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- Sep 24, 2010
It's Saturday and it's the first really COOL and CRISP day in Phoenix in what seems to be forever........
My TR needs gas for the first time since I brought her back from Lou Czarnota's shop. Got me a new down pipe and boost control configuration tuned to just 20lbs, and on that 20lbs it's become obvious she's still a rocketship.
I've already driven the car to work a 3 times since she came back, sort of "hunting" but no one has wanted to play.
I must say, it's too bad the Chicken is all the way over in Lake Forest, but then again, El Pollo-Pollo was at Lou's shop and when he heard I was minutes away, he high tailed it just seconds before I showed up to pick up my car last week...
HMMMMMM...
So, I head to the Texaco a bit down the street from my house for a tank full o' premium. (they sell E85 too but it seems they are always out, something you E85 guy's always need to think about).
$57 bucks later, (something us premium guys always need to think about, OUCH!) I'm on my way to putt around a little and see if there's someone who feels brave......
Well, coming out of the gas station, I pull out onto to 7th street northbound from Indian School Road and see nothing but 3 lanes of empty asphalt for about a half mile ahead of me.... OHHHHH FREEKIN' BOY!
There's a guy waiting to turn out of a side street on my right so I take it easy until I'm past him and then I stomped on the loud pedal good and hard... Ran her all the way through second and part way into third before she was putting so much real estate behind her so quickly and I had to tap the brakes and reel her back in... Prolly nudged 100 mph.
Well, I reel her in and then had to wait for the light at Camelback Road to turn green. Then I just cruised on up 7th at normal speed.
I get another 1/2 mile more north At Missouri Avenue, check my rear view mirror, and, there it was, a big ol' police SUV right on my bumper, lights a' flashin and spot light blazin' away, but all I could see was the flashers in his grille.... I mean he was completely UP ON MY ASS!!!!
I give a little wave and pull over into the nearest parking lot.
He waits the cursory amount of time to make me reflect upon my transgretion while he calls in my plates and such.
Then he comes up to the car and says "Do you need to ask me why we are here?"
I said "No sir, I've got a pretty good idea why."
He asks me "Did you see me back there at Indian School?"
"Uhhhmmmm, no. Not so much. Sorry Officer."
He sorta smiles and says "Nice car, do you have licence and registration?"
I produce POI from the glove box and ask if I can get out of the car to give him my license, he says "Yes" so as I get out I unlatch the hood.... he gravitates forward and asks "What's in this thing, anyway?'
Next thing I know some random dude shows up out of nowhwere, walking up up saying "Holy S**t this thing is COOL!" He proceeds to say " Oh D**M, you have the turbo and everything! This car is Freegin' Cool, man!"
Not knowing how to react to this guy 'cuz he could be homeless or a billionaire, it's that kind of neighborhood, I try to brush him off by saying " Well yeah, it's pretty cool but I'm a little busy here, let's do this another time..."
This dousche bag keeps yappin'.... "These cars are badass, I've had some fast cars and never been able to beat one, but this thing is just STUPID fast!"
OK, now I'm just beside myself, thinking Mr. Po Po, who is listening to all of this, is gonna hand me my ass, providing he doesn't take me to jail.
So here I am, standing in front of my car, hood up, BIG unknown fan on my right, Policeman who just witnessed (a bit more than half) the power of a TR on the right and me, standing in the middle. CRAP!
In an effort to make Fan Man go away, I mention that "Now might not be the best time to discuss this, can you let me talk to this man, gesturing towards the guy in the uniform, dark sunglasses and ticket book in is hand.....
Fan Man, says" Oh yeah, no problem. I'm undercover, I'm riding with him...."
Oh GREAT! Another cop, I hadn't noticed him get out of the police SUV.
All I could think was "DOH!!!!!!!"
So Fan Man asks a few more questions and then points out some underhood stuff to Uniformed Man, seems Fan Man knows his TR's.......
Uniform Man says" So are you on the way home, or is some more "cruising" in your plan today?"
You can probably guess my answer and what I told him my destination was.....
Uniformed Man says "Slow it down for me, will ya?"
Sometimes you get lucky.......
