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[Capt Nobody]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

And after that you realized just how incredibly stupid that maneuver was, right?

Some guy tried that on I25 in Denver with his new Kirkham, exchanged rear and front ends, ended up with a molten pile of aluminum and a funeral.

Hey Tony, at what point are you going to feel incredibly stupid for childishly scolding a complete stranger as if you have the right to do so? D**K.

There are MUCH more mature ways that could have been handled. Here's a thought....how about you mind your own freaking business jacka$$???
Pat yourself on the back and feel good about yourself, sir. Then sell your high performance sports car, buy yourself a mid-range Prius and STFU.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Capt Nobody

Hey Tony, at what point are you going to feel incredibly stupid for childishly scolding a complete stranger as if you have the right to do so? D**K.

There are MUCH more mature ways that could have been handled. Here's a thought....how about you mind your own freaking business jacka$$???
Pat yourself on the back and feel good about yourself, sir. Then STFU.

Absolutely not at all. There are more than enough examples of such behaviour resulting in fatalaties documented here on the forum. People learn from their mistakes but unfortunately with a Cobra those mistakes are often fatal. If not to the driver then to the innocent bystanders (and frankly, if someone wants to kill themselves by being stupid, I don't care, but please consider that your actions may involve others.)

Doing it is one thing. Bragging about it? Wanting someone to post the video of being stupid in public? Sorry. Doesn't work in my book. If I see you do it and I get your license plate I'll report you. Brag in public and you get what you deserve. Zero tolerance.

Such behaviour does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR THE HOBBY. There are enough videos published here already of these with tragic endings. We don't need another.

Had an officer been nearby he would almost certainly have gotten a ticket for drag racing. He even admitted it was in reaction to someone else egging him on. Purely voluntary.

Such behaviour (done within a short distance of EVERY stanctioned Cars and Coffee (when it was still an organized brand) would get you banned for life.

Everyone has a pucker moment through no deliberate action. The rear end of my truck scooted last week in a rainstorm just pulling onto the street. I went half way around. Fortunately noone was there. I now know that even new tires on freshly rained Vegas streets aren't enough to keep the tires on the ground. I learned.

However, such behavior done deliberately is intolerable. Read my lips: You get no sympathy from me and I'll call your a** on it every time.

I don't condone street racing either. Same reasons.

If such chastising means he's learned his lesson and doesn't do it again I have accomplished my goal.

If you think this is a good example of how to drive a Cobra please remind me where you live so I won't be anywhere near you.

Back to the OP: If you can't figure out the limits of your new toy take it to the track where you can do these things safely.

[HTM101]

This is another perspective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXRwT6fjqg

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by HTM101

This is an alternative perspective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXRwT6fjqg

How many of the examples in the video were exactly the straight line wheels losing traction resulting in fishtailing oversteer? One was even on the drag strip.

I remember seeing the one of the mustang with the side caved in - that was as I recall exiting a C&C event. It may have been the same one where the rear end broke loose and fishtailed into the right side curb with lots of bystanders. It was an incredible piece of luck the car didn't jump the curb and wipe out a bunch of civilians.

Also lots of examples of people making relatively uneventful-looking left hand turns when the rear end breaks loose and the resulting oversteer. Most of them weren't what I consider "racing". Both my Cobra and GT would do this exiting my subdivision before the tires were warmed up. Something I could do every day of the week with my regular cars didn't work with the tires on the sports cars... You learn... Like Dirty Harry said, "A man's got to know his limitations..."

OP is one lucky dude.

The lambo fire was classic !