Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving

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From: E. Faubion
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00

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DPH <rally2xs@crosslink.net> wrote:

>It is legendary what the "truly high performance drivers", otherwise known as
>race car drivers, do with rental cars - it definitely isn't staying anywhere
>near the speed limit..  "Cannonball" Baker set many coast to coast speed
>records (all unauthorized, I understand).  These guys take risks because -
>that's what they like to do.  They generally aren't in racing at all for the
>money - its for the adrenalin rush.

Which is why the smart ones keep their activity on the track and not
on the public highways.    No true professional driver is going to
endanger others for the sake of a thrill.  Of all people they should
know the severity of the results when they make a mistake.

efaubion@oklahoma.net
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/

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From: in@the.sig (E. Faubion)
Subject: Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving
Date: 1998/06/29
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