Comments on: Daily Podcast: Lieberman Edition: Racecars Can’t Be Daily Drivers

By: Larry P2

Larry P2 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:49:03 +0000

Real pistonheads have no use for soft-touch interior parts.

Or, in the case of motorcycles….interiors.

By: JT

JT — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:12:19 +0000

Geez, Topdog…

A lot of racecars where I play go “MiataMiataMiata…”

By: enderw88

enderw88 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:39:59 +0000

@robstar:

Yes, yes I do. In the same way a crack addict needs his next score…

By: Prado

Prado — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:37:29 +0000

This is the direction Jeep should go…. if it’s not too late already. Maybe Cerberus could sell the brand to someone like Bombardier.

By: jaje

jaje — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:27:56 +0000

Well James May used a full out racecar for a trip through Italian cities – one of the worst tests. These cars can be driven to / from racetracks and be driven early weekend mornings to have some fun – but the daily grind of traffic, etc. puts them entirely out of their element.

By: Justin Berkowitz

Justin Berkowitz — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:19:00 +0000

@guyincognito:

We don’t differ at all. I am talking about cars like the Aston Martins and Maseratis.

As I said in the post, I have plenty of friends that race their daily drivers.

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:29:02 +0000

I beg to differ. Racecars must be daily drivers for those of us that can’t afford both.

By: no_slushbox

no_slushbox — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:41:24 +0000

Interestingly the same link profiles a guy that uses an Ariel Atom as a daily driver:

http://www.autofiends.com/index.php/2008/09/ariel-atom/

Maybe the major manufacturers can’t build street legal race cars, but (through the kit car loophole) Caterham (and other Se7en makers), Factory 5 (and other Cobra [Co6ra?] makers), Ariel/Brammo and others can.

By: psarhjinian

psarhjinian — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:37:51 +0000

Do you really need a motorcycle that can hit 95mph in 1st gear…for the street?

Yes, because then I don’t have to shift.

By: Jonny Lieberman

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:11:39 +0000

Robstar: Define “need.”

By: seabrjim

seabrjim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:10:47 +0000

Hey, little cobra!

By: Robstar

Robstar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:07:18 +0000

Motorcycles are even worse for this.

Do you really need a motorcycle that can hit 95mph in 1st gear, 120mph in 2nd gear….for the street?

By: thetopdog

thetopdog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:01:34 +0000

What about the flip side-can daily drivers be racecars? Am I the only one who would love to see a highly-publicized race series that uses cars that are actually available for sale? With tires and maybe brakes the only modifications? The main reason I’m not a big racing fan is that the cars in the vast majority of race series have next to nothing to do with cars I can actually buy. I think a racing series with real ’stock’ cars would not only be extremely interesting, but do a lot to promote brand loyalty

By: yournamehere

yournamehere — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:53:23 +0000

Rip Chords

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:48:32 +0000

I took my Cobra down to the track
Hitched to the back of my Cadillac

Prize goes to whomever can guess which group sang this