People trying to keep up/stay ahead in slower cars

[st3ph3n]

Last night on my way home from work. A lot of my stories start like this actually. I was westward on the A8 coming up to Coatbridge where I made an exit to head on to the Bellshill Bypass. I was driving about 80% probably. Well within mine and the cars limits. As I came up the sliproad and stayed left for the bypass I noticed a black fiesta was ahead of me. The road goes left then right under the bridge. I notice the the fiesta has at this point given it a bit of stick and swept from the left lane to the right lane to hit the apex on the right hander. At this point I'm still catching it at a decent rate and driving no where near what I know is towards the fast end of comfortable on that road.

WOAH! Next thing I notice the Fiesta has a massive moment where the front end is going in a completely different direction to where the tyres are pointing and the car is now in the left lane.

Now why in the hell do people risk their well being? Are they trying to prove a point or something? I wasn't racing, I wasn't even egging them on.

"Congratulations, you went round that corner faster than me." That's the message I'd be writing in the sympathy card for their funeral.

[shaun_odonnell]

I was overtaken by a ned on a 30cc[] Quad this morning. It was in a 30mph zone and I was still gently warming the car up. I just laughed.

[thewelsho]

Had the Scoob a week now and no one has tried to take me on. In fact, people let me out of junctions and pullover on motorways far more often than they ever did when I had the Cleica (maybe its the decals!). When people pass me (just in general) I just let them go cause I know a down shift and three inches of travel on the right pedal will show them up. Im much more at ease on the roads now! LOL!

[Gumball]

QUOTE-Now why in the hell do people risk their well being? Are they trying to prove a point or something? I wasn't racing, I wasn't even egging them on.

ive seen  you on that bend Nigel and im sure you do it everyday on the way home. you got smoked you mean[]

[IanJ]

You sure it wasn't a BSM corsa that smoked you? []

[Gumball]

lol[]

[st3ph3n]

The Fiesta was doing about 20mph slower than that day we went round it Gumball.

[IanJ]

Good old google mail ads gave me this link when i got the update to this thread through.

http://www.gumballcarhire.com/

 

One for when you pass your test mate!