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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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encountered a Gallardo.. could this be right?

So I'm on the highway and a convertible gallardo passes me by & it is pretty dang loud. I speed up to catch up to him and a few times he downshifts and I do the same, each time we are pretty much the same.

He did have a passenger in the car, and i was alone. he does have a convertible and i have a coupe 996 c2. i thought he would blow by me, but either his car isnt that much faster, or he doesnt know how to drive?
He did bounce off his rev limiter a few times....
 
Old Jan 21, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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Did that passenger look anything like this



Our cars are not the fastest from a start...but once rolling it's a dif story
 
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He does not know how to drive.
 
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Originally Posted by ls911
Did that passenger look anything like this



Our cars are not the fastest from a start...but once rolling it's a dif story
Superhero in a Gallardo? I need to ask if there is an opening.
 
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i gave a Gallardo a Run about a year a go... untill he got into the 3rd gear... then it was Bye bye from him to me...
 
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I agree, he does not know how to drive, or it wasn't a Gallardo.

He should have made it look like you were standing still.
 
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doesn't sound right, a stock gallardo should take you 3-4 car lengths from any gear, top end it will smoke you if driven correctly

sounds like he's a noob driver and you're a pro driver. he probably shifted before redline and didn't have the gas pedal all the way down (don't be surprised, unless you're use to driving your car hard like you stole it, most people don't really know how to drive high hp cars (for example my father lol) )
 
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Originally Posted by ls911
Did that passenger look anything like this



Our cars are not the fastest from a start...but once rolling it's a dif story
LOL actually he was with a pretty hot girl.
 
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He was playing with you.
 
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Trying not to bruise your little german car ego, yah.
 
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pretty sure a stock Gallardo would walk any naturally aspirated 996 911, any gear, rolling or from a stand...
 
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he probably had a fake engine.....
 
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he probably had a fake engine.....
Kit car. It was a VW in disguise.
 
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Originally Posted by Alec4s911
pretty sure a stock Gallardo would walk any naturally aspirated 996 911, any gear, rolling or from a stand...
Not any naturally aspirated 996.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9x-...layer_embedded
 
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thats close to a 200 HP difference in the cars, he must of been one terrible driver
 

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