Ricers don't they just tick you off.

[Truckie]

I tell you those dam ricers they just bug me to hell and back, epically the ones that cant drive worth dang. I hate it when they come down the road on the other side and cross the yellow line and wait to see if you are going to slow down move or stop. Well I don't slow down and I don't stop but I do move I yank the well to the left and when they see that big RAM heading toward them they get this look I get tired of those games they want to play and then they get all bent out of shape when they get smashed.

The other thing I cant stand bought them and the way these guys park those small mine pick ups. I went to the restaurant last night and was trying to park when this guy was right on my line, the only place to park so what do you do, I parked the truck and was so close to him he could not even open the door on the passenger side. I have less trouble parking my RAM than they do there mini vehicles. And while I'm blowing off steam how bought the people who park in the parking lot and have to park completely side ways and take up 3 spots cause they think there vehicle is so special, most of the time when I see this I look at the vehicle and the tires and rims are worth more than the vehicle. Well I'm done venting for now thanks just my steam and . 95 cents worth.

MIKE

 

[jgillott]

I was actually going to start a new topic on this issue but I'll just tag along with this on.

Last evening, my wife and I were on our way to get something to eat. We were approaching an intersection where we had the green. Next thing you know here comes this neon with these three little teens in it. They ran the light, and the next thing I know I'm coming face to face with their drivers door. How I missed them I'll never know. Well they went on, and I continued on my way up to the resturant. Now wouldn't you think that they would be thanking God that I got stopped instead of having 7500# of ram on their lap. No, that just wasn't good enough for them. They drove up beside me and all three of those little jerks gave me the 1 finger salute. Really showed me what these kids are worth.

 

[nickleinonen]

i am sitting on the fence on the topic of ricers. there are some very nicely done up import cars in my area [lots of oriental people here] and most of them are sleepers. , then there are the ricers, big stickers & wings and make more noise you can imagine... [they hold an import car show just north of my home every july]

 

[MCummings]

I had an experiance about like jgillott, but this one was with a descent looking newer VW. I pulled up to a stop light in my 4x4, and I was taking a right, when this VW comes FLYING up behind me,, well, we are in a neighborhood, and he appeared to be doing about 70MPH on this curvy little road. I pulled away from the stop sign and He had no intentions of stopping at the sign, and proceded to take a right, and neatly tuck his front bumper under my rear bumber. Being a little ticked off, and going about 10MPH, I decided not to be rude, and hit the brakes,, causing iminent damge to his car, and my truck, but instead, I went WOT.



Ok, just for yall that don't know,, WOT, with a worked over pump, 30% honed 370's, 191DV's and twin turbo's wil llay out a very descent cloud. Well, I was very perturbed at them, and didn't let go of the fuel pedal until I hit 20PSI boost. Needless to say, when the smoke cleared they were stopped, the automatic headlights had come on,, and they were swatting at the smoke to get it out of their car.



Usually when alot of disrespect is shown on the road I get Teed off real quick, and usually retailiate with just as childish behavior back, but in a different form.

Example...

Say I'm cruising along, and there is a car with about 5-6 seconds space in front of me and nobody behind me, and some moron decides he wants IN FRONT of my big 'ole 4x4, and not to wait to pull in behind me wehere there isn't anybody, I'll usually proceed to pass him most quickly,, fall back, let the boost drop, and fog 'em. It's tasteless, shrewd, and will probably get teh EPA after us one day, but for an odd reason, it gives me this little smirk on my face.



Off my soap box.

Merrick Cummings Jr

 

[Philip]

I'd still like to fling one with one of these, though

Please remember us here at the TDR. Post pic's

 

[snowracer69]

Yes, all rice ticks me off. I toy with them for fun though, any chance I get, and all the ones around here know my pickup now...



I'll admit, there are some ricers out there that have fast cars, and know their stuff. They are few and far between now-a-days, but if/when I come across one, I will not hesitate to tell him I think he knows his stuff. It's the punks that don't know a dam thing about cars/engines in general or aerodynamics for that matter (shopping cart handle wings for downforce on rear tires on front wheel drive cars) that make me have no respect for most of them. I have had two different kids tell me the wings on their trunks were cambered for upforce, therefore giving downforce on the front tires... it's awful hard to come off as not being an a$$hole when you laugh at them while trying to explain the most basic principle of airflow seperation at the top of their back window and how their wing isn't in the flow of air, therefore not giving them anything.



