Driving a cobra

[wanab5150]

Here’s my two cents

I raced motocross for 34 years, which does not include my short track, cross country and scrambles racing. I have a year a mini sprint cars and just didn’t care about going in circles. I’ve had 2 Corvettes one a Z06 which did handle extremely well even in stock configuration.
In the BMW department I’ve had several 740’s...a535 and two Z3’s the last Z3 was a 3.0 liter. All of the BMW’s handled fantastically and even a moron could drift one without going to see Jesus permenentally.
I was a Police Officer for 24 years and literally been to a school a year for persuit driving in cars thet don’t belong in persuits. Cop cars are NOT modified hot rods from the factory...they are just stock stripped street cars.
So... with all my amateur driving experience, I would say the Cobra with its 90 inch wheel base is the worst handling car I have ever driven. While they will hug the road, it’s the millisecond that the rear brakes loose that it’s over. If you’re not pushing both the front and rear (sliding) you’re not driving the car. My Superformance Roush 427 /560 horse with the 315/rear and 265 fronts has worked better than expected on Leguna Seca, Infenion and Thunder Hill tracks. They all have pretty smooth tarmac and every corner is covered with nice sticky rubber. It did drift when going into a corner but only when I did my part perfectly. If I didn’t, I paid the price of loss of speed. The positive .... loosing the rear hopefully it won’t kill you with the run off areas saving your ass.
I’m 12 year Cobra owner and to this day do not know a soul who can drive one efficiently. My friend in the LA group who I have driven with for 10 years on Cobra runs was paralyzed from a crash in about July this year. All was fine till the back end stepped out a couple of inches then it was over and he rolled it. You can read about it online “crashed Cobra in LA”.
Your Backdraft is a ridged brick like most of these cars. The fact you have less aggressive BMW suspension might actually allow you to get away with stuff most Cobras can’t. I haven’t driven one.
Anyway, the only drivers I have ever known to be able to drive a Cobra and make it handle are in the racing hall of fame.
These cars are fun as Hell but deadly compared to a modern super car. I sold my Z06 12 years ago and couldn’t be happier to drive the scariest, most redicolously over powered,worst handling car Ive ever driven. Feel it out on track day and over drive it so you can find the limits. Wear a diaper.