Just as the question is posed. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Challenger or a Civic, if they takeoff from the light quickly do you nail it to make sure you’re ahead. I know I do.
I don’t race. Even on my 1000c sportbikes fully modified, I don’t show my ass to anyone.
Those videos where everyone wrecks from lights was preventable. Now if I need to get over, to make a turn or highway or something. I will do my best to get ahead if there’s not looking like I will be able to merge in if the car in front passes. I will try for a purpose.
but I’m also hoping that car isn’t gonna try and race me. Lol in my area people just fly from lights so sometimes if that happens gotta find a turn around and double Back
I’ve had luck rolling windows down honk and pointing or asking if I can get over Ie gonna miss my turn or in wrong lane.If they notice me they always let me over using turn signal:catch attention
Though I was leaving work the other day with a buddy and we MAY have raced on a 1 mile straight to the gate. Usually no MPs in that area, and we lucked out. He has an SRT8 and yes he saw my tail lights, though that was due to his chickening out when we hit 100 ;-)
But from stoplights with a random yahoo, I normally don't.