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Old 03-31-2008, 08:07 PM
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Mine happened today. So i go to school and a big my class found out that i had a vette so they wanted to see a burnout. So i did one and then pulled up talked to some people then was about to leave and i stalled the car right in front of everyone and they all started clapping. I was embarrassed but it was also just funny.
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Test driving the car while the guy I was buying it from sat next to me, stalled it at a right hand turnlmao

or running a 14.48 at 105.8 MPH spinning the tires all the way through 1st and on the 1-2 shift in front of a couple hundred people.
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Mine happened today. So i go to school and a big my class found out that i had a vette so they wanted to see a burnout. So i did one and then pulled up talked to some people then was about to leave and i stalled the car right in front of everyone and they all started clapping. I was embarrassed but it was also just funny.
Piece of advice...don't act like an idiot. Burning out in front of people in a parking lot to impress them is stupid.
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man I should keep this to myself but oh well

Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!

Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
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Piece of advice...don't act like an idiot. Burning out in front of people in a parking lot to impress them is stupid.
o yeah i know it was an immature thing to do but i just wanted to impress them and of course it turned out bad in the end.
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I let Traction Control own me HARD at the racetrack......in the burnout box.......whoops.
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During a pace lap at Michigan International Speedway a few years ago we came to a stop on the main straight and people in the stands were yelling at me to "light 'em up!". All intelligence and maturity flew out the open roof as I promptly gunned it and popped the clutch only to have traction control kick in and turn my "awesome burnout" into an embarrassingly wimpy lurch forward... :o

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Originally Posted by JCSZ51
man I should keep this to myself but oh well

Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!

Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
I almost rolled back into a pickup waiting the get on the on ramp to a freeway trying to get my cell phone out of my pocked, now I keep my foot on the break anytime my car isn't in gear and stopped
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Originally Posted by Fastbird93
I let Traction Control own me HARD at the racetrack......in the burnout box.......whoops.
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During a pace lap at Michigan International Speedway a few years ago we came to a stop on the main straight and people in the stands were yelling at me to "light 'em up!". All intelligence and maturity flew out the open roof as I promptly gunned it and popped the clutch only to have traction control kick in and turn my "awesome burnout" into an embarrassingly wimpy lurch forward... :o

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I was so afraid of doing this at the race track I actually had the friend who was riding with me remind me to turn it off.
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Originally Posted by Matth3w
Piece of advice...don't act like an idiot. Burning out in front of people in a parking lot to impress them is stupid.
To funny never been young come back to reality
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Pulled up to the Steak n Shake window to get my order, and the really cute chick says "Nice car". Me being me it goes to my head and I forget to go to neutral before letting off the clutch. *stalls*
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Originally Posted by ZEEEEOOOOSIC
To funny never been young come back to reality
I'm trying to decipher this post but failing miserably due to lack of spelling, punctuation, and sense.
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Originally Posted by Matth3w
Piece of advice...don't act like an idiot. Burning out in front of people in a parking lot to impress them is stupid.
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I waved at an old lady in a Saturn.

If you turn your head just right and squint with the perfect amount of sun and have had just the right amount of sleep or lack there of, then it will somewhat appear to look like a Vette.
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I waved at an old lady in a Saturn.

If you turn your head just right and squint with the perfect amount of sun and have had just the right amount of sleep or lack there of, then it will somewhat appear to look like a Vette.
I did that once!!! HAHA!

My moment was at Galleria Mall here... I parked far away as usual and put the shifter in 1st because we all know our ebrake is crap.

Later, come back to the car and (of course) there are people parked around me, getting out of cars, etc. Started it up, let the clutch out and lurched forward. Talk about embarassing. Honestly, I was lucky no one was parked infront of me...that would've ended badly.

Learned that lesson though!!
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Originally Posted by Matth3w
Piece of advice...don't act like an idiot. Burning out in front of people in a parking lot to impress them is stupid.
Calm down Francis!
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