AB thinks he is Jeff Gordon

[mightyguru]

In honor of AB pissing a bunch of no-lifes off, I'm buying a muscle car.

 

[VaSteelerFan]

Exactly. Is it safe. No. Is it easy and fun in a car made to do that yes. While I don’t have anywhere near that of a car, my ‘15 mustang pulls to that 100 mark quick as **** and stops on a dime if needed. There is a 1/4 mile stretch from a light I do every day to the gym. When it’s open, its put to the floor. Quick way to get that adrenaline going. Again, not safe but fun as ****

I have a 2018. Went from an 08 Ranger with a 2.3L to the 460HP 5.0.

Yes, it is nuts how fast and easy 60 to 100 is and how hard it pulls to get there. Doesn't even feel that fast. In the Spring, I'm going to do one of those performance driving lesson days at a track.

 

[Troglodyte]

He's driving a high performance sports car with world class braking that can stop on a dime...

LOL. He was going 100+, that “dime” would be a couple hundred feet.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

LOL. He was going 100+, that “dime” would be a couple hundred feet.

Well, it is how Gabe Rivera ended his career. Same part of the county too, come to think.

 

[Phinnster]

LOL. He was going 100+, that “dime” would be a couple hundred feet.

MMM k, which would be the equivalent to the braking power of a guy driving his pick up 60 mph. Hey let's crucify those guys too!


If AB was flying around town every day in high traffic areas at peak times I'd agree with with you, but the guy took his nice car out for a brief spin with no one around one morning and you hate him? Really?

He's a 6th round pick who has worked hard to get where he is and also loves being a Steeler. I'm cool with cutting him some slack for a minor traffic infraction

 

[Steelr4evr]

MMM k, which would be the equivalent to the braking power of a guy driving his pick up 60 mph. Hey let's crucify those guys too!


If AB was flying around town every day in high traffic areas at peak times I'd agree with with you, but the guy took his nice car out for a brief spin with no one around one morning and you hate him? Really?

He's a 6th round pick who has worked hard to get where he is and also loves being a Steeler. I'm cool with cutting him some slack for a minor traffic infraction

I have a 2018 zl1. 650 hp of all American fun. The brembo breaks are phenomenal. 305's tires on back, 285's in the front. It handles like nobodies buisness. AB's breaking system is that same realm. These cars are made for the track and are not like your normal daily Toyota. I drive like a grandma most of the time, but sometimes when everything is nice and clear or rolling up onto the interstate at 5 am ill throttle that ***** up
For a whole 10 seconds. It's no big deal if you pick your safe spots,know your capabilities, know your car and drive on a nice flat dry surface.

All of the real fun stuff should be saved for a road course circuit.

Again he is not driving some Honda civic.

 

[Steelr4evr]

When you can run 25mph, 100mph in a car is just getting interesting.

The real problem on the highway is dumbshits talking on their cell phones and even worse texting. At least drunks are trying to look at the road. Oh and people lollygagging in the left lane holding up traffic. It ain't guys rolling in 200k+ sports cars.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

The real problem on the highway is dumbshits talking on their cell phones and even worse texting. At least drunks are trying to look at the road. Oh and people lollygagging in the left lane holding up traffic. It ain't guys rolling in 200k+ sports cars.

Well, it's not like you have room to hit 100 mph on the Parkway East, Parkway West, or Parkway North*. Gotta pick your spots.

*For those not from Tahn, seriously, in daylight hours you can't, too much traffic congestion. Parkway West is a good test of those Porsche brakes since the prevailing traffic speed can go from 70 mph to 5 mph in the blink of an eye for no apparent reason.

 

[ZonaBurgh]

When I was young and not nearly mature as I am now, I owned a 302 Z/28.

There's a stretch of the parkway east between the Penn Hills exit and the turnpike/22 split just made for opening it up, or was 45 years ago. Was able to bury the speedometer on that piece of road and quite the adrenaline rush.

Then came the wife, kids and responsibility. I really miss that car.

 

[Steelr4evr]

Well, it's not like you have room to hit 100 mph on the Parkway East, Parkway West, or Parkway North*. Gotta pick your spots.

*For those not from Tahn, seriously, in daylight hours you can't, too much traffic congestion. Parkway West is a good test of those Porsche brakes since the prevailing traffic speed can go from 70 mph to 5 mph in the blink of an eye for no apparent reason.

True I'm not in that neck of the woods anymore. The roads here are nothing like the roads back home.

 

[Steelworth]

The real problem on the highway is dumbshits talking on their cell phones and even worse texting.

I drive LA freeways quite often, and in a large flat-bed truck where I can see everything, and probably 7 of 10 people are on their phone in some form or fashion. It's out of control and it's the biggest problem BY FAR facing the safety of drivers/pedestrians.

I get pissed when I see some idiot on for more than a few seconds so I blare my horn (it's a loud ******* horn), it scares the **** outta them, then they look around and spot me glaring at them from my tank and they slink back into their seat and the phone is nowhere in sight.

 

[Steelr4evr]

I drive LA freeways quite often, and in a large flat-bed truck where I can see everything, and probably 7 of 10 people are on their phone in some form or fashion. It's out of control and it's the biggest problem BY FAR facing the safety of drivers/pedestrians.

I get pissed when I see some idiot on for more than a few seconds so I blare my horn (it's a loud ******* horn), it scares the **** outta them, then they look around and spot me glaring at them from my tank and they slink back into their seat and the phone is nowhere in sight.

I drive LA freeways quite often, and in a large flat-bed truck where I can see everything, and probably 7 of 10 people are on their phone in some form or fashion. It's out of control and it's the biggest problem BY FAR facing the safety of drivers/pedestrians.

I get pissed when I see some idiot on for more than a few seconds so I blare my horn (it's a loud ******* horn), it scares the **** outta them, then they look around and spot me glaring at them from my tank and they slink back into their seat and the phone is nowhere in sight.

That stuff is epic. I have people swerving in and out of lanes all of the time worse than a drunk. I'll pull up beside them and they're looking down texting . The most dangerous people on the highway. I'd figure at some point either the manufacturer installs some type of device in the car that disables a cell phone while the car is moving or it comes from the carrier itself. The technology is available.

 

[Stryker]

When I'm in a car, I'm in it to drive, and I do like to drive fast. I don't have time to look at my phone the way I drive...

 

[Steelworth]

That stuff is epic. I have people swerving in and out of lanes all of the time worse than a drunk. I'll pull up beside them and they're looking down texting . The most dangerous people on the highway. I'd figure at some point either the manufacturer installs some type of device in the car that disables a cell phone while the car is moving or it comes from the carrier itself. The technology is available.

Yep, the technology is certainly available and I would assume pretty basic (compared to the other things they're doing). When legislators & car manufacturers start getting a few high-powered lobbyists who were personally affected by unnecessary deaths due to people texting, I'm sure we'll start seeing it.