[CobraEd]

Lets face it, most people drive their Cobras 99% of the time on the street. Even the "racers" still spend most of the time on the street. So, where does that leave us?

On the street, a quick blast from a stoplight up to 50, 60, 70 or so is pretty safe and can be done very often and in many places. And if you don't spin the tires, and back off at 50 -60, you're not even breaking the law.

On the other hand, sliding thru turns, doing four wheel drifts on the street has the following drawbacks.

1) Can loose control
2) Get hurt (or worse)
3) Against the law
4) Can damage (or wreck) the car
5) Not many places to do this on the street
6) Almost impossible to do against another car on the street

So, Accelleration and stoplight launches are far more popular and readily doable that "running thru the turns". Thus, the universal preoccupation with acceleration.

You'll all get my bill in the mail!

Ed