaust sound was not that impressive. As he merged onto the freeway I stayed on the exit ramp to exit at the next exit and floored it in third gear. Now let me say I am very rarely revving past 2500 RPMs, and I had the rear seat folded forward, but that freaking NPP sounded so loud! I Blew by him in an instant, then I exited off the freeway again. American muscle is impressive on so many levels! I think his car was 4cyl turbo charged, right around 300 hp and sells for 38K.

Did you possibly mean am Alfa Romeo Giulia? If so the base is a 4cyl,and there would have been no contest, if it was a a Quadra folio (check spelling on that) $95K car then it would have been a 505 hp turbo 6 and he would have pretty much walked you if he wanted

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by Jsreo

Did you possibly mean am Alfa Romeo Giulia? If so the base is a 4cyl,and there would have been no contest, if it was a a Quadra folio (check spelling on that) $95K car then it would have been a 505 hp turbo 6 and he would have pretty much walked you if he wanted

Omg. Yes. Alfa Romeo. Agreed 4cyl and no contest but still $38k.

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by 95 imp

You better watch out for the Maserati GranTurmiso. A Ferrari V8 @ 454 HP/6 spd auto.

They pull a 4.7 0-60. Less torque and a little heavier than the Camaro though. It would be a toss up....

Ha yes. I’d probably not engage!

[wookwook]

Originally Posted by LT4Greg

Not on my street or neighborhood but sometimes out on the roads driving around the city. Most that are reving their engines own a Mustang, Camaro, Challenger or Charger. I will get the occasional fart can owner that has to rev its engine but not too often. I have been told it’s a way to say hey there and you have a nice hotrod especially in passing each other on the road.......

Was just cruising down my main street a few miles, and I could hear the very obvious turbo spool of the wrx behind me, wow a cai. Now most of you guys don't visit the nether regions in I4 turbo land, and I understand its the proximity to the brackish waters of former ricers. But long story short I turn off to the right and I get the down shift and rev going by me as I turn. I thought is was a kiss-off, but ok punk (you know the little noggin barely about to see out the windshield) doesn't know I would be full out trying to challenge a 4wd for 0-60. Anyways I figured there's no badging in back but whatever. Anyways, hopefully will get to match a wrx in the qtr this year once NED opens.

[lcd550]

Just happened to me an hour ago. Driving north on I405 in LA County, Camaro with paper plates coming up fast on my left, slows down next to me. I was going to wave/give him the thumbs up; next thing you know, he revs it and takes off!

I guess he wanted show off his new V6 RS (had NPP) and see if I wanted to engage in a race. Not in to that as I certainly don't want a ticket.

Not sure if he knew I was in 2.0T...I do have the GM exhaust so my tailpipes are larger diameter than stock.

[2SS Capt]

A few days ago my wife and I are out for a cruise, a brand new Mercedes E63 AMG with a husband and wife around our age (early 50's) come rolling up on us, so new it still had the CA paper plates... The loud mouth wife leans over at a stop light and says "They both sound good but who is faster???"...

We both had cars in front of us and they the 2 lanes splits to 3 lanes and he makes a break (with some wimpy sounding exhaust (I don't know what she was smoking but his turbo sounded NOTHING like my 6.2L LT1 in Track Mode with NPP))...

So the next light we are lined up together with no one in front, they both give us the look like "let's go!" and he is revving his turbo engine... Green light, I cut a great light and gap his ass off the line, by 75 we are at least a car and a half length or more ahead of him, I let off to get into the next turn lane (gotta get to Trader Joe's, of course)... They run off, tail between their legs, lesson learned... Damn yuppies...

'Merica!!!

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by 2SS Capt

A few days ago my wife and I are out for a cruise, a brand new Mercedes E63 AMG with a husband and wife around our age (early 50's) come rolling up on us, so new it still had the CA paper plates... The loud mouth wife leans over at a stop light and says "They both sound good but who is faster???"...

We both had cars in front of us and they the 2 lanes splits to 3 lanes and he makes a break (with some wimpy sounding exhaust (I don't know what she was smoking but his turbo sounded NOTHING like my 6.2L LT1 in Track Mode with NPP))...

So the next light we are lined up together with no one in front, they both give us the look like "let's go!" and he is revving his turbo engine... Green light, I cut a great light and gap his ass off the line, by 75 we are at least a car and a half length or more ahead of him, I let off to get into the next turn lane (gotta get to Trader Joe's, of course)... They run off, tail between their legs, lesson learned... Damn yuppies...

'Merica!!!

My coworker in his 2019 coyote smoked an ANG at the dragstrip a couple months ago. I don’t know all the specs on the AMG but I guess it was pretty embarrassing.