Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving

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From: Joel Garry
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 00:00

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On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:35:25 GMT, Walt Horning <whorning@pipeline.com> wrote:
>in@the.sig (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 is going to
>>endanger others for the sake of a thrill. 
>
>No? Then why do their racing cars sometimes go flying into the stands
>despite retaining walls?
>

Those are the racers from Arkansas with telephone poles for family trees!

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From: joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry)
Subject: Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving
Date: 1998/07/01
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