"They want to go out on highway 1." Rekker thinks this all sounds fun. "I have an Eastwood-620 engine and sport upgrades. It looks like a typical Firebird but inside it's close to a racecar."

This is something Rekker could talk scientifically, or almost, since he was involved in the rebuild of his car even if he didn't do the mechanic work himself. "Ducati is zero to 60 in 2.6 seconds or so, my car is 3.6 but I I can maintain higher speeds. Short distance they'll outpace me but I can catch up. I know the road better too."