This is my first post on any of these sad threads about "street racing." I have "sinned" in the past, but i do work hard to have self control and disclipline when i driving my SPF. When i was on a Mitsu forum for years, these things happened there too, one of our esteemed engine buiilders had a few drinks at an Outback, left with his fiance, and a few hundred yards away, put them both thru a tree. Right now, in San Diego there is trial because of "street racing", see:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/05/09/ct...ace/index.html
But despite the possible assumption about the unfortunate Cobra driver's accident, as with a friend''s death this winter in his SPF, unless you are there, you really don't know what happened.
For instance, last summer, a really hot day in Charlotte, i accelerated down an asphalt on ramp, looked over my shoulder to see about my merging, and my SPF abruptly went hard right then left, and only by reflexes and good fortune, was i able to correct it, and complete my merge. I was at most 3/4 throttle, with concrete light poles just to my right.
I asked the Olthoff's, why my car would do that, when i never have had any incident of other than straight line accleration even with full throttle.
Bob said "you probably hit some coolant from a blown water line" from some other car. Since i was looking over my shoulder, i never saw the fluid on the road.
But if i had hit a light pole, i am sure everyone would have assumed I was hard on the throttle, and caused my own accident.
So you never really know.
I continue to have a healthy respect for my car's capabilities, and the risks i assume by driving it. And i am very leary of the risks to myself and others with injudicious use of my car's potential.
But i cannot say i have never "been there and done that."
Had a tryst with a modified Z06 recently, and after we waved to one-another, and a HP came up fast immediately afterward, then passed us, i renewed my personal vow to not do that again.
I am sorry for the loss of another life.