Mar 25, 2019 4:01:17 PM
- Carlos from Spain
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- Reply to: nberry
Re: OFFICIAL: The new Porsche 992 – a design icon and high-tech sports car
nberry:RC:Nick, I tracked my cars for over 25 years...I just don't see the point anymore to be every weekend on the track. I would never call someone who doesn't track his car a poseur but I would call those poseurs who get such cars only to make some bullshit donuts and red light "drag racing" during car meets. Last year's cars and coffee meet was full of such people, it just is pathetic and embarrassing, throwing a shady light on all those who enjoy driving these cars. Revving at the stop light like a nut job...poseur. Driving in first gear at 6000 or more rpm in a 30 kph zone downtown, just to show off to the cafe crowd sitting at tables along the street...poseur. Flippers aren't poseurs, they are even worse, they don't care at all about these cars. Poseurs at least drive the cars, even if they give drivers of such cars often a bad reputation.
Christian, as I have. Going around in circles trying to gain a second while abusing the car no longer appeals to me. The poseur moniker is used to express anger by those unable to get the car they want.
Asking for respect for not tracking an "RS" by ridiculing those who do is not going to get you far Nick.
Also, I wasn't refering to you when I was talking about poseurs (Christian described well what poseurs were). Not tracking an RS doesn't make you a poseur, not to me at leastl and would never call you a poseur for that. Even though it was made for tracking I believe you can still enjoy it on mountain roads, twisties and such.
FWIW I've never been interested in getting a GT car since it does not meet my needs (if I could have a second 911 I would) but my anger towards poseurs is that they both, give a bad image to sportscars in general, and prevent others like Leawood and Dave from getting one.
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