Embarrassed CobaltSS driver.

**stroguy** · 04-23-2006, 12:09 PM

Was on the way to little league Sat morning. Went for a kolache and this CobaltSS comes by me and floors it at about 40mph. I floor it and was slow to catch up and pass, maybe cause the AC was running. Shut it down at about 65mph and I figured he did'nt want any more. We go about another mile and we pull neck to neck at a red light. I look over and his girlfriend or wife is staring at my car and I hear his sewing machine motor revving real high. So I am figuring this guy thinks he can pop me off the line.

This is Houston we like all this NASA stuff, so here goes.

Begin countdown checklist;
AC off - roger
ESP off - roger
begin power brake - roger
gigantic smoke clud at 9AM - roger
tires hot - roger
CobaltSS passengers eyes bugging out at smoke cloud - roger
prelaunch checks completed - roger
begin countdown
3
2
1
green light
launch

My tires belch a huge squeal and Maggie is just wired for this launch. The CobaltSS chirped a lil but by about 600-700' down the road I shut her down and let him catch up. His passenger had her hand on her forehead looking at her lap, emabarrassed for the poor pilot, and the dude will not even look over at me. Guess it's not fun getting your arse spanked by a white station wagon, loaded with baseball equipment, that early on a Saturday.

GM, get your act together.

Randy

**BUTWEET** · 04-23-2006, 12:12 PM

Beautiful kill. I always like a happy ending!

**iamkungfool** · 04-23-2006, 12:21 PM

Nice kill

and happy endings are best when they're free

**Zog** · 04-23-2006, 12:24 PM

Excellent checklist!

**BluMag** · 04-23-2006, 12:46 PM

I love it! nice story

**67alecto** · 04-23-2006, 12:49 PM

a/c is automatically shutoff at WOT

Had a similar thing happen to me last night, but it was a honda accord.

We were on an "expressway" - basically around here, they slap that name on any high speed street that isn't really a highway and has few traffic lights. He was behind me for awhile, and I had the cruise set right at the speed limit (55).

We came up to a light, and he whipped into the left lane. He started reving his engine. I looked over and attempted to read his DVD naviation window or whatever it was in the dash. I put it in 1, but left esp on.

He punched it off the line and got his nose out in front while I just feathered. I slowly put the hammer down and just walked away.

I shut it down at 65, and to his credit, he did not do the flyby.

**stroguy** · 04-23-2006, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by 67alecto

a/c is automatically shutoff at WOT

Thanks for the info. Maggie just seemed to delay for a moment b4 she got her arse going, then she caught and passed him. At the red light she just burst away from the gate, I attribute a lot of that to the JetII. That was too much fun especially the girls expression when I was lighting the tires up...priceless.

**Hemi31** · 04-23-2006, 01:01 PM

Wish we had a traffic light here!Instead we just get morons trying to out run you on back country roads.Great kill Stroguy!I especially like the girlfriend/wife hanging her head in shame...priceless!