[klayfish]

To put my worthless $.02 in....

Cranky gets more open track experience in one year, then I've had in a lifetime, so he knows much better than me, but I agree with him completely.

I thought my Cobra was hot sh!t when I bought it. Fast, light, blah, blah, blah.....

Took it autox'ing, which I knew wouldn't be its' strong point. Had a blast, but wasn't overly quick.

Then I took it to the open track. Damn, what a humbling experience. Yes, I know a lot is driver skill and car set up, but there were cars such as Hondas, Acuras, Nissans that were blowing my doors off. And their drivers were in the same run group as me, so they likely weren't experts. I've now done 4 open track events in the Cobra, all on the same crappy track, so I'm comfortable with the track and the car. I'm much quicker and can pass some cars, but I also still get dusted by cars with much less power. I have a lot of fun doing it, but realize I'm not the fastest thing around, or even close to it.

I still love my Cobra. But I enjoy it because I love it's look, the sound, and that it's "raw" driving at it's finest. Is it faster in a straight line than most cars? Maybe. But for me, who cares? I bought it to have a good time with. And that's what I do.

Steve