Thats true too. I used to be into canyon racing in the local mountains, but as I said one day I spun out on the mountain-side of a turn, and pretty much ended my antics on the spot. Had I been turning-in the other way I may have shot clean off the mountain and out into the tree's... Driving fast IS fun, but its not worth dying or killing someone over. Imagine if you killed someone, and were found guilty of gross negligence, reckless driving, and manslaughter, chances are you would never even SEE a car again, let alone drive one. Ill spend the $300 or so it costs to race a weekend, rather than go flog my car on public streets. Thanks.
Jay P.S. This makes me feel damn old to be saying "drive safe.." and Im only 21... ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Yip <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 8:58 AM Subject: Re: High speed 16v chase movies from Hawks Nest > The concern isn't so much about someone losing one's drivers' > license, it's more a concern of killing an innocent bystander. Most > folks on the roads are clueless - if they get buzzed by someone doing > double the speed limit, they're bound to swerve into on-coming > traffic or the like. > > It simply isn't worth my life or some elses to "play with my friends" > - that's why I road race. A few years ago, two guys were "playing" > on the Beltway as I was headed out - they passed me like I was parked > as they weaved in and out of traffic at 90+. The irony came when the > cars touched and the moron in the A3 Jetta lost control and spun > across 4 lanes of traffic and hit the Jersey wall with the LF of the > car. I figured that since I'd watched the entire sequence and I > wanted to be sure this idiot wasn't dead, I stopped. Interestingly > enough, the State Trooper wasn't as stupid as one may think - his > comments after interviewing the A3 pilot were to the effect of "It > sounds like this guy was acting recklessly, what did you see, sir?" > The only downside to that one was I rec'd a summons appear as a > witness in the trial. > > --- "Jay \"Mr. 924\" Schreffler" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hehe.. My thoughts exactly, after I spun off the road at over 75mph > > backwards and somehow managed to NOT total my 924, I learned to > > slow > > down, and wait for a track day... Besides, if you are on a track, > > everyone goes the same direction and your chances of losing your > > drivers > > license are much less! > > > ===== > Matthew Yip > http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ > > '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
