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Well it happened a few days before Christmas. I was drivin thru town in my City bus when suddenly...Vroooom pop crackie! A 90's model Toyota pulled up beside me at a light. No ordinary Toyota mind you, but this one was a primered black one with a whale tail and a fart can exhuast and a nos sticker in the rear window.
The sound of a highly tuned 80 horse engine in this 2000lb beast meant trouble for me! I was sure under the hood was a fresh K&N air filter as well.
Me in my 10,000 lb bus and nothing but a couple hundred horse diesal meant Id have to hit that green light in a timely fashion!
He looked over and reved that dbl overhead cammed bad boy to 5 grand...Smirked and clutched the ball of that 5 speed tightly in his hand.
I pulled the column filled shifter dwn into low and slowly put one foot on the break and one on the gas as to try n get the most outta the 1200 rpm stall converter I could get.
It felt like an hour had hit before I saw the red light turn into green. Like a young kid waiting on the second hand of a clock to strike the top of the hour so you can watch that bugs bunny cartoon youve been dying to see.
Suddenly You feel yerself release the break pedal and pound the accelerator pedal and as you blast thru the light you hear the roaring tires as the 5 speed toyota releases his burning clutch!
15 mph I hit 2nd, 40 im banging third! Just as he starts to pass me I nail overdrive and hit 55mph and pull enuff ahead to just nose him out at the light.
As I hold my hands up in victory he curses and quickly turns off onto another street. But not before I hear him yell "I'll get you next time sucker!".
I drove off not only a winner but with a lot more respect for my City bus. Victory was mine!!!!!
Well it happened a few days before Christmas. I was drivin thru town in my City bus when suddenly...Vroooom pop crackie! A 90's model Toyota pulled up beside me at a light. No ordinary Toyota mind you, but this one was a primered black one with a whale tail and a fart can exhuast and a nos sticker in the rear window.
The sound of a highly tuned 80 horse engine in this 2000lb beast meant trouble for me! I was sure under the hood was a fresh K&N air filter as well.
Me in my 10,000 lb bus and nothing but a couple hundred horse diesal meant Id have to hit that green light in a timely fashion!
He looked over and reved that dbl overhead cammed bad boy to 5 grand...Smirked and clutched the ball of that 5 speed tightly in his hand.
I pulled the column filled shifter dwn into low and slowly put one foot on the break and one on the gas as to try n get the most outta the 1200 rpm stall converter I could get.
It felt like an hour had hit before I saw the red light turn into green. Like a young kid waiting on the second hand of a clock to strike the top of the hour so you can watch that bugs bunny cartoon youve been dying to see.
Suddenly You feel yerself release the break pedal and pound the accelerator pedal and as you blast thru the light you hear the roaring tires as the 5 speed toyota releases his burning clutch!
15 mph I hit 2nd, 40 im banging third! Just as he starts to pass me I nail overdrive and hit 55mph and pull enuff ahead to just nose him out at the light.
As I hold my hands up in victory he curses and quickly turns off onto another street. But not before I hear him yell "I'll get you next time sucker!".
I drove off not only a winner but with a lot more respect for my City bus. Victory was mine!!!!!
