Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Porsche idiot

[Rodney Ramos (ltwacko]

Mike,

I'd like to say kids but to my mother's chagrin, no. When you are closer to the 
2 century mark on a daily basis, you have to break the addiction. I'm glad I 
did. I am now sober... Plus it helps not having a car that is governed not to 
do so now and Jim won't do you a "favor"...  Just kidding Jim - LOL.  

I might be solving my slow car syndrom in a few weeks. I'm looking at several 
"F" cars right now as one of the possibilities. I've learned a lot from this 
list and my eventual purchase (and everyone's entertainment value!) is why I 
joined. I might be asking some questions on the list this weekend.

Rodney
How long can I stay "speed" sober?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Fleischer <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:30:27 
To: LtWacko<ltwacko [at] aol.com>
Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche idiot


That is funny, Jim C telling you to slow down...  Having kids really 
changes things for you :)

No idea, this guy was down in Texas and it was many years ago (thinking 
2004 maybe?).  I won't say who it was, as I was instructing at the 
event.  He had a very nice 996 RTurbo at the time probably one of the 
first in the country, and ran the advanced group.   The guy just had a 
complete disregard for rules in general, enough money to get out of 
whatever trouble he got himself into I guess...

I have no problem with someone playing a bit on an open road with no 
cars around, I mean its their life, they can risk all they want that is 
a freedom of choice they make and they may have to live with the 
consequences later (no one ever brags about how fast they were going in 
the ER though).  Driving like a DB with others around you is just 
inexcusable though, no one has the right to put others at risk like 
that.  Not saying I never speed, at one point I could have wall papered 
with the number of tickets I got...  But I outgrew it, mostly.

Mike


LtWacko wrote:
> Mike, are you talking about the same numb nut who took his 911 turbo 
> backwards along the wall into turn 5 years back?  If so, wasn't that his 
> second turbo in 3 weeks that he wrecked?
>
> Ah, the good old days when the roads were open and an "Escort" radar detector 
> was all you needed.  I do admit to exercising north of double the legal limit 
> every now and then (now not doing it as often) but it's not the same anyway.  
> I feel "guilty" nowadays.  Highways are crowded at all hours around Chicago 
> these days.  The courtesy of slower cars to the right no longer apply and 
> then there's a less trained driver in a more powerful car trying to keep up 
> with you.  It's not worth it anymore.  Too dangerous and even more socially 
> irresponsible than ever.  My co-drivers in One Lap were glad we did it when 
> we did it.  We don't know if it would be as fun today.
>
> I know someone asked about stories over long distances at high speeds.  I 
> have a few but I'm afraid to tell and being admonished for my terrible road 
> manners of the past.  You know it's bad when Jim C. threatens to put a speed 
> governor on your car....  
>
> Rodney
> Saved most of it for track and now chase fast women
>
>
>
> In a message dated 03/18/09 00:18:05 Central Daylight Time, ferrari-request 
> [at] ferrarilist.com writes:
> Back in the day a guy who ran the gumball rally in a 
> RUF RTurbo was showing off his in car footage at a Porsche dealership 
> where I was getting my car tech'ed from West Texas with an indicated 208 
> mph.  He was in a well built and prepped car with a full integral roll 
> cage, but at that speed, something goes wrong, he would have been dead 
> or worse killed someone else.  Same guy showed up at a DE once and was 
> kicked out in under 10 minutes for not following any of the rules 
> (safety rules) spun his car multiple times, passing in corners, no clue 
> really.  Fastest anyone was ever asked to leave.  Money and brains do 
> not always go hand in hand, this guy was clearly a trust fund baby. 
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