Just had to share this on a Sat. morning.....I had taken out my '94 coupe last nite to pick up a sub from Subway, and it reminded me yet again about the public attention this car gets.
I noticed a white, early-90's Buick following me into the parking lot, and thought nothing more of it, until I parked and he pulled in beside me. He approached the car,and said "I've been driving a flatbed tow-truck for the last 15 years, and I've never towed anythin' like that!" He then proceeded to exclaim on the car's condition, question details about the engine location, etc. I was informative as usual, because I enjoy educating enthusiasts about the NSX. Anyways, that incident happened before I went in to Subway.
Inside, I was at the counter, and I heard the kids behind it whispering "is that an NSX? No way, can't be", and "yeah, man it is!" that kind of thing. I grinned, and said "so, you recognize the NSX, eh?" (after all, I am a Canuck ;-)) I was just heading the door, and two of the kids behind the counter followed me, and clustered around the car with three other kids, and the questions started again. I showed the engine, let them sit in the car, and gave the typical overview.
Now, the embarassing part--I got in, started up, and was backing up when one of the kids piped up "Can you do a burnout"? Now, rational heads may not want to read the next part, but, because they were considerate kids, and seemed really keen on the car, I relented for the first time since I bought the car two years ago. After checking for nearby vehicles and people, I revved the engine to about 3500/4k, and let out the clutch with a thump. The tires let out a massive chirp, I moved a few feet, then the engine dropped to a low drone, and I moved out of the lot with all the alacrity of an old Chevette! I was mortified--my first chance to do a witnessed burnout, and my Traction Control was on! I normally switch it off for dry driving, but I was so intent on performing a safe burnout, I missed this critical step.
Needless to say, I must have left quite an impression on these kids...
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Steve
'94 Brooklands Green Coupe (stock)
'01 Lexus GS430
I noticed a white, early-90's Buick following me into the parking lot, and thought nothing more of it, until I parked and he pulled in beside me. He approached the car,and said "I've been driving a flatbed tow-truck for the last 15 years, and I've never towed anythin' like that!" He then proceeded to exclaim on the car's condition, question details about the engine location, etc. I was informative as usual, because I enjoy educating enthusiasts about the NSX. Anyways, that incident happened before I went in to Subway.
Inside, I was at the counter, and I heard the kids behind it whispering "is that an NSX? No way, can't be", and "yeah, man it is!" that kind of thing. I grinned, and said "so, you recognize the NSX, eh?" (after all, I am a Canuck ;-)) I was just heading the door, and two of the kids behind the counter followed me, and clustered around the car with three other kids, and the questions started again. I showed the engine, let them sit in the car, and gave the typical overview.
Now, the embarassing part--I got in, started up, and was backing up when one of the kids piped up "Can you do a burnout"? Now, rational heads may not want to read the next part, but, because they were considerate kids, and seemed really keen on the car, I relented for the first time since I bought the car two years ago. After checking for nearby vehicles and people, I revved the engine to about 3500/4k, and let out the clutch with a thump. The tires let out a massive chirp, I moved a few feet, then the engine dropped to a low drone, and I moved out of the lot with all the alacrity of an old Chevette! I was mortified--my first chance to do a witnessed burnout, and my Traction Control was on! I normally switch it off for dry driving, but I was so intent on performing a safe burnout, I missed this critical step.
Needless to say, I must have left quite an impression on these kids...
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Steve
'94 Brooklands Green Coupe (stock)
'01 Lexus GS430
