Verbal jostling at the Kmart cruise...

Every Wednseday night there is a cruise at the local Kmart. In the swing of summer, they usually get 100+ cars. Anyway, after cutting the grass (3 hours), I earned the cold beer and needed a little time to myself so off I went.

Ive only been to this cruise maybe 3 times with my car in the new paint, so most dont know my car and have no clue what it runs.

About an hour into the deal, I'm talking with a guy that owns a 70 when a group of guys walk up and check my car out. One guy is older, maybe 60, the others are about my age (mid 30's). One of the guys is a big dude that thinks he's a hard arse. Heavy set, goatee, dark shades, smoking a cig and wearing a Dupont Jeff Gordon hat. I know of this guy because he owns a blue 69 Chevelle with a nitroused 468 with Dart Heads. When he pulls in, he's always bouncing the car and trying to get as much attention as possible. He runs on the street with slicks and the smell of Torco fills the air when he goes by. The car has 2 seats, no dash and a ton of guages with an 8 point roll bar. Ive seen it go 10 teens on the gas.

Anyway, I'm talking to the guy with the Roadrunner near the back of my car and a conversation ensues at the front of my car between these guys. The older guy leads the way with a statement, "yeah these Mopars used to run, but theyre cheap and tinny". Then, Mr. Chevelle says words to the effect of, "its pretty but its probably a pooch". I remember the word "pooch". At this point I'm already walking up to the front of my car and one of his buddys is telling him that he's seen my car at Lapeer Dragway but I interrupt. Excuse me? I said to Mr. Chevelle. "Nuthin' dude, were just checking out your ride". Oh, you mean checking out my "pooch"?? "Dude, you said it not me" he replys. And his buddys chuckle, but theyre looking down because they know I heard him say it..

So at this point I call him out. I open up my wallet and fortunately its a rarity that I have a decent amount of cash on me. Tell ya what I say as I show him a $50 bill. You let me turn that bottle of yours off and we go right now. His buddy that was mentioning my car at Lapeer starts to walk past him and says something into his ear as he walks away, stops and comes back. His response was "Dude, I have nitrous so I use it, take it or leave it". My response was "So you need a power adder against my car? What were you saying about 'Pooch' "??

At this point the guy tells me to F-off and the group starts to walk away. I'm laughing at this point and say "Come on back anytime"...

Money talks and b.s. walks!! Must have been huffing the noz!!

Gary,

I know that dude!!!

We ended up hangin' out with that guy one evening as the cruise empties while watching everyone depart giving the gratuitous tire squealing launch, hop or whatever they could muster.

That guy is one pompous he-man woman-hater. He did have some funny one-liners. I'm glad my kids weren't around him.

It appears that, with you, he certainly didn't hold back. Lowering his level of humanity complete with profanities.

Dean

What's the location of the Kmart?

good story

Haven't done any serious racing for years. my cars were always non bottled. So when I ran into these types and they would whimper about giving up their bottles my normal response was something like
"I gave up bottles when I was two years old and I also got rid of Diapers about the same time"

After using the above line I can't think of an instance in which the bottle wasn't removed, nor do I remember ever losing to one of the tykes

Tim

I think you shut him up for at least a minute or two!

Good one Gary! Just remember, most serious street racers have a visible bottle and a hidden bottle.
Chuck

nice one! i love calling out the phonies

Street Racing is illegal there Gary.

Good for you Gary....put them in their place..

Way to go, Gary. It should be illegal to run the juice on the street, anyway. Keep that crap on the strip where it belongs.

Wait, he has a gutted car with a 468, good heads, a bottle, and it only runs low 10's? What a punk. I wish I lived near you guys-I'd put my mustang with a smallblock on his ass. It also runs 10-teens on the bottle, but with a smallblock and a full interior, except for the back seat being gone to make way for the 8pt cage.

Don't worry, I'm not going ford. I got a crackhead deal on the car that I couldn't turn down. A turbo chrysler smallblock is in the works for it. It just burns my ass to see folks talk all kinds if sh*t loudly, when they can be fairly easily beaten themselves.

Go back to Kmart next week, but this time write 12.70 on your side window before entering the parking lot. Make sure that the loud mouth see's it....that should get you your race

Gary has a pass to be alolowed to street race Its pretty shiny and is like a free ticket to ride, lol!

I used to have this guy want to race me with his cobra mustang when I had a 93 z28. I'd always revved up the motor when going past him, but refused to race him as I knew he had heads/cam, and we think a hidden bottle. He really wanted to kick my butt over that... It was pretty funny when I showed up in the 69 rr, suddenly he doesn't race older muscle cars

My 70 is probally going to get me in toruble this summer! I can't wait!!!!!

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You let me turn that bottle of yours off and we go right now. His buddy that was mentioning my car at Lapeer starts to walk past him and says something into his ear as he walks away, stops and comes back. His response was "Dude, I have nitrous so I use it, take it or leave it".

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i have to agree with the chevy guy here ,on the street its run whatcha brung.
no excusses. either bring enough or stay on the sidelines and watch
i have a smallblock it could go mid 11 would you race me if i said you have to unhook your 4 barrel and shift a 5000
or maybee you should have to take off in second
you bring it how you race it....