[Ant]

A bit of banter between the different factions eh!

I have always wondered about the little guy at the back of the field dicing with a couple of other racers, smile beaming out all over his face, and the big noter with the genuine car all the trimmings and sometimes the 'I am better than you' ego, then you go out and bring him down to earth with your ol lookalike car.

We have been through all that here and now if its not based on the original concept design at time of application, its not allowed to race. Having said all that what you drive on the street is totally different.

A guy here built a Cobra 800kgs chrome moly space frame, mega Transam SB Ford engine, ran a nissan 300 viscos rear end, slicks all the gear, still warranted and regd, was it fast it shrieked around the track, it didnt even look like a Cobra, more like a TVR Tuscan with the roll bar as part of the windscreen, and I would emagine have very limited road use capabilities.

I was in a luxury car dealership with my old FE Cobra, showing the CEO my car, and a guy with a Ferrari came in, your not going to believe this but he stated that my car wasn't an original and probably home built, I almost told him to Get............d! and probably would do nowadays.

"Fun" is the name of the game, and thats why I like this forum you have the guys who make the nice replicas etc and those with ample money who can buy the top of the range replicas and originals, then there is the guys where I am at - do it yourselfers, but the great part is we are all part of the Cobra club with a mutual magic interest in the almighty Cobra.