My wife supported the purchase even though she had never even seen one. Once I got home with mine, I think she was really taken with it. She enjoys the car, the time together, the whole experience. I know guys whose wives won't even ride in the car with them and it is indeed sad.
As for driving. She drives it on occasion. A while back she ripped open the
oil pan on a man hole cover and has driven it a LOT less since. She has no high performance driving experience and the car intimidates her (as it should given the lack of experience, I know it did me!). Plus I think she is just plain nervious about damaging it. With time I am sure that I can get her behind the wheel a little more, she needs the experience.
I took me two seasons to get her to ride along with me when I raced SoloII. I could tell on the first run that she was very nervious. But she hung in there and took another run or two with me. I think once she got over the initial shock she enjoyed it more. She did later tell me that she was frightened. As much as I would love to see her more involved in the car I know she has no interest in the mechanicals and I am concerned for anyone driving a vehicle that intimidates them as much as driving the Cobra seems to do to my wife. She loves to cruise and take nice country drives in it. But, as soon as I start pushing on it she gets nervious. This may not be a good combination behind the wheel. But if she really wants to drive more, we will get her the training and experience she needs to be a more comfortable, safe Cobra driver.
Now to my Daughter. I have a son and a daughter. My nine year old boy, while it thinks it is cool, isn't overly excited about the car. My daughter is a different story. She loves to go racing with me. The first time I spun the car, the first words out of her mouth after we came to a stop was "That was fun Daddy! Let's do it again". I knew she was hooked. There are four run groups and every time I looked she had hemet in hand bumming a ride from every one that would give her one. When it is our turn, she doesn't even leave the seat. Just last night I ran her to play practice and she made sure that we arrived when every one was still standing out side. Two years and seven months until this one gets a learners permit!
Rick