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  1. ASG 86TR

    ASG 86TR Formula 3

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    #26 ASG 86TR, Oct 25, 2004
    Rob...I am far from the person doing 50 in the right lane, however I do not weave in and out of cars in heavy traffic, esp when there is a chain of cars following. A red or yellow sports car calls attention to yourself, but this kind of driving just asks someone to call the police.

    BTW....that kind of driving would not be permitted on the track either.
     
  2. THonda

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    #27 THonda, Oct 25, 2004
    Please do not take offense, but I couldn't help but to make a "haha".

    Didn't we have the police with us already :) :) :)
     
  3. W00dEar

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    #28 W00dEar, Oct 25, 2004
    yeah hommie we were following one!
     
  4. classic308

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    #29 classic308, Oct 25, 2004
    We Porsche drivers never engage in this type of outrageous behavior........
     
  5. ASG 86TR

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    #30 ASG 86TR, Oct 25, 2004
    No offence taken....I know the situation......its nice to have the law on your side, as I do too, however a ticket is one thing, a MVA w/injuries is a little tough to get out of esp with the lawyers. All I am doing is giving you a few years of wisdom.
     
  6. Black355

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    #31 Black355, Oct 25, 2004
    Adam,

    I, for one, appreciate your advice and will take it to heart the next time the urge to be unsafe hits me.

    Emil
     
  7. robiferretti

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    #32 robiferretti, Oct 25, 2004
    The only reason i buckle up when i start my car each day is because i am afraid someone is going to hit me, i am not worried about my control over my car because i am generally far from the limits of my automobiles capabilities. Driving would be a lot more fun if they re-paved everything and the other cars weren't moving at the same time ;P
     
  8. ClydeM

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    #33 ClydeM, Oct 25, 2004

    Speaking of......
    We should see a post soon from Alpine Rose Resorts.
    Those folk were the ones selling Memberships to a private track being built in Pa. As I recall, limited to 1000 members, $30K pre-build initiation fee & $5K/year maintenance fees.

    No affiliation. Just passing on the info for anybody who missed it at FoCNJ.
     
  9. JohnH

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    #34 JohnH, Oct 25, 2004
    But seriously, I didn't think we were cutting in and out of lanes but switching lanes and ALSO flicking the signal. The traffic was heavy and everyone was going slow. Even if we were not following someone who happens to be a cop I don't think I would have changed anything. No way were we being fast and the furious.
     
  10. BWS550

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    #35 BWS550, Oct 25, 2004
    ADAM SPEAKS ALWAYS THE TRUTH, BTW, NICE AVATAR
     
  11. THonda

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    #36 THonda, Oct 25, 2004
    :X :)
     
  12. sagaponack

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    #37 sagaponack, Oct 25, 2004
    Being that I have raincoats older than most of you, I will speak from experience. One mistake by you or another driver during a wild run, and your life CTRL-ALT-DELeted and never to be the same one way or another.

    I have seen it before and have been lucky enough to avoid it. Sometimes you just have to hold back a bit.
     
  13. TOM B

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    #38 TOM B, Oct 25, 2004
    But over your own? Cars don't injure people. Drivers do.

    Alan, good post.
     
  14. pchop

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    #39 pchop, Oct 25, 2004
    I just saw a Corvette hitting a Deer last night in Salt Lake City. It wasn't pretty...and I don't mean the deer.
     
  15. robiferretti

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    #40 robiferretti, Oct 25, 2004
    yeah i forgot about that but if i am 7 years accident free, i figure if i go another 3 i can consider myself a decent driver :)
     
  16. W00dEar

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    #41 W00dEar, Oct 25, 2004
    so ur calling someone liar?
     
  17. JohnH

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    #42 JohnH, Oct 25, 2004
    I speak the truth....


    P.S. Thanks Bruce he's my favorite character..
     
  18. BWS550

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    #43 BWS550, Oct 25, 2004
    HUH??
     
  19. Black355

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    #44 Black355, Oct 25, 2004
    Another excellent point.

    I have this hat that says "Protect me from what i want". I used to wear it when trying to convince large companies to spend ridiculous sums of money. Mayne I should break it out when driving the f-car.
     
  20. ghost

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    #45 ghost, Oct 25, 2004
    The speeds that we attained during the Midnight Run, at night, on uncharted roads (at least for some of us), with the potential for deer and other animals, still scares the Be-Jezuz out of me.

    I wasn't around that day for the FoCNJ viewing, so don't know what happened, but drive safe fella's. Let's keep the East Coast alive and kickin', with the emphasis on "alive."
     
  21. THonda

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    #46 THonda, Oct 25, 2004
    agreed mr.HOV :)
     
  22. Ed P.

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    #47 Ed P., Oct 25, 2004
    Easy solution: Keith is ALWAYS the pace car
     
  23. ghost

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    #48 ghost, Oct 25, 2004
    That's H.O.V.A to you. How did I know that would come up... :) Yo, stop weaving so much T! ;)
     
  24. DodgeViper01

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    #49 DodgeViper01, Oct 25, 2004
    That is sad to hear but the way people were ripping out of Central I would not doubt it for a minute. When Rehan and I were driving a red 575 zipped by us for no reason. I think his wife liked my car more. ;)
     
  25. THonda

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    #50 THonda, Oct 25, 2004

    I think the term "Thoroughly embarrassed by some drivers" would apply to you also :) At the speeds you drive you hold up traffic!!!
     
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