So let me precede this story and say that any street racing is incredibly stupid and illegal. People who street race should have all their body hair plucked one by one by rusty tweezers. Therefore, all of the event s detailed in this story occurred on closed course, under strict supervision, with all legal and safety precautions address at the time of the incident. :wink:
So ediddynsx came into town (great seeing you again!) and wanted to catch up on times and check out changes to the NSX I had made since the last time he was out here. Ironically he brought out a friend of his, who happened to be one of my company’s biggest clients and fellow NSX owner. This guy is a pretty big shot in our industry and in addition to his NSX has a slew of cars, including a F40, F430 Scuderia among others (yeah Eddie’s got some serious clout! :tongue
So after some Starbucks, I offer to give a ride to our mutual friend to see how a modded out NSX compared to his F40. After some warm up we take a side road off of the highway that is very infrequently used knowing we’d have some pretty clear and open road to really push it. As we pull off a white and blue Yamaha R1 tails us. At first I think he just wanted to get a closer look because as we approached a stop sign he signaled a left turn while I was using it to a launch platform for a nice long run. But as he saw me start gearing up for a pull he immediately pull back into the straight lane. So here we were on a nice two lane, 1 way road, with nary a car in sight. The only thing we were missing was a chrismas tree. I had already started about a 5-10 MPH roll, and wasn’t expecting him to follow suit so our start was very informal. However, it was timed almost perfectly because we both launched into gear at about exactly the same time. From about 10 to 45 MPH we were completely even (almost exactly side by side), with very small lurches for either car with gear changes. Then, unexpectedly, I slowly started pulling on him. His front wheel started to disappear from my peripheral vision. As we hit about 80 he was barely at my bumper and at 110 he was at least car length behind when he just completely let off. I also let off and coasted up to the next light. We both gave each other a big thumbs up and took off in separate directions.
Anyway, it was quite an experience and a completely unique and ideal situation for an ideal race. I think both the R1 rider and myself were quite shocked that I was able to pull as I didn’t think I was able take a 1000cc bike especially with a passenger, and I don’t think the R1 rider was expecting a car to keep up, let alone pull him. My passenger was laughing hysterically, which is a very rare sight to see as he comes and button down as they come. That alone was worth the entire run. :smile:
So ediddynsx came into town (great seeing you again!) and wanted to catch up on times and check out changes to the NSX I had made since the last time he was out here. Ironically he brought out a friend of his, who happened to be one of my company’s biggest clients and fellow NSX owner. This guy is a pretty big shot in our industry and in addition to his NSX has a slew of cars, including a F40, F430 Scuderia among others (yeah Eddie’s got some serious clout! :tongue
So after some Starbucks, I offer to give a ride to our mutual friend to see how a modded out NSX compared to his F40. After some warm up we take a side road off of the highway that is very infrequently used knowing we’d have some pretty clear and open road to really push it. As we pull off a white and blue Yamaha R1 tails us. At first I think he just wanted to get a closer look because as we approached a stop sign he signaled a left turn while I was using it to a launch platform for a nice long run. But as he saw me start gearing up for a pull he immediately pull back into the straight lane. So here we were on a nice two lane, 1 way road, with nary a car in sight. The only thing we were missing was a chrismas tree. I had already started about a 5-10 MPH roll, and wasn’t expecting him to follow suit so our start was very informal. However, it was timed almost perfectly because we both launched into gear at about exactly the same time. From about 10 to 45 MPH we were completely even (almost exactly side by side), with very small lurches for either car with gear changes. Then, unexpectedly, I slowly started pulling on him. His front wheel started to disappear from my peripheral vision. As we hit about 80 he was barely at my bumper and at 110 he was at least car length behind when he just completely let off. I also let off and coasted up to the next light. We both gave each other a big thumbs up and took off in separate directions. Anyway, it was quite an experience and a completely unique and ideal situation for an ideal race. I think both the R1 rider and myself were quite shocked that I was able to pull as I didn’t think I was able take a 1000cc bike especially with a passenger, and I don’t think the R1 rider was expecting a car to keep up, let alone pull him. My passenger was laughing hysterically, which is a very rare sight to see as he comes and button down as they come. That alone was worth the entire run. :smile:
