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Originally Posted by mamadub
and I'm not really sure how I liked it! Those of you that know me, know I'm not an overly aggressive driver. However, my worst fears were confirmed yesterday. The drive was over 250 miles encompassing windy mountain roads with some good straight aways. There were about 10 cars and I was about the 6th in the line up. Before I knew it, the cars behind me were passing me out even though I was going 90-100 mph. They were passing out anyone who drove any slower that was in front of them. Turns out they were cruising at 120-140 mph. I call bull sh-t on that and I was upset as we were not the only cars on the road. They all knew my concerns and begged me to come along. One guy actually left early as he almost lost it going around one of the curves and really got scared.
One of the guys was super nice and understood I had never driven my car that fast and on those kind of roads, and he hung back with me. My question is...is this how most runs are? I found it to be very stressful and not much fun. I also found it rude that some of the guys involved kept teasing me over lunch and telling me they wanted to see some M3 muscle. (I had the onlyM3 in the group) To which I replied that I refuse to drive outside of my comfort zone, and they knew that going in. With that being said, I wasn't driving like a Grandma either.
There is another run coming up next month, and I really don't know if I'll go or not. So, it all just got me wondering if this is what most runs are like?
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First, of all,
YOU are the sane person here !!!!
For years, I actually used to organize runs like these with both Audi and the Nissan Z crowd. It is inevitable that when you get a group of driving enthusiasts together, a type of "mob mentality" ensues. How that mentality plays out at a particular event is anyone's guess.
One year, things got very out of control. Some of the group started doing some really crazy shit on public roads. That was it. I was done organizing these things. Last thing I needed in my life was that kind of liability.
I remember another incident when I was driving down to NYC with my wife. We saw a group of exotic cars driving very fast on the highway. Saw a Lamborghini run a toll booth at what must have been at least 90-100mph. Simply nuts !!!!
For the most part, when I ran these events, we were on twisty New England mountain roads. Speeds varied anywhere from the speed limit at 30-35 through the center of small towns to about 90-100 on some open stretches. On occasion we broke 3 digits but this was rare. For the most part, the pace was brisk but in full control.
Anyway....your experience is not typical, but is not surprising to me either. Really depends on the specifics of the group. Nowadays, I just go out on my own in the early hours of the morning on roads that I know and at speeds that I am comfortable with.