Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Porsche idiot

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

No kidding,

I saw a 355 Spider on Ebay for a buy it now of 50 grand.   Its in 
Indiana so pretty close too.  Mighty tempting but of course my wife 
would kill me, and I find wanting one is more fun than actually having 
one, since when I have one I seem to want another anyhow...  Not as 
dangerous as a speed addiction but more expensive :)

Prices seem very low, asking prices also have lowered significantly.   I 
expect they may go lower around the end of summer also but who knows, 
and why miss a perfectly good summer?

Mike


Rodney Ramos wrote:
> 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?
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>
> -----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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