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this is going to be a shorter story, but it’s one worth telling

Back in the day before my massive amounts of tickets I, humble Adam Fogle, was a speed DEMON. I raced anyone who would be willing to speed.  I always won, not because my car had a bigger faster engine, but because I was willing to top out faster than most.  I would go as fast as it took to win.  So, if you haven’t already guessed, this story is about a race.  A rather unusual race.

It’s about nine o’clock on a nice summer night.  I’m driving along Rt. 8 (for those of you who aren’t from around here, it’s a highway, speed limit 40) at my usual clip of around sixty.  A leasurely ride considering I’ve hit 100 on it.  So, I’m cruising along at my usual pace.  Ahead of me, in the right lane (the lane I’m in) is the cab portion of a semi truck.  As usual I move into the left lane, prepared to pass him.  I planned not to accelerate any but to pass at sixty which would have me at about five to ten mph faster than he (he was also speeding a bit).  So it’s not like I was going to blow past him.

I pull up next to him and begin moving past when I hear the semi cab shift gears.  Suddenly I’m no longer passing but keeping pace.  I think to myself “no way…. there way a semi wants to race me”.  Before I finish my thought I notice that his bumper is edging out ahead of mine.  That is something I was simply not prepared to allow.  I pushed the gas, but not hard, just wanting to move ahead slowly, to make sure I wasn’t making it up in my head.  “Maybe he’s just speeding up” I thought.  But sure enough, after another sound of hydro pressure, he moved up to keep pace and begin to pass.

I finally hit the gas and so did he we kept pace for a while utill I pulled ahead at ninety miles per hour!  I came to a stoplight and he came up in the lane next to me.  He rolled down his window and leaned out so I could see him.  In the most redneck voice I’ve ever heard he yelled out…. “Ha ha ha, wur jus’liiike in’a fast an’a ferios, huh?”

I laughed, agreed, rolled up my window, and burned him at the green.  Not many peole can say they  raced a semi.  I am proud to say that i have.