How to avoid people who try to race you?!

[2019fordmustang]

I was minding my own business merging on the highway. Got upto 70 mph and this guy try in Camry next to me accelerating to keep up with me. I was trying to just get to 80 mph and then this guy trying to catch up fast.
I thought it to myself is it worth proving someone in a Camry how fast the 5.0 is and especially on a public road. This guy takes off and then slows down to get next to me so I can race with him.

Thought came to my mind I am a young dad and it's a public road I am not going race anyone. Felt bad losing to a Camry though.

How do you guys avoid random people who try to race you when you are in your mustang?

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[ChromaticGrey]

Just maintain your speed. They'll get the idea.

 

[Bikeman315]

Just maintain your speed. They'll get the idea.

+1 and do not look at them.

 

[CompOrangeFanatic]

I don't. Let the Mustang eat Or just ignore them and go about your business. If you have a high performance car, you're going to continually keep running into these situations. Its par for the course as they say.

 

[Schwerin]

I was minding my own business merging on the highway. Got upto 70 mph and this guy try in Camry next to me accelerating to keep up with me. I was trying to just get to 80 mph and then this guy trying to catch up fast.
I thought it to myself is it worth proving someone in a Camry how fast the 5.0 is and especially on a public road. This guy takes off and then slows down to get next to me so I can race with him.

Thought came to my mind I am a young dad and it's a public road I am not going race anyone. Felt bad losing to a Camry though.

How do you guys avoid random people who try to race you when you are in your mustang?

Tell this to the WRX with "SUBIDAD" plate that constantly tries me.

Just look over and wave him off so they know you're not interested. Not hard. I get attempted racers and revs multiple times a week.

 

[Ed M]

How do you ‘lose’ to a Camry merging onto the highway? The very act of ‘merging’ implies ‘NOT racing’.

 

[RIBS]

Ignore them.

 

[Sound Wave]

It comes with the territory. In Hawaii we have a "shaka" hand sign which we use a lot. Basically I gesture to them that I am not interested and then throw him the shaka sign. Basically a respectful way of saying, "I don't want to race, take care."

Unless he/she is a big butthead, they will back down. At which point, I will just ignore them.

 

[BlueThunder]

Avoid these jagoffs at all cost. I don't know what it is, but I can't really recall anybody in another sports car ever getting aggressive with me like that. I mean yeah, the occasional downshift or hot-dogging, but it's always more of an acknowledgement I guess? Like hey, you have a modded sports car too, cool, this is mine.

But it's always some chode in their daily beater that gets aggressive around me. Especially in traffic because I tend to leave a few car lengths in front of me so I'm not downshifting all the time, people just love to cut in front of me so they can move up a whole car length for the next 5 miles of commute. And the tail-gaiting, or suddenly deciding they can drive fast on the highway too, or who knows what.

 

[DickR]

I've been driving V8 Mustangs for about 36 years of the last 50 years. For me what you describe has been very rare but when it does happen I simply IGNORE the idiot rather than become one myself. In addition to the physical danger risks as an added incentive for behaving I "assume" there is a cop nearby whom I cannot see.

 

[BlackandBlue]

I like to drop down a couple gears and jump and then not go. Gets rid of them and they get the win in their own mind.

Win Win

 

[Dfeeds]

Many different ways. If someone tries to flex at me, personally, and I don't want to bother (not worth it, roads are bad, car isn't warmed up) then I just drive normal. I usually avoid eye contact but if they persist I'll give them a "you're an idiot," look. Most people get bored after a few seconds. You can also just punch it. No need to bring it to redline or row the gears, either. A small display of what this car is capable of will give a lot of people the hint. On the off chance someone gets aggressive? Blow their doors off. Your safety is now at risk if you don't punch it

Bottom line, you're the only one in control of your car. Your ego will be your worst enemy. "Feels bad losing to a camry," but what loss? You weren't racing. If the camry driver tries to brag then, so what? Everyone who knows a bees dick about cars will know the camry driver is an idiot.

Another way of looking at it is this: is the risk of wrecking your favorite car worth proving you can beat someone you know you'll beat?

 

[ChromaticGrey]

Avoid these jagoffs at all cost. I don't know what it is, but I can't really recall anybody in another sports car ever getting aggressive with me like that. I mean yeah, the occasional downshift or hot-dogging, but it's always more of an acknowledgement I guess? Like hey, you have a modded sports car too, cool, this is mine.

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Thats how i am. Share our love of cars. I dont need to race a random person.

I only race people i know when ite safe. Only for fun

 

[CORNYOTE]

Take them to gapplebee’s and put them in their place lmao

 

[TheSnowmanMafia]

+1 and do not look at them.

Nah, I look over an visibly laugh out loud at them lol.

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