[Snake2998]

I support the view that, what the Cobra is faster than, doesn't matter a bit. The question should be - "Is the Cobra more fun than modern supercars on the track?" - and here the answer is a not quite resounding YES (mainly because modern supercars are fun on the track too).

I have never driven competitively and am very much a novice at track driving but have had some track time fun in cars ranging from a humble Group N 1300cc Toyota Conquest (The sweetest handling little car I have ever driven that I still often think of very fondly) through to an all out racing Golf Mk1 GTI (loads of fun but limited traction out of corners), a 3.6l Formula Atlantic - so fast and grippy that it wasn't any fun because I felt I didn't have the skill to approach it's limits although I set FTD for all four sessions, a CAV GT40 which to my mind would totally outrun my Cobra and that I thoroughly enjoyed and which was a real eye opener, but never really frightened me despite it's huge speed and grip as it gave plenty of warning (Tyre squeal) when approaching it's limits and finally my Cobra Replica.

The Cobra still frightens me after 20 years of ownership and I still leave the track shacking after each session, but WOOHOO - what fun - and that's what its all about. I hope I never get confident in it because I know that's when it will really bite me, which is another part of the appeal.

Also - of all the above cars the only one that I think I could comfortably beat in my Cobra with it's ordinary street settings and tyres is the 1300 cc Toyota - but it doesn't matter because I've had fun in my Cobra and that's all that counts. And I still get a kick every time I fire it up and take it for a drive.