A Little Contest of Speed Against a 2004 GTO

Texas Jim

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Day before yesterday, Darling Wife and I were going to meet Michael and Nick The Great for lunch.

We were going around the loop on the West side of town... it is 5 lanes each direction and usually has very little traffic on it.
That day there was almost no traffic at all.

I was in a bit of a hurry and came up on a 2004 GTO...
He didn't want me to pass him and as I came up close to him...He stood on it and I did too.
We were doing close to 80 at the time...

He pulled me a little bit from 80 to about 95 ...
from 95 to 115 I held my own...
from 115 to 130, I was gaining on him..

He either hit the speed limiter at 130 or let off..
By that time I was back up beside of him.
I passed him but then slowed back down to more or less legal speeds.
He never would come back up beside me again... haha

Now a couple of questions...
Does anyone know what the HP was on a 2004 GTO??
I was really surprised when he didn't pull me real bad when we stood on them.
I was surprised again when I started catching him...
I kinda figured he would just run off and leave me.

Then again... maybe he was geared low for drag racing and hit the REV limiter... I don't know.

Jim
 

Texas Jim

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Careful out there Jim, you should know better.
Racing is best left on the track. :jester:

:lolup:... Yeah I "KNOW" better... just sometimes I don't "DO" better... :lol: :lol:
There were 5 lanes and not a car in front of us for well over a half a mile...
 

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