Ok now the REALLY important question.........

[simon2o_oo]

First of all I'm going to look at the grey wedge next weekend , so fingers crossed it's a nice one.

Now then, can you all tell me about the interesting tussels you've had with other cars (not in built up areas, obviously!)

[grahamw48]

Not sure what you mean, but I find that most other cars seem to take on a 'rabbit frozen in the headlights' stance when I come up behind/alongside them.

Could it be the noise ?

Only bikes seemed (once) to want to make a race of it.
I'm past bothering with that dumb stuff now.

[pwd95]

andymadmak said:

and then there's the bit about making rapid progress across country................ Hard work? yes, but sheer exhileration when you get it right, terror when you get it wrong. Let me explain, my house to Alfreton goes something like this..... Turn right out of my drive, proceed gently down the narrow, bumpy road that leads to the main Alfreton road. Its about 1 mile this bit, so its nice to finish off warming the engine up before I play hard... The wedge gurgles and snuffles on this bit, like it is waking up. I can smell the exhaust. It's running rich as it warms up. It makes driving smoothly a bit of a challenge, especially given the bumpy road. I wave at the Chim owner just down the road from me. He ALWAYS grins as I go by. I never hear him pass my house... Reach the main road. Engine Ts and Ps all good. Road clear. PLAYTIME!!!!!!!!!!!! Turn right, there's a pub opposite the turn, and it's a sunny evening so people are outside enjoying a quiet drink. Only, it's not quiet any more. I give it some throttle, The rear squats and moves a foot or so to the left as I make the turn. A dab less steering lock and we're straight again. 2 seconds later and it's time for second gear, the noise is huge, Someone has dropped their beer. 3 seconds later it's doing 60 and pulling very hard. Into third and the exhaust note takes on a menacing, hard edged throb as a 14 year old wedge spots a Toyota supra ahead. (the last of the twin turbo models, late 1990s vintage) No chance to overtake, so I slow to 60 behind the jap tin top. I hold fourth gear and the noise bounces off the dry stone wall to my left. He's noticed me, the Toyota driver. His car has some flash rims on and an exhaust that makes the wedges look no bigger than a Nissan Micras. I can't hear it though. Through Tansley, I can read his mind. He's waiting for the NSL zone that starts on the hill after the village. He keeps glancing in the mirror. Doing 45mph now, I select third and wait. He goes, so do I. Wedge tail squats noise rises. redline, fourth pulling very hard now, He's not getting away, not by a long chalk. In fact the wedge is staying with him very easily. There's a right handing coming up. Its open, good sight line, up hill. I take the appropriate line exiting in third gear. Toyota man has slowed a bit too much and is struggling to get momentum on the exit. I keep it tight and blast past him, riding a humungous tidal wave of noise. Into 4th and the egine is on cam again immediatley. I hold the throttle down as I crest the rise. The car goes light for a second, but then I am going very fast now. The Toyota is 200meters back. He's working hard. I come up on some traffic. There's a blind bend ahead so I slow down. I know there's a nice down and up double S bend ahead followed by a short downhill straight and a 90degree right. Toyota man is back on my arse. I wait for the clear spot and blat past the traffic before braking hard for the double S. Toyota man is all over me now. I think he has more grip maybe? Short straight to the 90 right which I take in second. Got to be careful here, easy to get it sideways on the exit. The engine is popping and snorting on the over run. Toyota very close on the exit, hit throttle hard, to 6000 rpm in second, snatch third but not before the wedge emits a might pop from the exhaust. I smile to myself cos I know that Toyota man has just had is front bumper flame kissed! Except he hasn't cos the wedge has already opened up a good 50 meters on him. Nice flat open section of bends next. Right, left right left, hold the throttle down throught the last two. In third at 5000rpm you get understeer on the last turn in. Slow for Wessington. School here, so no faster than 25mph, even at night, cos you never know when kids will be playing. Toyota man blasts past me doing about 60 in the 30 limit. He's waving as if he thinks he's won some huge victory! Pah! we'll see about that once we can get to safer roads again. Leave the village after a nasty downhill left hander. Short straight to another 90 right. Going very hard now. The tail goes light as I brake for the right hander. I get back on the power and the wedge roackets though the corner in a wonderful power drift. I have got it wrong there before and nealry ended up in the hedge, this time though it's perfect. Accelerate hard, towards the next left hander that opens into another perfect set of S bends to a railway bridge. I can see Toyota man ahead, quarter mile distant. I power thought he bends, straight lining most of them (vision is good) braking only for the last right hander before the bridge and the steep climb beyond. Back on the throttle, 5000rpm and the noise is fantastic. Wedge is alive, I swear, under the bridge in a blur of air pressure and echoes. Closing on Toyota. The V8 is giving everything now as it propels me up the hill. Exhaust note is hard, menacing. I'm back on his tail now. Stop at the T junction. Engine Ts and Ps all good He goes right. I go right. Lots of opposite lock to keep things straight as we accelerate, but he's going nowhere, and he knows it. Traffic Lights I turn left, he goes straight, but stops as I turn past his rear. I slow to hear him point at the wedge and yell "Thats F***in awesome, what is it? " I watch his blinged jap car drive away. He won't ever suffer from water leaks, mouldy carpets, sticky light pods of rumbly diffs. But neither will he forget the day a blue, wedge-shaped mystery car blew away his P&J. Thats wedge ownership. Andy

Taken from this thread:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=2&f=12&t=181886&h=0&hw=supra