Put Your 💰 Where Your Mouth Is

A grumpy male passenger got in my car, Tesla, one night at the airport. He let me know that he was a Marine. It was just like old times; Marines asking for a ride from the Navy. On the way to his home, for some reasons unknown, he said,

"I have a Ferrari. I bet my Ferrari will smoke this Tesla in a race."

I was a little bit dumbfounded by his comment. I had no idea why he made that statement out of nowhere. I was not too sure if he got his ass kicked by Elon Musk, but it was an interesting comment. I loved his confidence, and I had to challenge him regarding his comment since he was a Marine. I replied to him,

"I will bet you $100K that I could beat you in a race in Las Vegas with Honda Civic. I will pick the time, date, starting point and finish line as a handicap since I will be driving Honda Civic against Ferrari."

He furiously disagreed with me. He told me that there was absolutely no way I could beat him and his Ferrari in a race in Las Vegas. 

"Buddy, you don't stand a chance. Let's make this race happen since you are so confident. 100K. Let's do it," I said.

I was hoping for this Marine to agree to my race proposal. I laughed inside and thought about what I was going to do with that easy 100K. In my mind, I already knew the date, time, starting point and finish line. I was going to pick a date during December when the Rodeo with other events were in town. As far as time goes, I was going to pick a time frame when the majority of events ended. For starting point and finish line, I was going to pick places where there will be nothing but traffic jams all around the strip. 

He didn't say anything for a few minutes. I guess he was thinking and reevaluating his statement and my race proposal. Then, he suddenly backed out and said with his angry voice,

"I'm not doing that. I will only race you and your Honda Civic on a race track. Why would you race on the streets when there is a chance to cause a crash."

I wanted to say,

"The goal is to go from point A to point B without colliding with any car on the way, you moron. So if you need to stop, then stop."

But I held my tongue.

Then he got all pissy even though he was the one who started this whole race thing. And he only mentioned race in Las Vegas. A race doesn't have to be on a racetrack. It was his fault for not saying racing on a racetrack. If that was the case, I could've said, 

"I'll bet you that a F1 car could smoke your Ferrari in a race on a racetrack."

Unlike some other Marines I've met in the past, this guy was a pussy cat for backing out. However, he was smart enough to not lose 100K.