I hope all you folks have a weekend that turns out just as well, if not better!!!!!!!
TurboTGuy
My TR needs gas for the first time since I brought her back from Lou Czarnota's shop. Got me a new down pipe and boost control configuration tuned to just 20lbs, and on that 20lbs it's become obvious she's still a rocketship.
I've already driven the car to work a 3 times since she came back, sort of "hunting" but no one has wanted to play.
I must say, it's too bad the Chicken is all the way over in Lake Forest, but then again, El Pollo-Pollo was at Lou's shop and when he heard I was minutes away, he high tailed it just seconds before I showed up to pick up my car last week...
HMMMMMM...So, I head to the Texaco a bit down the street from my house for a tank full o' premium. (they sell E85 too but it seems they are always out, something you E85 guy's always need to think about).
$57 bucks later, (something us premium guys always need to think about, OUCH!) I'm on my way to putt around a little and see if there's someone who feels brave......
Well, coming out of the gas station, I pull out onto to 7th street northbound from Indian School Road and see nothing but 3 lanes of empty asphalt for about a half mile ahead of me.... OHHHHH FREEKIN' BOY!
There's a guy waiting to turn out of a side street on my right so I take it easy until I'm past him and then I stomped on the loud pedal good and hard...
Ran her all the way through second and part way into third before she was putting so much real estate behind her so quickly and I had to tap the brakes and reel her back in... Prolly nudged 100 mph. Well, I reel her in and then had to wait for the light at Camelback Road to turn green. Then I just cruised on up 7th at normal speed.
I get another 1/2 mile more north At Missouri Avenue, check my rear view mirror, and, there it was, a big ol' police SUV right on my bumper, lights a' flashin and spot light blazin' away, but all I could see was the flashers in his grille.... I mean he was completely UP ON MY ASS!!!!
I give a little wave and pull over into the nearest parking lot.
He waits the cursory amount of time to make me reflect upon my transgretion while he calls in my plates and such.
Then he comes up to the car and says "Do you need to ask me why we are here?"
I said "No sir, I've got a pretty good idea why."
He asks me "Did you see me back there at Indian School?"
"Uhhhmmmm, no. Not so much. Sorry Officer."
He sorta smiles and says "Nice car, do you have licence and registration?"
I produce POI from the glove box and ask if I can get out of the car to give him my license, he says "Yes" so as I get out I unlatch the hood.... he gravitates forward and asks "What's in this thing, anyway?'
Next thing I know some random dude shows up out of nowhwere, walking up up saying "Holy S**t this thing is COOL!" He proceeds to say " Oh D**M, you have the turbo and everything! This car is Freegin' Cool, man!"
Not knowing how to react to this guy 'cuz he could be homeless or a billionaire, it's that kind of neighborhood, I try to brush him off by saying " Well yeah, it's pretty cool but I'm a little busy here, let's do this another time..."
This dousche bag keeps yappin'.... "These cars are badass, I've had some fast cars and never been able to beat one, but this thing is just STUPID fast!"
OK, now I'm just beside myself, thinking Mr. Po Po, who is listening to all of this, is gonna hand me my ass, providing he doesn't take me to jail.
So here I am, standing in front of my car, hood up, BIG unknown fan on my right, Policeman who just witnessed (a bit more than half) the power of a TR on the right and me, standing in the middle. CRAP!
In an effort to make Fan Man go away, I mention that "Now might not be the best time to discuss this, can you let me talk to this man, gesturing towards the guy in the uniform, dark sunglasses and ticket book in is hand.....
Fan Man, says" Oh yeah, no problem. I'm undercover, I'm riding with him...."
Oh GREAT! Another cop, I hadn't noticed him get out of the police SUV.
All I could think was "DOH!!!!!!!
"So Fan Man asks a few more questions and then points out some underhood stuff to Uniformed Man, seems Fan Man knows his TR's.......
Uniform Man says" So are you on the way home, or is some more "cruising" in your plan today?"
You can probably guess my answer and what I told him my destination was.....
Uniformed Man says "Slow it down for me, will ya?"
Sometimes you get lucky.......
I hope all you folks have a weekend that turns out just as well, if not better!!!!!!!
TurboTGuy
