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From: marcus@pyuxt.UUCP (M. G. Hand)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Ferrari vs Big block Corvette
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Date: Sat, 16-Jun-84 09:46:56 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 16 09:46:56 1984
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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....