"Come Race Me Bro" Encounters

[chas3wba0]

No respect for toolbags that treat the public roads as a reckless playground. Get trained and buy yourself a piece and don't be afraid to use it to protect yourself against these kind of people

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

A few weeks ago, I had a three series BMW with two guys trying to screw with my car (getting up on the side real close, cutting me off, slamming on their brakes, etc.) and follow me for a good 10 miles. It was around midnight, and I'm a younger female living in a somewhat rough area. I was genuinely creeped out, and I didn't want them to follow me home. Thankfully, I lost them on a sweeper exit.

I normally get attention from Honda ricers, who end up racing themselves into the sunset. But that was a-whole-nother level of creepy.

[SirBrass]

Be careful there. Indeed, it IS smart to be armed and trained (not like "commando/operator" trained, but defense with a firearm trained), but be careful in its application. The law is on your side if you use a firearm when a reasonably percieved immediate danger of death or great bodily harm is present by the actions of someone else, but when you add in vehicles it can get sticky.

The poster did what she should in evading, though she should've also called the cops in case those hooligans didn't back off and tried to run her off the road or otherwise stop her escape from them. If that had happened and they're approaching her car, use of the firearm? Absolutely!

But always remember Jeff Cooper's first rule of a gunfight: don't be there.

Be safe, be alert, be armed .

[PoorMansRacing]

Originally Posted by chas3wba0

Get trained and buy yourself a piece and don't be afraid to use it to protect yourself against these kind of people

I was a weapons specialist in the Army once upon a time. Too bad I can't use those skills in Maryland. We have the worst shall issue conceal carry laws I get more and more tempted to move over to the VA side.

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

I was a weapons specialist in the Army once upon a time. Too bad I can't use those skills in Maryland. We have the worst shall issue conceal carry laws I get more and more tempted to move over to the VA side.

My native Virginian blood screams "DO IT!"

[driftartist]

i dont even play shy anymore i just race and go for it....screw it and ive won too

[sweetfrs]

Originally Posted by Splat

Zero occurances..heck even frs people wont even wave or thumbs up

i do hahah all the time every time i see a brz or frs, theres this blue brz that i see everyday on my way to school in lex and he dosent wave or nothing and i do haha

ive had a couple times were people have tried to race me (dodge neons, civic si, old ass jetta thing, diesel trucks) but the most interesting one was this black slammed turbo rsx. we were at a stop light in the middle of downtown. so i pretended like i wanted to race and this guy took off and boom black smoke from the exhaust he pulled over and i just drove by laughing

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by sweetfrs

i do hahah all the time every time i see a brz or frs, theres this blue brz that i see everyday on my way to school in lex and he dosent wave or nothing and i do haha

ive had a couple times were people have tried to race me (dodge neons, civic si, old ass jetta thing, diesel trucks) but the most interesting one was this black slammed turbo rsx. we were at a stop light in the middle of downtown. so i pretended like i wanted to race and this guy took off and boom black smoke from the exhaust he pulled over and i just drove by laughing

Trolling street racers?

[wlfpck]

I don't get it. I have never had anyone try to race me regardless of what I was driving. Maybe I'm just not paying attention or something.

[t.chk]

16 year old beatup a WRX STi clutch trying to rally car me

You can see the car shudder with each shift...it made me cringe.

[chas3wba0]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Trolling street racers?

Or street ricers

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by t.chk

16 year old beatup a WRX STi clutch trying to rally car me

You can see the car shudder with each shift...it made me cringe.

Such cruelty to such a wonderful vehicle!

[t.chk]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Such cruelty to such a wonderful vehicle!

I test drove one...36k was out of my price and the BRZ was smaller which works better for my dreaded on street parallel parking.

[Bad Habits]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

I was a weapons specialist in the Army once upon a time. Too bad I can't use those skills in Maryland. We have the worst shall issue conceal carry laws I get more and more tempted to move over to the VA side.

Thanks for your service. Former Army as well, went in as 68W and got sucked into going W1 which I don't regret but wouldn't do over again lol.

Move to Nc. Your almost expected to have a CC permit here lol. But you don't have to as Nc is an open carry state which is awesome to be able to walk into your local wally world with an ak slung over your shoulder and no one cares. Also we are now allowed suppressed hunting if your into that which I want to try as soon as my .308 can gets its tax stamp. But otherwise your totally allowed FA, SBR, etc. And no stupid ass magazine limits.

[Bad Habits]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Be careful there. Indeed, it IS smart to be armed and trained (not like "commando/operator" trained, but defense with a firearm trained), but be careful in its application. The law is on your side if you use a firearm when a reasonably percieved immediate danger of death or great bodily harm is present by the actions of someone else, but when you add in vehicles it can get sticky.

The poster did what she should in evading, though she should've also called the cops in case those hooligans didn't back off and tried to run her off the road or otherwise stop her escape from them. If that had happened and they're approaching her car, use of the firearm? Absolutely!

But always remember Jeff Cooper's first rule of a gunfight: don't be there.

Be safe, be alert, be armed .

Exactly. That is why I am glad they amended the Castle Law in Nc. Now it covers not only your home but your place or work and your car. These road rage assholes that think they can use their 3000 plus pound car as a weapon don't always know what is in that car they are trying to screw with. Might be an Mp5, who knows...