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Originally posted by speed220mph
... you don't have to play macho racer to have fun and enjoy your Cobra in a relaxed way. Experience levels don't matter.
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If speed is involved, just be safe doing it!
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I'm going to disagree with you here. Experience DOES count. There is a huge difference between an experienced guy taking a person around the track at 140MPH and a novice regular driver taking a person around at 100MPH.
The stories I am reading about from the Fling suggest that many of the people think their skill levels are up to the task of being safe. In reality, they lack the experience to make an informed decision as to safety. Case in point: the more experience guys seem to get on the track the less they feel the need to show off on the street. Experience = wisdom and there is no shortcut.
Look, I believe in personal responsibility. If you and your ego want to kill yourselves with a high speed run into a telephone pole, well, I'm not going to stop you. But that isn't what we are talking about here - we've talking about innocent people on the street and passengers. For the most part, we're talking about cars that are basically unsafe combined with inexperienced (unsafe) drivers performing unsafe stunts on public (unsafe) streets.
This isn't unique to our little family: nearly every high performance car group I hang out with has some sort of variation. Ricers go street racing. Cobras go off the line. Ferraris and Vipers like high speed. They're all equally stupid - and equally popular. But let's not pretend that each driver, road, and car are the same.
Want to see a bunch of morons, er, guys, who overestimated their experience levels? Try
http://www.wreckedexotics.com Be forewarned: there are pictures of decapitated bodies. In some cases, you can even see the remains of innocent victims.
As a group, we'll do ourselves a favor if we'll quit celebrating egos and instead put peer pressure on those who make us look unsafe by association.
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