John St. John

Scott,

There are two well known cars that won't look at the little 914 the same any longer! First, is the Carerra "S". I often cruise to Newport Beach and see lots of nice cars. One morning, I ran into a Carerra "S" (looked new) and we drove along, goading each other a bit. When we past through a light with at least 3/4 of a mile clear, we were full on. The Carerra had a slight lead (1 car). In a second I made that up, and we were side by side...But when I shifted into 3rd and nailed it, I left him stunned. I shut it down at around 120 where he was still loosing ground. I tried to strike up a conversation but he would just have nothing to do with me. Just real pissed off. He turned off to the right, and the funny thing is, I pulled over to secure a chop saw I had in the trunk area. When I got back on the same road I saw him reenter the road from a side street. He just put his tail between his legs and tried to disappear for a while, HA!

The second, is a Ferrari 550 or 575. I think its a Maranello. Well, we went full-on from 40 to 120 and there was no measurable difference I could see. I had him by 1 car and it stayed that way all the way through. Same stretch of road in Newport Beach, California.

John


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