[450knotOffice]

Vereeken, no kidding! I just read three pages of this mess in a few minutes, and I see nothing at all wrong with what CCB did. Nothing. However, somebody sure was quick to jump all over him for scaring some hikers on the side of the road with his loud exhaust. And then the personal attacks began, like a pack of dogs after their cornered prey.

I know that road he was on very well. It has great sight lines. He set up to pass another car. He set it up at the apex of the corner, but pulled out on the straight with a clear sightline. He passed some hikers on the side of the road who were startled by the noise of the exhaust at a mere 5000 RPM.

You guys stretch this situation to the limit and call him unsafe? Sorry folks, that did not sound unsafe in any way.

Just because some people were startled by the noise of the car does not make the maneuver or the driver unsafe. It is a non-sequitur. CCB was simply enjoying his car on a nice winding road, and pulled out and passed a car in front of him, and enjoyed the moment and the sound of his exhaust. I would too.

Unless you guys have never pulled out to pass somebody on a straightaway with your louder car, then you all sound like a bunch of judgmental hypocrites.

And, yes, I know CCB from this and another forum (although we've never met personally). He can be grating at times, but he's no young stupid kid. Far from it, actually.

(on a personal note, I used to frequent this forum regularly from '04 to about '08 or so, less so these days. Back then, it was very common for guys to post stories just like this on the Tech forum for all to enjoy - and almost all of us did. What the heck has happened to this forum these days?)