Does this happen to you...
 

.. when driving your Z??... It seems the majority of times I am driving my Nismo that I'll get challenged to a race. I've had WRXs spooling up behind me waiting for an opportunity to pass, at red lights I've been challenged by Mustangs. Though today took the cake when I pulled up next to a DPW pick-up truck at a red light. When the light turned green, the driver of the DPW pick-up gunned it off the line.

Let me add that I am in the minority age group for owners of Zs. I'm 50+ and always get a chuckle when someone attempts to race me. I don't drive or act like I am looking to race. In fact most of the time I will have my wife in the car with me. Of course I never attempt to oblige them.

So.. have any of you had similar experiences?

Jim

Yep. It happens all the time. I dont even bother. Just this evening I got the same treatment from a guy in a C class. What gives.

I had a guy in a Murano do this to me in downtown Atlanta. I guess he was racing himself. But he took off and the very next exit I saw a cop go to pull him over. HA!

Most people give me a thumbsup or a smile, and it's either when I'm alone or with my wife. Rarely do I have anyone challenge me.

It's happened to me too many times to count. I can't believe these morons who assume that if you have a fast car you automatically want to race them - especially in evening traffic where you could wipe out a bunch of innocent bystanders. Idiots.

Forum Rule violation! NO talk about street racing....

is anyone actually talking about racing?

I think we're having an intelligent discussion about how the car attracts attention. That's all.

The Z attracts a lot of attention... I think most people just want to see it get up and go!

It happens all the time. In fact, today I took my car in for service, and grabbed an Altima for a loaner, and was kind of spaced out, looked back in my mirror to see a riced out Accord and was kind of wondering why he wasn't trying to goad me into something. Then I remembered the crushing 2.5 badge on the back, and the killer 16's I'm rolling on.

This is pretty normal. I get people trying to race me all the time. Just take it as a compliment :tup:

I honestly don't think they are trying to race... I think they are just trying to get you to go. With my Z and my 5.0, I get all these kids in Scions trying to "race" me, but I'm certain they just want to see fast cars go... well.. fast!

I think its kind of a mixed bag to be honest. I've had kids start jawing at me (through my closed window) at the next light in regards to how they "beat me," and others who just give the nod of respect.

I've never had anyone jaw at me about a "win" but I have had the victory hazards a few times. I'd say 80-90% of the time people driving those cars just want to see me accelerate... There's no way some kid in a Scion tC with fart can thinks he can beat a 370Z or 5.0 in a drag race... but I guess I shouldn't put it past some of the typical ricer owners. :/

Z is like a bug light for ricers and racers. i don't oblige them