I have driven Z24's, CBR1000R's, SV1000's, Jetta VR6's, Sportster 1200's and a lot more on this stretch and know where and when you can pass safely.
So I went there this afternoon with the intent of just driving it normal, and as soon as I get on the road I notice a Mustang GT with its BIG fog lamps in my mirror. So I know the Mustang is faster then me but if he is going to pass me I will make him earn it.
Like I said I know every inch of this nasty - twisty road and the Mustang could stay on my tail, but he couldnt get past. The 6sdp manual in my S kept the engine right where I needed it to be. So the Mustang is on my tail and we are following a truck going 55. There comes a safe passing lane and soon as I can I downshift to 4th and nail it, putting the truck between me and the Mustang. So I push things a little warmer into the curves and the Mustang get held up about 1/4 mile back.
So there is this mile long bridge over water coming up and I know that Mustang is going to come hard for me when we get there. So halfway through a 90 degree turn that leads to this mile long bridge, I turn A/C off and shift to 4th and nail it, going to 5500 rpms when shifting to 5th and just letting it windout.
And I can see in my mirror the Mustang has passed the truck and is coming, but Iam letting it all hang out too! SO across the mile long bridge we blast, the Mustang getting larger by the second, he is moving but so am I. at the end of the bridge there is a blind up right hand turn, and the mustang just doesnt get to me and runs out of realestate to keep going and make a pass! LOL !
So with the Mustang REALLY close to my backside, the front is taking up my entire rear-view-mirror, we come upon 2 cars going 55mph. SO since I know this road, on a left hand turn I go into the opposite lane and coming out of a left hand turn nail it and pass the 2 cars I was following. At this point I know the Mustang driver has just blown a FUSE!
So I warmly go through more twisties gaining as much of a lead as I can cause I know that Mustang will get around those 2 cars. Which he does. I can stay even in the turns, but the straights he eventually catches me and rides RIGHT-ON-MY-BUMPER to let me know he is there.
So almost to the end of the road where it intersects with another road, the Mustang pulls off and is gone. So I slow to 60 and finish the section.
I SWEAR THIS IS TRUE! At the end of this road where it intersects with another highway there is a small church where you pull in to circle and go the opposite way of the twisty road. After checking twice for traffic I pull into the parking lot and there is a cop shooting radar about 50ft from me. He is shooting radar on the other road the twisty road runs into!
So after hopeing my car's not "smoking" from the run we just did, I slowly pulled into the church parking lot, circled and left the way I came! It was
just one of those great moments if you know what I mean.
