OK FOLKS,
Everyone needs to read my first post. I stated:
"There is much being said about how dangerous these cars are. Well, I beg to differ. Any of the chassis's currently available can handle 10 lbs per horsepower quite well and would be quite safe in the normal drivers hands. They would also be quite fast."
What I am trying to get across to everyone is that the Cobra "per se" is not an inherently dangerous design as has been stated by others.
It only becomes dangerous when someone makes the platform unstable. And a 500+ engine does this
REAL fast.
I am not against putting in crazy motors. Hell, they make them fun. But they also make the car a very unstable and dangerous beast.
My point is this. There are very few folks who can effectively deal with a power to weight ratio below 5-1 in everyday use. I know that everyone will say, "I never use full throttle, etc. etc. etc."
Guess what, it seems that a few have done just this recently and there is a post saying “Cobras, unsafe at any speed”. My point is that properly designed cobras are not unsafe at any speed. However, builders think that they need to put in an engine that makes the car virtually undriveable from an engineering standpoint. Sure, it makes much noise and can spin the wheels in any gear. All that is great fun.
But, does it make for a proper overall performance package?
I guess it really comes down to what you want. Something that works really well, or something that appears to.
Pat,
I try not to discuss my miss-spent youth. But yes, I have raced a number of cars. The ones shown are among the multitude of vehicles that I abused. The coolest part is that I got paid to do it. (That will show you how stupid race team owners are.)
