Cobra Driving Takes Skill

[lippy]

Very interesting post. My cobra isn't yet finished but I estimate it'll be on the road in Jan or Feb. I'm in my mid-40's, have SCCA racing experience, have taken three performance driving and racing courses, am very respectful of fast cars, and never show off or drive like an A***ole. Still, I'm wondering how tricky this car will be with a Blykins beast of a big block under the hood and low curb weight.

It would be great to hear how people most often get into trouble in these cars (and I'm not referring to letting high school kids or others drive them). If you drive in a sane but fun way, what are the biggest problems? Drop throttle oversteer/spinning? Over throttle oversteer/spinning? Getting into turns too fast?

[Supersf]

Originally Posted by lippy

It would be great to hear how people most often get into trouble in these cars (and I'm not referring to letting high school kids or others drive them). If you drive in a sane but fun way, what are the biggest problems? Drop throttle oversteer/spinning? Over throttle oversteer/spinning? Getting into turns too fast?

Also curious as well. Although, with the variety of builds and resulting variability of weight distribution, I wonder if there is any commonality?

[scottj]

Originally Posted by Supersf

Also curious as well. Although, with the variety of builds and resulting variability of weight distribution, I wonder if there is any commonality?

egos writing checks that bodies can't cash... short of catastrophic part failure anything else is just an excuse.

[Kobura]

Even though my Backdraft is 'underpowered' at 340 hp, I believe that if I didn't have the 17" Nitto tires, which are very sticky, I could find myself spinning the rear of the car while doing the slightest of turns with too much throttle as I have come close to doing so.