FYI Street Car insanity continues

[Joe Hogan]

Having a relatively light street legal vehicle with over 1000 HP available to anyone with the wherewithal to purchase for the street and no specific training is truly insane. Thinking back to my youth, my first new car at 17 was my dream car, a 1969 Camero with an absurdly large and powerful big block. That car was dangerous for a professional driver putting a teen behind the wheel in retrospect was just stupid.
I survived thankfully and moved on to more reasonable transportation.
Don't get me wrong, this Corvette is a beautiful piece of engineering, and much better sorted than what was available in the 60's.

Rant over,...

 

[Underboss]

I see nothing wrong with this. Its almost like when I would post somewhere that I drove 900 miles in a day in my dp, people would say, "thats not safe, you should only drive 300 max"
Who determines 300 miles is some kind of a limit? Some of us have stamina and abilities that others do not. Just like this car, its 100x safer then the cars were in the 60's/70's as are all cars these days. I have had everything from a 32 Ford to a Z06 to a top fuel dragster, I have no fear of my abilities but always respect the vehicle.
We can all have an opinion but who are we to judge who owns what. I am more scared of a dp when the driver gets out and cannot stand up straight and can barely walk at 85, but is driving a 50,000 lb missile.
JMHO

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

Amazing car
Since this is not priced in a range available to every person, it will not be on every corner or in every teen garage. ZR1 corvettes have been available for many years and in the past were crazy scary to drive as the lack of electronic nanny modes were not good at helping to protect the driver from themself.
Cool car, last corvette we had was the C6.
Very fun

 

[bpaikman]

The same folks who put 6-year-olds on 'kiddie' motorcycles and ATVs. I attended the funeral of one. Heartbreaking.

 

[Joe Hogan]

Again my opinion, manufacturers of these vehicles should at least require some type of training on the capabilities and proper operation of these vehicles prior to delivery. Also, if the manufacture sponsors course on driving techniques to understand and harness the extreme power of these vehicles.

For that matter, RV manufacturers might try this as well.

 

[bpaikman]

Again my opinion, manufacturers of these vehicles should at least require some type of training on the capabilities and proper operation of these vehicles prior to delivery. Also, if the manufacture sponsors course on driving techniques to understand and harness the extreme power of these vehicles.

For that matter, RV manufacturers might try this as well.

to agree. I think it should require some sort of license to drive Rvs. When we got our first motorhome, I was astounded that they expected just to take that thing across Houston on our first trip.

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

Bunch of old farts…

 

[AbdRahim]

I agree with the op. My first car was a slow 4 cylinder Volvo. Thank God. As a teen pumping with hormones and adrenaline, I pushed it to its limits. Had it been a muscle car, I would likely be dead. Much later in life Idid get race car training and was much more awareof my limitation.

My first MH was a 30 ft class C. I damaged it the first full day of ownership. Did not know how to use the lower mirror. With this one I did go to RV Driving School. It is always wise to get appropriate training. The driving school cost me 1/2 what the repairs were on the first MH. Money well spent.

I don’t think we should have to get a special license to drive an RV. However it is my humble opinion, that to drive a 30 or 40 foot rig with no training or instruction borders on foolish. That would likely apply to a boat, motorcycle, or any powerful machine capable of causing injury or death.

We all should know how to do a full D.O.T. Pre and post trip inspection. I know most won't do it, but we should know what to look for.

 

[Underboss]

As for classes and education....I have been riding minibikes and go karts since I was eight. I was taught respect for the vehicle by my father. I have been driving cars since I was 13, of course, not legally. I got a boat, took the test, got a drivers license, had to take a class to get it at 16. Took the motorcycle road test, no classes, drove a top fuel rail, owned four dps, no special license but self education. The rail did require an NHRA license but I did not race NHRA and the license was basically pay a fee. Owned numerous street cars over the years, built numerous hot rods and cars for myself and customers over the years and always road tested.
Its the drivers responsibility to respect the vehicle.
The only vehicle I was not enjoying was a customers Shelby Cobra with a 429. That vehicle should probably never see the street, too much engine in a truly unbalanced car. I knew a few folks who died in theirs. My customer wrecked his on day one of ownership, thats why it ended up in my shop to rebuild.
If you are scared of it, do not own it or drive it but do not try to take away my right to. Ever since the automobile was invented, competition was the natural progression.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

When we purchased our coach setup, I did online training to learn what CDL holders learn and we also paid for 1:1 training sessions for driving the rig. Our state did not require any of that, but we did that being responsible people and wanting to reduce the risk of injuring ourselves or others.
Trouble with being young is not knowing what you don’t know nor realizing how fragile life really is.

 

[breal14]

The price tag keeps most people away from it.

IF you can afford it, you're probably not that stupid.


<-- says the guy who's topped out every vehicle he's ever owned, expect for my current truck. lol I guess i'm older now. Doesn't matter, still can't afford it