🚀 go-pugleaf

E. Faubion wrote:

> 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...

Lets forget about the "true professional driver" and get back to race car drivers
<G>.  These guys (not all of 'em, but a significant number) do take risks, just
about anywhere.  If one of them takes it to 98%, its a very good bet that nothing
bad is going to happen.  It's just that _his_ 98% may be 100 mph on a country
road...


> is going to
> endanger others for the sake of a thrill.

His 98% would not be endangering the rest of us.  If one of _us_ tried to drive
_his_ 98%, we very likely _would_ be endangering at least ourselves...

>  Of all people they should
> know the severity of the results when they make a mistake.

That's what makes the adrenalin flow!  A little unexpected twitch of the rear end,
and wheeee... another rush...

                                            DPH