Whatever though... My favorite line to them is "That thing looks really fast!" Most won't respond, and the ones that do usually say "Yeah, it is... I run 14's!" BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That's when I get the "well, what do you drive?" and the "That thing can't run 13's!" Then if/when I show them it's :--) :--)



Lastly is turbo envy... . have you ever showed even a stock HY-35/9 to a ricer-kid? I swear that all they do is :--) :--) :{ IT's like they've never dreamed that a turbo could be made that big and still spool. Even better is when asked "Well, you run what, 15 PSI boost?" Yeah, 15 PSI times 3 ********! Most don't believe that the 0-60 PSI boost gage is there for a reason.



Anyway, rant mode off... I hate 'em with a passion and toy w/ them for fun. I'm gonna get a bunch of like "ricer-kill" stickers made up for my canopy window... figure I get to put a sticker on for every ricer I beat (like a kill for a jet pilot).



Josh

 

[rbattelle]

Preach on!

I love these anti-ricer threads!



I just have to chime in the fact that I too am anti-rice. Around here the problem is growing rapidly. The wings are getting bigger, as are the mufflers. Someone explain to me why a 2 liter 4-cylinder needs a 5 or 6 inch tailpipe?



I was in Advance yesterday and they now have 2 whole racks of official "Fast and the Furious" merchandise: body graphics, neon lights, etc. I heard if you add neon lights you gain 25 horsepower!



Ooooh them ricers annoy me!

 

[skobylenski]

Don't get me started here - but after reading all these posts, I need to chime in. At home, the ricers are all these wannabe "boyz from da' hood" who have their little cars with soup-can exhausts (who "custom straight pipe" their cars) and HUGE shopping-cart handles that have nothing under the hood except for the engine that came from the factory. Literally half the cars in my town have wings, wheels, soup cans, and stickers. And they think they're cool because of it. Mostly they are annoying, drug dealing, snots who have nothing better to do because they have druggie/drunk parents who don't give a **** about what their kids do. It's really sad to see.



There is one really nice car, though. It's an older Saab 900 2-door that has all custom rocker panels, LEDs all around, and amazingly, no soup can or wing! I've talked to this kid before, and he's done all the work, right from the beginning when he got the car from a salvage lot or something. It's been a long road for him, but he's come out with the nicest product on the road.



Anyway, here in Ames, the ricers are about the same intelligence wise, but they made it to college somehow. Everyone has a soupcan, wheels, and a wing. There's even a BMW 325i with a wing - #ad
Of course, out here there's no state inspection for vehicles, so everyone also has ground-effects and windows that are so dark you can't see lights inside the car at night. It's crazy.



Okay, I'll pass the soapbox to someone else now



Scott

 

[rbattelle]

Don't get me started on stickers!

And the stickers! Around here, it seems they are all obsessed with "APC" stickers. I've seen cars with APC plastered across the windshield, rear window, and one on each side window. Give me a break! They make tail light covers, not superchargers! Who do these ricers think they're fooling. Does anyone actually approach them in the parking lot and say "yo, them some sweet mad tyte APC sticker you got there... you are my idol!".



(this thread has me all fired up)

 

[Truckie]

rbattelle Didn't mean to get you all fired up just here to blow off steam. I know what you mean bout the stickers. I still cant believe how they have to park, and don't even get me started on there exhaust systems they just plane old suck donkey balls. I love it when they say my truck is to loud I tell them if you want to here loud then you stand here and Ill let you here something that is to loud obnoxious stupid and sounds like a pop can and just freaking suxs, give me your keys and let me do a drive by for ya. My exhaust is straight piped and sounds dam good, that is a difference in being loud and sounding good and being loud obnoxious and sounding like s@#$t you know what I mean

MIKE.

 

[dpuckett]

