[Shaun @ Tru6]

Well said.

Originally Posted by ted

I'd say I'm really not a NEW car guy.
I can't work on most new street cars, cars that need to be taken to a dealer for specialized tools or training.
It started when just changing a headlight became a challenge.
Working on newer production cars is not fun anymore.

Prefer to drive cars that are not nanny dependent.
Prefer not to compromise my limited car control skills by becoming dependent on new computers controlling each wheel independently.
Still like to heal toe downshift, and left foot brake.

Like to go fast and be able to wrench on and improve my car.
As a renaissance driver/racer an old race car provides driving and wrenching challenges.
Older race cars were made to be easy to service.

I wondered if a new GT3 was really that fast, or important to me.
Those concerns were erased at the track when my old race car was passing them.
Its quite something to pass a new sports car that cost 4 times your own and has every computer advantage available.
It reaffirms your car control skills and that old race cars can be more satisfying/rewarding than the new computers with tires.
On the same track I've gone 165 in a GT3 and a little faster in my old race car.
This old race car is safer, faster and much more fun imho.

I'm not a NEW car guy.