[aumoore]

Challanging a Cobra is kind of like playing the lottery.. You know you will not win but there is always that 1 in 14,000,000 chance that you will.


I learned my lesson one day driving the Cobra home after a local car race(Snowball Derby a stock car race run the first week of December in Pensacola...I love Florida weather). Driving thru town on a 45mph 4 lane divided road some chump in a 5.0 Mustang tailgated me by 5ft for about two miles. I had tried waiving and gesturing politely to get him and his headlights away from my rear end. Driving in the left lane I was slowing down for a read light and all cars ahead of me got into the left turn lane clearing up my path. With about 100 yards to go the light turned green and I punched it in second caught third and let off just after the intersection. The stand was trying but way back but my attention was drawn to the other side of the divider by a Police car turning on his lights. I pulled over immediatly and waited but the stang ran. Guess who he pulled behind? Me. I explained that I knew I was wrong but I was just punching it to put some distance between me and the tailgater. After admiring my car and asking questions he told me to be more careful and sent my on my way. Never again. I drove like most of the over 70 crowd in Florida the rest of the way home. No I did not leave the left blinker on.

I leave my racing for the track and cool it on the street.