Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!cbosgd!mhuxl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxt!marcus From: marcus@pyuxt.UUCP (M. G. Hand) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Ferrari vs Big block Corvette Message-ID: <135@pyuxt.UUCP> Date: Sat, 16-Jun-84 09:46:56 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxt.135 Posted: Sat Jun 16 09:46:56 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 03:47:57 EDT References: <661@ihuxk.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 30 Top speed maketh not a sports car. My definition of a sports car involves being small(ish), impractical and fun to drive - it says nothing about speed or handling, although often they can be driven fast on narrow twisting country roads by someone who is prepared to drive them rtaher than point them down the highway. Oh yes, they must also look like a sports car which cuts out sporty versions of family sedans. Who cares whether the top speed of a vette is 1 mph faster than a Ferrari, or that a lotus blows at 152 - tell me where you can drive that fast safely and freely. Tell me too, who has enough spare cash to drive their car at its limits for more than a few minutes? Tell me, if a muscle acr is something like a Pontiac GTO (compared with a Ferrari GTO in a recent road & track) or a Pontiac 6.6litre Firebird, what do you call small sedans with wolfs under the hood like the Dodge Charger, laser, starion etc - their not sports cars! Marcus Hand (pyuxt!marcus) PS - in defence of TC Wheeler: He originally mentioned something about overtaking in the left lane at 75.... If he looks behind, sees nothing near and then overtakes, thats fine. If you then scream up behind him doing a ton and flashing like a Christmas tree, it makes no difference - he SHOULDN'T make any maneouvre until it is once again safe to do so. I'm sure we're all complaining about the bozos who sit in the outside lane at 53 and don't budge, no matter that the middle lane is doing 60, empty or 53... oh well....