Of course, you knew I was kidding, RIGHT? True racers would never take
those kind of chances, with their health or the law. It is amazing to me
how little I care about great speed on the highway. I have a 2002 Trans
Am that I have not seen the speedo above about 90 MPH and that only
while making a quick pass around a 18-wheeler.
Tom, Redding CA - @16 D/FCC
FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
> Right, Tom ..... I thought of Slim, too, at first reading
> that ........
> Than I thought, Naaaah, but maybe he knows the guy and tuned his bike !
> Not many true hardcore racers do that stuff on public roads after
> running at the drags, oval and roadcourse events, or the Top Speed venues.
> Most of us do have to admit to a whole lot of street racing in our
> early years, though ....... I believe organized racing events smarten
> most of us up to the very real dangers of racing on public highways
> ........
> there are far more than enough really bad or outright terrible drivers
> on our
> roads without doing anything to increase your chances of trouble out
> there !!!
> That closed highway thing in Nevada that Ed V. runs at sure does
> look
> like a great challenge as well as tremendous thrills, however !!!
> Even there, I recall seeing on TV a guy in a Ferrari going off
> the road
> with a fatality resulting ....... either himself, or his wife /
> girlfriend .....
> not sure which .
> Keeping It On the RaceTrack Is Really The Way To FLY ........
> BDF, only HALF-Fast these days !!!
> Great 72* Fall day here in eastern Connecticut
> ......( the other end from my pal Bob Swanson )
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