Do you get people wanting to race....?

[Spanky]

Wanting other peoples views on this........

Do you get other cars wanting to race you when in your Cupra or Cupra R..?

I know it can sometimes get a bit boring after a while, when every man and his dog wants to race, but sometimes (and in safe scenarios) you want it to happen ...... but, since buying my Cupra R.... no-one, and I mean no-one has stepped up to the plate

Is it just me... or is it the same of everyone..?

 

[dalepearson]

This is always how it appears.
If your in a car with good performance you never see another equal car, as soon as you jump into something more normal, boy racers everywhere.

 

[Cupramax]

Most people with "normal" cars and any sense know they'll get pasted. I only had the usuall CTR/172/RS boys try it on with mine.

In the Audi no one bothers although I did scare they **** out of a lad on a bike the other day. He did the usual biker trick of filtering down the middle of two lanes of cars up to the traffic lights to do a quick getaway. Unfortunately for him it was wet and I did a full monty, traction control off launch (4wd) He nearly lost it giving it too much welly, big back end step out brown trouser moment... At the next junction he gives me a load of abuse even though I only did what he was going to do??? cheek... They dont like it up em

 

[Ruddmeister]

Very few but the funniest was a Rover 200 with what sounded like a dump valve (I'm guessing it was one of the ebay underbonnet loudspeakers) I would have raced him but I was too busy pi$$ing myself laughing. He and his woman thought it sounded great and kept giving me the thumbs up .

The other funny one to watch was another blinged up Rover 200 (lexus lights etc) with 4-people in it giving Bill (Ibizacupra) a taste of Rover power and handling on the way to the Stealth RR day years ago. We were following about a 100yards behind laughing and waiting for inevitable, I think Bill was seceretly sh1tting himself

 

[Cupramax]

Steve, didn't know you'd gone over to the darkside??? When did you get the A3?

 

[Ruddmeister]

Steve, didn't know you'd gone over to the darkside??? When did you get the A3?

It's a company car which is OK (better since Mr Washbrook played with it ) no option to get a cash allowence otherwise I would have kept the LCR.

I miss the the way the LCR went round corners more than anything else

 

[Nyteshade]

quite often when it is a guy driving and he notices there it's a girly driving a racy car.

 

[Spanky]

quite often when it is a guy driving and he notices there it's a girly driving a racy car.

Ahhh, I need a wig !!

 

[Nyteshade]

Ahhh, I need a wig !!

Yeah but how do you look in high heels and make up?

 

[Spanky]

Yeah but how do you look in high heels and make up?

Not too bad actually... err, I mean, how would I know ??

 

[Nyteshade]

Not too bad actually... err, I mean, how would I know ??

You could be a Rocky Horror fan for all I know.

 

[CupraSteve]

best race iv had so far in mine was a rover 220 coupe turbo, there was nothing in it.

other ones that have tried it on but failed miserably, were a bmw 3 series, not sure of the engine, an escort GTI and thats about it really.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Also I do remember a very rapid 205GTi 1.9, very quick, shocked me what an old Skool hatch could do........not quite as quick as me but fair play to him it was a quick car ....

 

[Spanky]

best race iv had so far in mine was a rover 220 coupe turbo, there was nothing in it.

I used to have a 220 Coupe Turbo, cracking car that (once the head gasket was fixed) and indeed are quick

 

[ArosaRacer]

usally nova chav's but i cant be bothered anymore

 

[NumberoftheBeast]

Had a Nova try it on with me last night - was a nippy little thing that looked modded. I let him have the start, as I didn't want to look like a traffic light bully. As soon as I knew he wanted to play, I caught up with him at 80 and cruised past him like he was going backwards. I get it a fair bit but try not to rise to the bait with smaller cars. Why waste petrol? I like racing Scoobies and surprising them!!!

 

[Cupra_power]

LCR looks fast, so people are wary to try it on.. a pre facelift Cupra is good fun, looks like 1.6 with rims... which is great. Love BMW's or Merc's who assume that it is slow, assumption is corrected on a regular basis. Very entertaining.

 

[CupraSteve]

indeed

 

[redcupratdi]

I get them loads aleast two people a day! think they don't want to be beat by a young bloke in a flashy diesel best was last night pasted a mini s while filling his veiw with dust! i wait till people are really close up my arse being a idiot, then stamp it sending dust, stones smog right over there cars by the time they know anything im up the road and they lagging behid trying to clean they windscreen!

i hate when u beat someone and for sure you have a faster car, then they come back trying to overtake in a stupid manner!

 

[Daz_gibbo]

I dont get many try it on, if I do it's not Typre R's RS's but 80% of the time it's escorts, corsas and fiestas...