Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ford GT

[Anthony Bauco (tbauco]

I'll admit that anyone who intends to drive a car like that, near its limits, should get some training.  But there are plenty of Ferrari owners who don't have SCCA titles, haven't had driver training and haven't crashed their car.  And some of them have even driven near the limits.  I went to high school with some knuckle draggers that managed to not kill themselves in late 60s muscle cars with blown V8s in them.  Were they skilled?  No.  Or were they lucky?  Or maybe a combination of natural ability and luck.  And, on the flip side, some skilled drivers have gotten unlucky and killed themselves.  

You are a good man who tends to see the best in people.  I see a whole lot of arrogance and insatiable ego.  Send not for whom the bell tolls.  It tolls for thee.  Not only that but our bell may toll next.  That is why it is not wise to find solace in another's misfortune just as it isn't wise to find distress in another's fortune.

On Tue, May 3, 2022, 10:52 PM Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

You don't have to be Michael Schumacher to recognize bad driving...   but I do have SCCA titles as a race engineer.

On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 06:45:09 PM PDT, Anthony Bauco <tbauco [at] gmail.com> wrote:

And they have stability control too.  

What I find fascinating is the sheer number of Michael Schumacher clones that are on this list.  So much skill.

On Tue, May 3, 2022, 9:40 PM Brian E. Buxton <buxtonmotorsports [at] gmail.com> wrote:

I get that, but it's damn near impossible to get the back end to come around on an AWD vehicle on dry pavement.  I've driven a lot of all sorts of AWD vehicles - turbo ... non-turbo ... V6 ... V8 ... V12 ... V10 etc.  I guess maybe accelerating hard then suddenly getting on the brake hard.  I did have a Murci get squirrely on me once after accelerating hard and having a car pull out in front of me necessitating hard braking and a lane change.

B

On 5/3/22 7:26 PM, Erik Nielsen wrote:

Easy, they have no idea how to actually drive. Foot goes to the floor and the brain is stuck trying to play catch up.  Likely none of them have had any real instruction since they took driver’s ed in high school with the football coach. 

On May 3, 2022, at 6:50 PM, Brian E. Buxton <buxtonmotorsports [at] gmail.com> wrote:



I don't even have any idea how some of these wrecks happen.  Esp the cars leaving stoplights or turning.  Gallardo and Murci's are AWD.

On 5/3/22 6:12 PM, Erik Nielsen wrote:

Plenty of manual transmission cars in this little clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stPLzxZIKyA

Money doesn't buy talent...

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 6:03 PM Brian E. Buxton <buxtonmotorsports [at] gmail.com> wrote:

He had to have some skill with a manual or he wouldn't have been
moving.  lol

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