I didn't know I was racing... (hint: I wasn't)

[JoeKixxon]

I've never had a shortage of people cutting me off in traffic, or any other variety of random, distracted events... Regardless of what car I was driving. I'm guilty of a few boneheaded moves myself. But does the M3 attract more than its share?

For example: today, some co-worker (who is WAY to proud of his Honda Accord) was bragging how he "beat a Corvette off the line". We all had a good laugh at him. Then later I realized: maybe he DID beat a Corvette off the line. The 'Vette driver had no idea he was in a race.

I think this happens to me in the M3 on occasion. Happened tonight with a 328i who had nothing but clear road to get right, but he comes out of my blind spot to get in front, brake, and make a hard right. Zero cars behind me where he could get right and skip the whole passing thing.

Congrats. He won.

The weird part of this whole diatribe is that it kinda bothers me. For example: enough to write this post.

But it doesn't bother me enough to start racing on the street.

So, to you, random Accord (or whatever) driver. Go tell your friends how you whooped some guy in an M3. They may all slap you high fives, but they don't really believe you. Except for the fact it's actully true.

I just didn't know I was racing. And if I did... I wouldn't anyhow.

[osteome]

Seems to happen a lot in Texas.

[Atombyte]

I get the occasional jerk trying to mess with me. On public streets, I'll get out of their way and let them win every time. I'm not out there trying to prove anything.

[M3ZCP6MT]

I have my fair shares of people cutting me off as well. I've learned that the safest place to experience our cars to their fullest potentials is at a closed course or a race track. Too many idiots on the roads today trying to prove themselves. They might have just installed their $100 exhaust and thought they are faster now.

I have also had some "Non-Contender" cars passed me. I just stayed cool and moved on. Think of it this way, if a 10 year old kid tried to pick a fight with a professional boxer, what would you think might happen? The pro boxer probably just chuckled and said,"How cute!"

One of the best things of driving the ///M3 is, you do not have to prove anything, knowing with full confidence that you are driving one of the best cars in the world.

[rpl77]

Originally Posted by M3ZCP6MT

I have my fair shares of people cutting me off as well. I've learned that the safest place to experience our cars to their fullest potentials is at a closed course or a race track. Too many idiots on the roads today trying to prove themselves. They might have just installed their $100 exhaust and thought they are faster now.

I have also had some "Non-Contender" cars passed me. I just stayed cool and moved on. Think of it this way, if a 10 year old kid tried to pick a fight with a professional boxer, what would you think might happen? The pro boxer probably just chuckled and said,"How cute!"

One of the best things of driving the ///M3 is, you do not have to prove anything, knowing with full confidence that you are driving one of the best cars in the world.

Well said

[nujabes24]

Just come to jersey/NYC area.

[1MOREMOD]

Good thing is you probably get a lot of wins also when you don't know your racing?

[saeedg48]

I can assure you the owner of the "random accord" will never see this thread... Just saying

[JoeKixxon]

Originally Posted by saeedg48

I can assure you the owner of the "random accord" will never see this thread... Just saying

Assurance noted. #pointlost

[OC3]

Not here in SoCal wherein M3's are nothing more than Civics and lots of'em.

[miamiflgator]

Well put

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by OC3

Not here in SoCal wherein M3's are nothing more than Civics and lots of'em.

Cali snob!

[OC3]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Cali snob!

Hah

[Kong Sheng Han]

Originally Posted by osteome

Seems to happen a lot in Texas.

I object. The worst thing that has happened to me was when an oncoming ricer gave my car the death stare.

[pkimM3r]

I dont think theyre racing i think they just think they are professiona race car drivers. LOL.

[canukgtp]

Around here I have more problems in the GF's 335...kids are always trying to get me to race...in the M they seem to know better hahaha

[nullrouted]

I used to "race" on the street quite frequently when I was younger (had a 350z at the time). That all stopped when one day a car full of kids in a Subaru WRX tried to race me and nearly got themselves killed when they spun out and slammed into a concrete barrier at 80mph. When you're 20, you don't think about the consequences, and I assume that is the age group of most of these "racers." I like the boxer analogy, and that's what I think when some idiot in a riced out civic revs at me now. Or something like "psh, I could crush you with my wallet."

[Parkanzky]

I don't get people trying to race the M3 very often. But when I'm driving the Elise around, everybody and their brother wants a go. More often than not it's American muscle, a Neon or an old Ford Bronco...

[mikefromMA]

I have considered getting rid of my car for this exact reason. As much as I love the vehicle, the incessant attempt at measuring an athlete versus a couch potato just gets old...running to the grocery store is a full fledged obstacle course...and God forbid two lanes merge...it's an all out race to hurry up and wait. I find myself, more and more driving in auto because I can't enjoy sequential shifting. A heavy downshift is supposedly code for code for "block m3s progression at all costs!"

[mikefromMA]

Originally Posted by nullrouted

"psh, I could crush you with my wallet."

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[JoeKixxon]

Originally Posted by M3ZCP6MT

I have my fair shares of people cutting me off as well. I've learned that the safest place to experience our cars to their fullest potentials is at a closed course or a race track. Too many idiots on the roads today trying to prove themselves. They might have just installed their $100 exhaust and thought they are faster now.

I have also had some "Non-Contender" cars passed me. I just stayed cool and moved on. Think of it this way, if a 10 year old kid tried to pick a fight with a professional boxer, what would you think might happen? The pro boxer probably just chuckled and said,"How cute!"

One of the best things of driving the ///M3 is, you do not have to prove anything, knowing with full confidence that you are driving one of the best cars in the world.

very well stated

[VMcV3y]

Originally Posted by mikefromMA

I have considered getting rid of my car for this exact reason. As much as I love the vehicle, the incessant attempt at measuring an athlete versus a couch potato just gets old...running to the grocery store is a full fledged obstacle course...and God forbid two lanes merge...it's an all out race to hurry up and wait. I find myself, more and more driving in auto because I can't enjoy sequential shifting. A heavy downshift is supposedly code for code for "block m3s progression at all costs!"

Wow, getting rid of something you like because of others. Don't do that.

I had a Mazda B3000 pickup truck, factory-jacked-up and bright red, stock exhaust, tires, everything. (no flame-stickers along the sides, neither.) People would race me to the merge point, or try to get that extra nine-feet farther ahead in an ocean of stalled traffic. While I'm in a pickup truck. Really?

If you got rid of your m3, and got something more plain, you'd really hate yourself when someone else cuts you off later. It would be like, "D'oh! I guess it wasn't only my M3...well, that sucks, wish I had it back now."


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