MY07 vs RX-8 on the 95

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02-26-2008, 02:29 AM

Sgt. Pepper

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MY07 vs RX-8 on the 95

Just got home from a buddy's house, but on the way back I run across this RX-8. My friend lives on the other side of the Vegas valley so I was moving at a pretty good pace. There was an RX-8 (silver) in the far left lane going about 65 mph. With the distance I had to travel back home I figure even 5mph makes a bit of a difference so I pass him up at about 70 and get on into the left lane. Somewhere between 95 and Eastern exit and the 95 / 15 junction, I guess this guy took offense cause he was on me like white on rice. This is also the point where the freeway is nice and new , smooth and freshly paved road, so I try to pull away from him a bit just cause I was annoyed at being tailgated on a deserted freeway at 1AM.

This continues until we are both traveling at 90+ mph at which point hes really egging me on. So in 6th gear I am really pushing this car harder than I have since I bought it (back at the end of Jan.). We got to about 114mph side by side, but having been traveling this fast for a few exits now we caught up to other traffic, and it just so happens that there was a car blocking his path and he couldn't pull in front of me at all to pass. A few exits later off of Summerlin Parkway and Durango he finally got off of my case ( just couldn't pass ) and kept on keepin on further down Summerlin Parkway.

It was quite a rush, but I dont know if that came from the pressure he was putting on me or the thought of getting arrested/dying in the car I haven't owned more than a month.

Anyone else have an encounter in Las Vegas with a Silver all stock RX-8?

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