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  1. #1 2000 GTP VS BMW E39 BMW 540 Automatic 
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    Last Sunday morning I was driving to Army drill early morning so there was very little traffic. I notice a Murdered out BMW 540 with the newer front headlights and bumper. The guy had 10-5% tint. He was driving like a total A hole. Noticed he was weaving around the little traffic there was. We got to a straight part of the road with no traffic around us. I catch up and he hears the Gen 5 whine. He slows down to about 40mph. Suddenly he punches it. I hit it about a split second later. Too bad his windows were tinted so dark I would have loved to glance over and see the look on his face as I slowly walked him. We got up to about 116mph with me ahead by about 1& 1/2 cars ahead of him. He then shut own and kept back to lick his wounded pride. At this point I was waiting for the ricer flyby. About 4 miles down the highway as traffic picks up he punches it. I hit the gas to catch up and one lone dumbass in a minivan of course, cuts me off doing 50mph in a 55mph zone with me doing about 106MPH. I slam on the brakes and thankfully my cts-v brakes got me down to 50mph with about 20 feet to spare. My heart was racing and then though that they were well worth every penny.


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    Raced murdered out 540
    E39 newer front end
    Raced from 40 to 116mph
    I got him by 1&1/2 car lengths to two
    Then the ricer stayed back
    Traffic picked up
    Then he does a ricer fly by
    My lane opened up I give chase but a ****ing minivan cuts me off as I am going 106mph
    I stand on the brakes.
    My heart was racing
    The cts-v brakes stopped me with about 20 feet to spare!
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    ****ing minivans
    nice kill.
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    see, this is why we cant have nice things.
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    I love when race stories start out with "I noticed him driving like and an a**hole so I decided to do the same and race him in traffic"

    Not saying I haven't done it...
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    I have done it, can't say anything without being a hypocrite myself.

    Good job, Nice Kill.

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    All that money down the drain. Good kill!

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    Nice kill, with a good hair raising ending.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swiggles View Post
    I love when race stories start out with "I noticed him driving like and an a**hole so I decided to do the same and race him in traffic"

    Not saying I haven't done it...
    Exactly.

    "the traffic picked up so i decided to go 100mph and damnit a minivan got in the way!"

    If it was a 6 speed, with a proper driver, you'd have been toast.
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    Can someone explain to me the mentality behind the ricer fly by? I've gotten beat plenty of times by faster cars, but i had fun so win or lose I am happy. Other drivers get pissed! They start driving recklessly or stay back and then do a river flyby. what is the point? Can someone explain that to me?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil98gt View Post
    Exactly.

    "the traffic picked up so i decided to go 100mph and damnit a minivan got in the way!"

    If it was a 6 speed, with a proper driver, you'd have been toast.
    I've raced a 6 speed modded with an autologic tune and we were pretty dead even. Just ask oldsman105!:-P
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    Quote Originally Posted by buickman104 View Post
    Can someone explain to me the mentality behind the ricer fly by? I've gotten beat plenty of times by faster cars, but i had fun so win or lose I am happy. Other drivers get pissed! They start driving recklessly or stay back and then do a river flyby. what is the point? Can someone explain that to me?
    If you don't understand the point of a fly-by, why did you decide to punch it again to 100?

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    Road was open except for one lone minivan on the right lane. :-P
    So i figured what the hell.


    Oldsman found this thread a few weeks ago about a similar match up!
    http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1927550

    Wonder if the 98 gtp nutjob is a member on any of the grand prix forums?
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    Good Kill OP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by buickman104 View Post
    I've raced a 6 speed modded with an autologic tune and we were pretty dead even. Just ask oldsman105!:-P


    My car has 200,000 miles on it and he said a good 6 Speed driver... which I am not. :P

    Update your sig.
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    My car has 200,549 miles on the engine too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by buickman104 View Post
    My car has 200,549 miles on the engine too.

    yes but its not a aluminum niklisil coated block.......with old oxygen sensors .
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldsman105 View Post
    yes but its not a aluminum niklisil coated block.......with old oxygen sensors .
    I counter your old oxygen sensors with leaking LIM gakets!

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    Quote Originally Posted by buickman104 View Post
    Road was open except for one lone minivan on the right lane. :-P
    So i figured what the hell.


    Oldsman found this thread a few weeks ago about a similar match up!
    00 540ia vs 98 Pontiac GTP - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

    Wonder if the 98 gtp nutjob is a member on any of the grand prix forums?
    Quote Originally Posted by oldsman105 View Post
    My car has 200,000 miles on it and he said a good 6 Speed driver... which I am not. :P

    Update your sig.


    looks like the same person...

    troll.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NR92 View Post
    I counter your old oxygen sensors with leaking LIM gakets!
    Leaking valley pan gasket :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by buickman104 View Post
    Road was open except for one lone minivan on the right lane. :-P
    So i figured what the hell.


    Oldsman found this thread a few weeks ago about a similar match up!
    00 540ia vs 98 Pontiac GTP - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

    Wonder if the 98 gtp nutjob is a member on any of the grand prix forums?

    lolol silly silly Germans..

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