Originally Posted by cudaman
Not to be an A-hole about your "great run" but you DO realize the DANGER that you put both you and YOUR SON in while doing that antic, don't you? There was absolutely no margin for error on that road, and there was a ravine on one side, and rocks/hills on the other. One unexpected patch of rocks/cinders, or a motorcycle too far to the left on the opposing side would have spoiled your day.... and all your days.....It was great fun I'm sure, but take the racing to a closed track where you can haul ash(-h,+s) and spin out without killing / maiming motorcycle riders, your passengers, yourself, pedestrians.... That's what I do with my SRT6 and STR4.... and it's great fun to push the limits of both cars.
I think you are in a minority of one here, cudaman.
First off the measured average I did on this section was 56 MPH. Second, the pass from east to west has great visibility, as Hans points out later in the thread. Third, I only crossed the white line once (other than overtaking) and that was on a clearly sighted bend where I had to compensate for a large dip in the road.
Car and driver were well within their limits at all times. For you to suggest that this drive was an 'antic' that deliberately put my son's life in danger is melodramatic to say the least, if not downright offensive.
Yes, 'if' there had have been rocks or cinders (?) on the road, and 'if' there had have been a motorcycle too far left etc. etc. If my grandma' had have had ********* she would have been my grandpa'.
I'm not condoning foolish or irresponsible driving on public roads. I repeat, car and driver were well within limits and the average was 56MPH. Yes I hit 95 in one short burst but it's a SRT6 for goodness sake. It goes from 0-100-0 in 15 seconds. Yes I did achieve 70-75 on the long flowing stretches but soild walls on one side and big drops on the other hold less potential danger than something crossing the median on a freeway.
BTW I'm 54 years old with an unblemished driving licence and the last motoring accident I had, was when I was 17. Experience still counts for something in this world.
Andy G