I agree. I myself partake of stoplight racing once and while. I don't weave in and out of traffic, I don't do it on curvy roads (like there are any in south FL.) Not that I'm a better driver, it's still dumb I know. But I NEVER do it during the day. Only late at night and early morning. And these days only come once every month and a half, at best.
Either way, keep it safe guys. Nice videos, though. What was the camera mounted on? Steve www.quickvws.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay "Mr. 924" Schreffler" <[email protected]> To: "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:21 PM Subject: Re: High speed 16v chase movies from Hawks Nest > 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 > _____________ 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