Hmm. THEY get ticked off at me usually

I have a basically stock 11/90 1 ton, a rarity in its own here in 1/2 ton Gasserville. There were quite a few ricers out last night. I turned the wrong way out of Wal Mart last night (moved, after "home" being a left turn out of there for 15 years) and figured what the heck, I have nothing else to do. I ran up the main drag, and saw two trios of them on a parking lot. I did a U-turn from the idiot lane, and squeeled the tires a second or two, throwing the rear end around a little, and left a small amount of smoke. Had two of them come up next to me at a light down the street, and I beat both of them twice in a row. I was surprised I beat them off the line- they normally get it off the line, and I catch up by 30. I asked them how many miles were on their cars, and one had in the 20s, another 35 or so. I told them mine had 260K, was STOCK except for pump tweaks, and had original EVERYTHING except head gasket and turbo (which is an upgrade or had to, depending on if I'm talking to a ricer or ex fiance when we were still together). Both their jaws dropped open. THey just couldnt believe something that big, old, and ugly could be that fast (which I dont think it is, esp after reading about some BOMBed 2nd gens). I mean, they have a K&N filter and duck fart exhaust system, that should be good for what, 50hp? Not to mention the car weighs half what my pickup does. No one wanted to race a while back, but then the pickup sat for 4 weeks while I tried to find a vacuum pump, so I guess they forgot about it. I'll have to get an intercooler and some EDMs and re-educate them about "slow diesels. "



Daniel

 

[dpuckett]

Re: Don't get me started on stickers!

Originally posted by rbattelle

And the stickers! Around here, it seems they are all obsessed with "APC" stickers.

Isnt APC some rock group along the lines of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, too? I didnt know they had a side business of selling 50 hp stickers, too. Latest CD must not be selling so hot.

 

[snowracer69]

I believe, from a previous ricer bashing thread, that APC stands for, get this now, hold on to your hat.....













American Product Company! Yep, it's a company and they make products! LOL... . just the sticker I'm gonna put on my pickup.



Now, I might be wrong on that, but I seem to remember it from before.



Josh

 

[rbattelle]

"APC" (American Products Corp. ) is too specific for me. I think I'd like stickers more along the lines of:



WMS (We Make Stuff)

SBC (Some Big Company)

MMC (Major Manufacturing Company)

BOS (Buy Our Stuff)

FML (Fartcan Mufflers Limited)

 

[Peter Campbell]

On http://ricecop.com they have fake banner ads- one of them is FCT Fart Can Technology. And I thought APC made uniterruptible power supplies. Makes as much sense putting one of those stickers on your car than one that makes taillights

 

[jmeehan]

Originally posted by rbattelle

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WMS (We Make Stuff)

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I like this one, it also stands for We Make Smoke.



That'll sell to this crowd

 

[MCummings]

Home page,, I assume.

http://www.performancestyleattitude.com/



Order a catalog...

http://www.roadcatalogs.com/store/apc.html



Law Suit against APC... .

http://consumeraffairs.com/news03/lights.html



Personally, I like the way the "clear" taillights look on some trucks.



I've got them on my 12V, and I've got some carbon fibre clear lights ready to go on my 24V as soon as it gets a new short block.



The wings,, well, they look ok on some cars,, especially on some fast Mustangs.





That's my $. 02

Merrick Cummings Jr



BTW, we have a fast Subaru WRX here, runs 13's, has a huge turbo on it, running 17PSI boost !! He's about to get in our car club.

 

[Andy Perreault]

Last weekend I was driving an 18 wheeler from Seattle to Portland, and near Olympia on I-5 south, I realized I was slowly catching up to a Washington State Patrol (WSP) Ford Expedition. I backed out of it and I was cruising a little over 60, and the trooper was a few vehicles ahead of me. Then I see a car in my mirror, coming up in the fast lane. It was a stock Honda Prelude, and, even though I had the windows up, the radio on, and the Cummins M-11 humming, I could hear the "boom, boom boom" of the guy's stereo as he blew past me. I would estimate he was doing at least 80. The road curved to the right just as I was about to watch him blow past the WSP, but I didn't see it. When the road straightened out again, I saw the WSP had all his lights on and was pulling the guy over. As I went past, I saw the driver was a shaved-headed teenager.

About a half hour later, a car surprised me as it blew past me like I was sitting still. Actually, what first got my attention was the boomy car stereo. You guessed it, it was the same punk, doing probably 85 or 90.

Then, about an hour later (I think I was in the Longview/Kalama area by then), the same car passed me a third time! He was going just as fast.



Another day in the life of a truck driver.

Andy

 

[skobylenski]

Andy - so what you're saying is that this punk-a$$ kid got nailed twice in 90 minutes?!?! Dam, sucks for him, but he obviously deserved it. I never feel bad for speeders, especially ricer-boys, because if they have the need to go fast, they must have some subconscious yearning to give the state government money That's fine with me - and besides, when they entertain the cops, it means it's one less radar gun pointed at me - not that I ever drive fast, nope, not me...

 

[loncray]

New idea for a bumper sticker: "Maxwell House wants their cans back!"