On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 05:00:24PM -0500, Crystal Fradette wrote: > Americans are just obssessd with cars and above all, POWER. I would be > happy with a moped (not really, but you get the idea). They like the > sound of loud vehicles (though I don't). That's a blatant stereotype if I've ever heard one. I am an American. I do feel that screaming down a stretch of road, bargaining with the pavement, onesself and the machine becoming a vortex of intent focused completely on dancing with probabilities, is one of the most numinous and sublime experiences I can have. *However*, I can tell you that of my entire extended family, of all friends and co-workers past and present, there are only five who share that sentiment. The other hundred-plus couldn't care less. > And you are right, not many places > are above 70mph, if any, but people drive a lot faster than that as I > am sure they do in other countries. There are legal places where one can utilize the full capabilities of sports cars that double the highway speed limit, among other things - road courses. Us speedfeaks aren't out just to break the law. Kat "Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." -Daniel Keys Moran