Still having Cobra sho burnouts?

[mrmustang]

I'll sit back on this one and await someone to post one of the following:

1: "I know what I'm doing and can more than handle my cobra".
2: "It can never happen to me, my car is 100% safe"
3: "Helmet and safety equipment, why does my passenger or I need that crap"
4: "It's a government conspiracy, nobody can tell me how to drive my car, especially at a charity event"
5: "It's safe, or why would they allow us to continue to do it year after year".
6-99: Feel free create your own excuses to try and justify what has the potential for a loss of life, after all, you are safe and secure in your car(s) while others do not have that luxury.

You want to race, you want to do burnouts to stroke your ego and the crowds, do it at a track where your car has to pass a tech inspection before it's allowed to be raced or exhibit any speed passes just for the crowd(s).

The life you save might be that of a loved one, or your own.

Just my two cents worth, I'll sit back and watch the fireworks now from those who fall into lines 1-5 and above.


Bill S.

[lamaluv]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

I'll sit back on this one and await someone to post one of the following:

1: "I know what I'm doing and can more than handle my cobra".
2: "It can never happen to me, my car is 100% safe"
3: "Helmet and safety equipment, why does my passenger or I need that crap"
4: "It's a government conspiracy, nobody can tell me how to drive my car, especially at a charity event"
5: "It's safe, or why would they allow us to continue to do it year after year".
6-99: Feel free create your own excuses to try and justify what has the potential for a loss of life, after all, you are safe and secure in your car(s) while others do not have that luxury.

You want to race, you want to do burnouts to stroke your ego and the crowds, do it at a track where your car has to pass a tech inspection before it's allowed to be raced or exhibit any speed passes just for the crowd(s).

The life you save might be that of a loved one, or your own.

Just my two cents worth, I'll sit back and watch the fireworks now from those who fall into lines 1-5 and above.


Bill S.

Bill we have already seen most of your 5 posted already. For every 10 cars that underdstand to be safe there is that one person that has to impress or outdue every one else. At the Cobra Bash last year we started doing burnouts in the parking garage after returning from the cruise. This was a spontaneous and impromtu event and NOT santioned by the event management. One participant gut sideways and almost hit the concrete side wall. No spectators were close, but it sure would have pissed off his insurance company as well as the hotel and could have ruined the event for everyone. Might have had to been looking for a new venue this year. I will add that I am guilty of being a participant in the burn outs . I just couldn't resist the urgings of my fellow macho Cobra enthusiasts.

Dick

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by lamaluv

Bill we have already seen most of your 5 posted already. For every 10 cars that underdstand to be safe there is that one person that has to impress or outdue every one else.
Dick

Yup and some people will get it and others won't. It's the one's who won't that I feel sad for and hope that they are nowhere near where I will be at any given time in my life.


Bill S.

[Roger Vincent]

You are right Bill. I hear these rationalizations repeatedly. It's sad, beyond comprehension. If it were my child that had been killed, I believe my life would end as well.

Roger

Originally Posted by mrmustang

I'll sit back on this one and await someone to post one of the following:

1: "I know what I'm doing and can more than handle my cobra".
2: "It can never happen to me, my car is 100% safe"
3: "Helmet and safety equipment, why does my passenger or I need that crap"
4: "It's a government conspiracy, nobody can tell me how to drive my car, especially at a charity event"
5: "It's safe, or why would they allow us to continue to do it year after year".
6-99: Feel free create your own excuses to try and justify what has the potential for a loss of life, after all, you are safe and secure in your car(s) while others do not have that luxury.

You want to race, you want to do burnouts to stroke your ego and the crowds, do it at a track where your car has to pass a tech inspection before it's allowed to be raced or exhibit any speed passes just for the crowd(s).

The life you save might be that of a loved one, or your own.

Just my two cents worth, I'll sit back and watch the fireworks now from those who fall into lines 1-5 and above.


Bill S.