Am I too old or is it that i have too much mechanical sympathy?

[Grubby]

I was sitting at a traffic light in downtown Indianapolis when patrol car pulled beside me and rolled down his window. He asked me to run him.

No doubt my Cobra would have embarrassed the Crown Vic, but I just smiled and said no thanks.

John

[TLHanna]

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one. I have a 76' Pontiac Trans Am with a built motor, sheet metal tunnel ram, nitrous, gear drive and the whole nine yards. To power brake a good smoky burnout was nothing in the past.

I guess I got it out of my system because I have no desire or anything to prove by beating on the Cobra that I worked so hard and long to acquire.

[xb-60]

From a personal point of view, if you built it yourself and you know every last nut and bolt on the car, it probably gives you a certain perspective/respect/connection that someone who just paid a single bill and then drove the car straight away might not have gained

Anyway, if you feel the need to drag race your Cobra, the sensible thing (at a number of levels) to do is to go to a track.

A further perspective ...there was one person in our local club who did a burnout - with accompanying noise - late at night after a club meeting; that resulted in complaints from local residents, and we lost the use of those clubrooms.


Cheers, and stay safe
Glen

[krausewich]

Originally Posted by Grubby

I was sitting at a traffic light in downtown Indianapolis when patrol car pulled beside me and rolled down his window. He asked me to run him.

No doubt my Cobra would have embarrassed the Crown Vic, but I just smiled and said no thanks.

John

That is hilarious!! You may have placed your 4 points over your shoulders, buckled up, gave'em a wink and said "I was planning on it!"