2 Fast 2 Furious wanna be (me!?)
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2 Fast 2 Furious wanna be (me!?)
OK, last night I was upset because, amongst other things, I found that I would not be doing Christmas this morning (and still haven't). So I decided to go for a drive. I got the car all warmed up and then left (its like 29 out there!). I had my Now That's What I Call Christmas CD playing, and I drive around town looking at lights for a while. I even drove past Wal Mart and noticed that it was even closed... Anyhow, I finally start making my way out to this spot in the middle of nowhere where I can drive fast without hurting anyone or getting caught. Like I said I was upset. So I get out there and drive around for a while to see what traffic was like, and I think I saw 1 car, but not by where I was going to be and it was even going away from there. This place is out near a park, so it was pretty dead on Christmas Eve. So after I drive around and pick a road I go back to where I want to get started to prepare.
Let me give you an idea of this place real quick - I'm going down this road, no streets are entering it. There is a stop sign at the end because there is an intersection. The only street lights are at this intersection. To the left there is a road that you can see down forever, and it goes like 3 times farther then you can see...to the right is a dead end, so I knew nobody would be coming from that direction. Ahead (past the stop) the road keeps going for about 2-3 blocks, but there are no other streets till the end.
So, since I looked around I figured Id just fly past this stop sign, cause I was not planning on doing a 1/4th or anything, just wanted to go fast.
Back to preparing - I'm sitting there, only parking lights on, radio off, cruise off, alarm off, vents off, etc. I'm going over the gears so I (hopefully) don't miss any. I watch my clock and right when it hits 12 after I'm going. So I'm revving and everything -- it hits 12 and I'm off.
I'm doing fine the whole way... I see the stop sign coming up and doing about 80. Coming up on the sign I'm doing about 95 saying to myself, "your not gonna stop, your not gonna stop..." I blast past the sign about 100 or so. Now in the middle of this intersection is a kind of hump. Going 30-40-50-60 its NOTHING. I neglected to think about how I may be going a touch faster than that.... When I hit it I'm doing about 105, give or take, and catch total air.
Everything goes into slow motion.....
Then the car absolutely SLAMS back to earth. There's a bang!-thud! and mass sparks on the drivers side. The car is swerving all over, like fish tailing, and I'm battling to keep it on the road. There is no shoulder so going off the road would be real bad. The car finally stops and I just give myself a second to catch my breath. I listen to the car run, and it seems to be fine. Without getting out, I go back to the intersection, since that's where I took off and to see if there was any scrapes or liquids on the ground. Also that's the only place with much light.
I go back, point my lights down the road, get out and start looking for stuff on the ground. I look and look and see nothing, so I move my car to the other side of the intersection for a different angle. I look more and still see nothing. I look where my car just was and don't see where anything may have leaked or anything (whew!). Now before all this I looked at my car..... on the drivers side the bumper was hanging off the car! All the clips were out and everything. So I just said wow and popped it back together, but right by where the screw holds it to the car, by the wheel well, its BROKEN ! I BROKE my URETHANE bumper !
It still seemed quite drivable so I got back home, and it ran just fine...
The whole experience was terribly exciting! It did end badly, but damn it was fun! I have left the ground before, but nothing like this!
Let me give you an idea of this place real quick - I'm going down this road, no streets are entering it. There is a stop sign at the end because there is an intersection. The only street lights are at this intersection. To the left there is a road that you can see down forever, and it goes like 3 times farther then you can see...to the right is a dead end, so I knew nobody would be coming from that direction. Ahead (past the stop) the road keeps going for about 2-3 blocks, but there are no other streets till the end.
So, since I looked around I figured Id just fly past this stop sign, cause I was not planning on doing a 1/4th or anything, just wanted to go fast.
Back to preparing - I'm sitting there, only parking lights on, radio off, cruise off, alarm off, vents off, etc. I'm going over the gears so I (hopefully) don't miss any. I watch my clock and right when it hits 12 after I'm going. So I'm revving and everything -- it hits 12 and I'm off.
I'm doing fine the whole way... I see the stop sign coming up and doing about 80. Coming up on the sign I'm doing about 95 saying to myself, "your not gonna stop, your not gonna stop..." I blast past the sign about 100 or so. Now in the middle of this intersection is a kind of hump. Going 30-40-50-60 its NOTHING. I neglected to think about how I may be going a touch faster than that.... When I hit it I'm doing about 105, give or take, and catch total air.
Everything goes into slow motion.....
Then the car absolutely SLAMS back to earth. There's a bang!-thud! and mass sparks on the drivers side. The car is swerving all over, like fish tailing, and I'm battling to keep it on the road. There is no shoulder so going off the road would be real bad. The car finally stops and I just give myself a second to catch my breath. I listen to the car run, and it seems to be fine. Without getting out, I go back to the intersection, since that's where I took off and to see if there was any scrapes or liquids on the ground. Also that's the only place with much light.
I go back, point my lights down the road, get out and start looking for stuff on the ground. I look and look and see nothing, so I move my car to the other side of the intersection for a different angle. I look more and still see nothing. I look where my car just was and don't see where anything may have leaked or anything (whew!). Now before all this I looked at my car..... on the drivers side the bumper was hanging off the car! All the clips were out and everything. So I just said wow and popped it back together, but right by where the screw holds it to the car, by the wheel well, its BROKEN ! I BROKE my URETHANE bumper !
It still seemed quite drivable so I got back home, and it ran just fine...
The whole experience was terribly exciting! It did end badly, but damn it was fun! I have left the ground before, but nothing like this!
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Rep Power: 338 see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
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Rep Power: 0 well I did not intend just leave the ground like I did!!! I just titled it that becasue it reminded me of the part of that movie where they go off the bridge. I totally agree that its a silly movie and in no way real!!! sheesh
thats why I put (me?!) at the end!
thats why I put (me?!) at the end!
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From: St. Louis, Mo
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see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by AR
see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
Originally posted by aznrj
wow i busted @ my girls face a couples nights ago, in the backseat of her accord. well not really, she sucked all the *** before i let it all out.. hahahaha
wow i busted @ my girls face a couples nights ago, in the backseat of her accord. well not really, she sucked all the *** before i let it all out.. hahahaha
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Getting wicked air in a HONDA! Funny read for sure. I'm soo glad you didn't hurt your car bad. I put bit after bit intoi this car and just hope that someidiot doesn't hit me. It's just my luck. So I drive hard but stopped the "cool" antics I would of if I were mad like that too. Funny read though. I know I would of freaked and been so much more angry if I messsed up something. All in all, good learnin' but I wouldn't of done it. I'm so tired of the hard way- 
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Rep Power: 330 All I can say is damn, Im glad your vic is only a litle banged up and that your ok, but damn that was dumb. Funny as hell but dumb, I hope you learned your lesson.
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Originally posted by AR
see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
see one thing you have to realize is: the fast and the furious film (both 1 and 2) is like **** for cars. Super clean ricey show cars, doing moves that are both "immoral" and "unreal"...
I mean when watching ****, when do you go up to your girlfriend and bust on her face? And if you tried that, you'd get owned.
Did you get your bumper fixed yet? It is possible. The body shop did mine for me with a plastic welder. It melts the plastic back together. My tsunami broke in the same spot, except on the passenger side. It looks fine now.
