I gave my son Ray a ride home from work one afternoon, when he was 19. It had been some length of time since I had gotten on it with him in the car. He asked if I would put on a little demonstration for his co-workers as we left.
I foolishly agreed, and when I had rounded the corner on to the main street, I buried my foot in the throttle, took it up to about 7 grand, shifted and did it again. By then it was over three times the legal speed limit and the deafening roar actually caused one car to pull over to the side of the road. I don't know what he thought was coming but, by his reckoning, it obviously was to be avoided....
When it was over and I was rapidly slowing down to a safe and sane speed, I glanced over at Ray. With his eyes wide and a big grin on his face, Ray exclaimed, "Wow, I forgot it went like that!!!"
Later, he informed me that his co-workers were sufficiently impressed and that his braggin' rights were firmly established.......or words to that effect....
Al