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02-25-2002, 12:13 PM

This actually happend friday night. Just left a shop picking up something for the Teg, roll up to the first light on 137th Ave. near Tamiami airport (nice wide open 3 lane road with traffic lights in about 1/3 mile intervals). Sitting there, I notice a nice red Dakota pull up along side me, R/T wheels, fenders, and R/T 5.9 markings. Window is tinted but I could make out what appeared to be a young guy inside.

Anyways I was ready just in case Mr. Dakota wanted to make a mad dash away from the light, light goes green and he rolls out nice n' slow, so do I. Being a little dissapointed, I kinda goose the throttle a bit in 2nd to get him to bite.. no dice. So I casually plop it into 3rd conceding to the fact that he didn't want to play... and what does he do? Of couse, he nails it just as I hit 3rd Rather than downshifting, I just nail it with him from about 4k rpm in 3rd, by the time the IAB's opend up, he had come from my rear quarterpanel to about even with me, by the time I hit 8100 though, I had started to inch back away from him. Grab 4th and continue to slowly inch away for a few more secs, and I finally let off before we encounter traffic about a fender ahead of the R/T.

Well needless to say, this left me totally unimpressed. I mean he had the jump on me when he nailed it, AND I stated from a low 4k rpm in 3rd, and he still never managed to pass me.. infact I began inching away from him, and this is in a bone stock GS-R.. Guess Dodge hasn't an answer for the Lightning as of yet

Cliffs: Line up with a Dakota R/T, gives me the impression he is of no interest then tries to pull a sneak attack on me...

02-25-2002, 12:13 PM	#1
VTC_CiViC Posts: n/a	Sneaky bastard in a Dakota R/T This actually happend friday night. Just left a shop picking up something for the Teg, roll up to the first light on 137th Ave. near Tamiami airport (nice wide open 3 lane road with traffic lights in about 1/3 mile intervals). Sitting there, I notice a nice red Dakota pull up along side me, R/T wheels, fenders, and R/T 5.9 markings. Window is tinted but I could make out what appeared to be a young guy inside. Anyways I was ready just in case Mr. Dakota wanted to make a mad dash away from the light, light goes green and he rolls out nice n' slow, so do I. Being a little dissapointed, I kinda goose the throttle a bit in 2nd to get him to bite.. no dice. So I casually plop it into 3rd conceding to the fact that he didn't want to play... and what does he do? Of couse, he nails it just as I hit 3rd Rather than downshifting, I just nail it with him from about 4k rpm in 3rd, by the time the IAB's opend up, he had come from my rear quarterpanel to about even with me, by the time I hit 8100 though, I had started to inch back away from him. Grab 4th and continue to slowly inch away for a few more secs, and I finally let off before we encounter traffic about a fender ahead of the R/T. Well needless to say, this left me totally unimpressed. I mean he had the jump on me when he nailed it, AND I stated from a low 4k rpm in 3rd, and he still never managed to pass me.. infact I began inching away from him, and this is in a bone stock GS-R.. Guess Dodge hasn't an answer for the Lightning as of yet Cliffs: Line up with a Dakota R/T, gives me the impression he is of no interest then tries to pull a sneak attack on me...