[427sharpe]

Sometimes it's not 'bragging rights', but the technical challenge. It is a common Cobra symptom that what starts out as too much very quickly becomes 'not enough' as we grow accustomed to the cars. What once was brutally fast now seems tame....THAT is when the danger begins. It is very easy to let your guard down in these cars, become cavalier with all the power and torque and have a very, very bad happening. This is why I think so many accidents happen in the first part of the season when the cars break out of hibernation. There is NEVER enough power to keep us satisfied. Personally, I like to be a bit unique, and also to build the biggest hammer I can build, then go have fun. I enjoy the cars for their purpose, driving! But I see a lot of folks build 500 hp
motors, and use 300. If they are happy, GREAT! I feel it's better to have an excess of power available, as long as your ball$ don't
get bigger than your brain.
Excalibur: I sympathize with you rain story...I love wet driving, and the feel of the 'knifes edge' of traction. Sometimes, 30 mph can be a lot more fun that 130.