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Is it me or are Porsche drivers prone to wearing caps? It just seems that I see too many men in their late 30's, 40's and 50's dressing like eleven-year-old boys. Perhaps there's a famous old picture of Steve McQueen in his Porsche wearing a cap somewhere? I don't know. Is it all part of a mid-life crisis? I'm guessing. As a matter of fact I've seen a few guys in other sports cars sporting caps as well - is this all part of some image I don't understand?

I've often heard people on this board discribe 911's as sophisticated, which I would tend to aggree considering the extra care in driving one and the "aquired taste" of owning one, but this baseball cap thing certainly goes against the idea of "sophistication".

I mean no offense to any cap wearers out there reading this; I've only had my car for about a year and I'm just curious what to expect as far as any future fashions I may migrate towards? I've never thrown a slider but I guess I could learn how? Maybe I'm reading too far into this - is it mearly a bald thing?

Without sounding too much like a Communist or a Republican and trying to prevent people from doing what they want to do, I'd like to suggest that we bann baseball caps when driving or attending any P-car events, either formal or informal. Let's let the Audi TT crowd and Mazda people wear the caps.

For those who are just too used to wearing adornments on their head, why not try replacing that old juvenile cap with perhaps a headband and a couple feathers stuck into it? Or maybe a funnel like the Tin Man did? Or even a barret or two? I think what really made Steve McQueen so cool was that he was a true individual.

Please know that this is not meant as a general rant against Porsche drivers, of which I am one of. I've talked to many of you over this board through posts and have met some of you at an autoX and think it's a pretty nice group of people - I just don't understand the cap trend.