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CSI:86 · 06-16-2013, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Froylavin

I have more than a few stories with people trying to race me. Just a little preface tho, I live in a country where chaos is the law. No one knows how to drive and the driving exam is a joke. I have friends who didn't even take the test and got a license. People here are more concerned with the regional politics and the war going on next door.

This leaves the current population in a sort of organized chaos, especially on the roads. Highways here have ridiculously low speed limits which are not enforced by the local police (except on occasion and they usually announce it beforehand on the news). By the way, I live in Lebanon (in the Middle East).

One more piece of important information, drivers have no idea what they're doing on the road so the "fast lane" doesn't exist. You have to resort to what we call "betweens" on the highway to get through traffic.

Here are a few stories, I was followed by a G37S on a highway recently. He started flashing his lights so have me let him through. I floored it. He tried to get past me on the right but I was able to stay infront of him til traffic forced him back into my lane. I got to a few turns on the highway getting into the inner city which I could take with speed because of the car's amazing balance. I looked in the mirror, and he was gone, couldnt keep up with me on the curves.

I started the GT86 Owners Club in Lebanon. We often do rides which seem like scenes out of the Tokyo Drift movie, drifting sideways around wide open roads one after the other.

There are 1 or 2 areas which have been taken over by local street racers. Went for a drag with a 2013 Miata (MX-5) and my GT86 barely got ahead of him by the end, on the long 3rd gear, he had to move to 4th and thats where i pulled away a bit.

I'm often a camera car with my GoPros taking vids of Evos, Camaros, M3s, tuned 135s and others racing each other.

I'd love to take all the stuff to the track but we don't have one in the country. We're bordered by Syria (which has a civil war going on) and Israel (which we are at war with) so theres no where to take the car to a track at all.

Just thought I'd set the stage and I'll provide a few more stories down the line. Also have a couple of vids if anyone is interested in seeing them

Videos or it didnt happen

wrxgoose · 06-16-2013, 01:49 PM

I've been the KSA, and Israel, and he's not kidding. worst drivers in the world.

Froylavin · 06-16-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CSI:86

Videos or it didnt happen

PM'ed video link - point proven

GH05T · 06-17-2013, 12:51 AM

Had an STI guy in his 40s rev his engine at a traffic light next to me, stare me down, and then proceed to launch his car going maybe 15 ft before stopping during heavy traffic in NYC....and I thought Subie drivers were more modest smh.

Reggaeboyz · 06-17-2013, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GH05T

Had an STI guy in his 40s rev his engine at a traffic light next to me, stare me down, and then proceed to launch his car going maybe 15 ft before stopping during heavy traffic in NYC....and I thought Subie drivers were more modest smh.

Sounds like a mid-life crisis kind of guy...lol

chjno86 · 06-17-2013, 03:10 AM

i wanna see the videos too lol

Brzetto · 06-17-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Froylavin

PM'ed video link - point proven

May I please see the video too?

Agent_365 · 06-17-2013, 07:11 PM

The other day a Mazda MX-6 sped up to me on the highway ...slowed down beside me and stared into my car and then, angrily drove off. Only had the car for about 3 weeks so far.

Celica00 · 06-17-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Froylavin

PM'ed video link - point proven

i'd love to see a vid or two. sounds pretty amazing.

BadMoon · 06-17-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Celica00

i'd love to see a vid or two. sounds pretty amazing.

Agreed same here.

radroach · 06-17-2013, 09:29 PM

I'd like to see the videos of the angry miata and STI drivers!

jarviz · 06-18-2013, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent365

The other day a Mazda MX-6 sped up to me on the highway ...slowed down beside me and stared into my car and then, angrily drove off. Only had the car for about 3 weeks so far.

I'd do prob do the same thing if I was driven an MX-6 instead of my FRS

Brzetto · 06-18-2013, 11:57 AM

Thank You, Froylavin, now that I think about it, I think I've seen this video before. I remember The Prodigy playing at the end.

Nathan Atkins · 06-23-2013, 01:22 AM

The guy in this model A thought he was having me, but I left him in a cloud of dust like a bau5 and sped off into the horizon to the tune of 'rock you like a hurricane'

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