02-12-2012, 03:12 PM
So I made a quick trip to the ATM this morning, in the 968, and while there a red Carrera GT passes by heading toward the nearby highway onramps. As I was returning home moments later I notice the red Ferrari F 40 which I see once or twice a month ( it " resides " somewhere up my street ) also heading toward the same highway and thought ; ha, they missed one another by five minutes, but who knows if they were even bound in the same direction once on the freeway..pity, I said to myself. However, since
it's a beautiful sunny day I decided to do a few miles run before I went back home. Sunday mornings are crawling with CHPs and not surprisingly, I did go by a patrol car poised and ready on the shoulder of the freeway but since I was moving along pretty close to the speed limit I just smiled and continued on. No more than half minute later a Firebird is in the fast lane ( there are four lanes in each direction on this highway ) probably going 80 or so. Sure enough, I see the CHP coming up in my rear view mirror flying in the fast lane and pulling the guy over at the next exit off the highway, about 1/4 of a mile in front of
me. And now the fun part and purpose of this post: just as I passed them, I see two red car silhouettes
approaching in the opposing direction and given how quickly they went by where I was it was very clear
a full race was going on. Yup, here were the GT and the F40 in what looked to be neck in neck and no
idea how fast they might have been going but I have to tell you that the sound was nothing short of pure
symphony to my ears, and must have filled an entire mile + radius with ithat ... Hell, I was waiting for
the sonic boom to shatter my windows ;-) . It was simply magnificent , sight and sound. And I
thought of the poor CHP officer who was likely already out of the car handing a ticket, and in the
opposite direction too, hearing what must have sounded like a mini- Formula 1 race going by and
thinking, WTF, this is just not my day !! LOL, there is some justice after all.
Adding to this post now much later in the day..I went for my usual walk in the afternoon around the neighborhood, and here's the F 40 again, rolling down the street.b I'm thinking this is round two after a long break, because I can't imagine you can keep that car going all day without it breaking down on you, LOL. It,ll probably be in the shop for the next two weeks before he takes it out again ;-) :-)
it's a beautiful sunny day I decided to do a few miles run before I went back home. Sunday mornings are crawling with CHPs and not surprisingly, I did go by a patrol car poised and ready on the shoulder of the freeway but since I was moving along pretty close to the speed limit I just smiled and continued on. No more than half minute later a Firebird is in the fast lane ( there are four lanes in each direction on this highway ) probably going 80 or so. Sure enough, I see the CHP coming up in my rear view mirror flying in the fast lane and pulling the guy over at the next exit off the highway, about 1/4 of a mile in front of
me. And now the fun part and purpose of this post: just as I passed them, I see two red car silhouettes
approaching in the opposing direction and given how quickly they went by where I was it was very clear
a full race was going on. Yup, here were the GT and the F40 in what looked to be neck in neck and no
idea how fast they might have been going but I have to tell you that the sound was nothing short of pure
symphony to my ears, and must have filled an entire mile + radius with ithat ... Hell, I was waiting for
the sonic boom to shatter my windows ;-) . It was simply magnificent , sight and sound. And I
thought of the poor CHP officer who was likely already out of the car handing a ticket, and in the
opposite direction too, hearing what must have sounded like a mini- Formula 1 race going by and
thinking, WTF, this is just not my day !! LOL, there is some justice after all.
Adding to this post now much later in the day..I went for my usual walk in the afternoon around the neighborhood, and here's the F 40 again, rolling down the street.b I'm thinking this is round two after a long break, because I can't imagine you can keep that car going all day without it breaking down on you, LOL. It,ll probably be in the shop for the next two weeks before he takes it out again ;-) :-)
(This post was last modified: 02-12-2012, 09:36 PM by ds968.)
