CobraBill,
Not trying to start an argument, but wouldn't your analysis about not being allowed to own a Cobra until you worked your way up to it apply to any high performance car? You want a Corvette you have to start with a Chevette, No longer made thank goodness, then a mild V-8 and so on.
I have witnessed to many crashes and some of them involved Cobras and for the most part, it was showing off and inexperience with any type of high performance car that caused the crash. I am one of the oldest people still allowed to drive, I have been to high performance driving schools, and have more years of driving than most of you are old, but I still do not know all there is to it. Same at the track. More problems from new people who have followed the pace car around a few laps and then think they are qualified. Kind of like the computer answer to the problem. PSBK. The main problem I think is just people over driving their abilities and not really knowing the handling characterstics of their cars, regardless of what kind of car it is. And all of us pay for it in terms of higher insurance rates.
Ron