When parents drag race Options

[natedogg]

So over the past couple of days I have been borrowing my dad's van to move stuff into my new house. I let him drive the bimmer while I had his van. He quickly took a liking to it, enjoying the way it handled and accelerated. Keep in mind that this man has driven nothing but Chevy Astros or Ventures for the past 15 years. Last night I get a phone call from him with a very interesting story...

Apparently he was crossing the river on a bridge in the bimmer of course, when a younger kid in a lowered red little car with a big tailpipe (as he described it) started revving at him. Surprisingly enough, my dad took him up on his challenge and raced him all the way across the bridge hitting a speed of 110 mph throughout the race. Now I'm not sure what kind of car he raced or how hard he pushed my Bavarian machine, but he said they were neck-n-neck until the end when my dad pulled ahead.

When my dad called and told me this story, I almost fell on the floor in shock and laughter. If you know my dad at all, you know that he has never done anything like this before. He is a very laid back and non-confrontational 50 year old. Though he does have a competitive streak in him that comes naturally from being a small business owner. The thought of him drag racing to 110 mph completely shocks me, but at the same time makes me feel good that he can cut loose and have a good time especially considering all the crap and stress that he puts up with.

Needless to say, he didn't want to give the bimmer up to have his Astro back today. I think I actually got him considering buying either a new or used bimmer. I was trying to push the idea of a new M3 on him, but thats probably aiming a bit high. Its worth a shot though.

Well, I think next time I go to an auto-x event, I will invite him to come and drive the bimmer, while I drive the Talon. If he enjoyed the rush of drag racing a kid across the bridge, I think he would really enjoy auto-x.

[scorp28]

Cool. My dad used to drag race back in the late 50's early 60's but the fastest thing he has had since then was a early 80's pickup with a 454, unless you count an old Lincoln that took forever to get up to speed but once it got there it topped out about 160. Damn that was fun.

Oh yea, there is a 96 325i at Marigold Motors in Pekin for around 9G i think. It looks to be in good shape.