Re: P.J. O'Rourke...RIP
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Re: P.J. O'Rourke...RIP



LOL.  Every summer a bunch of us rent NY Safety Track upstate  for the day to go road racing. Lots of guys trailer up Porsches, Vettes, GT-350's etc..  I'm the guy who goes to Albany airport in the morning to rent a car, drive it to the track and race it.  My Mopars don't corner so well.  I've had Challengers and Mustangs but last year the best I could do was a Hyndai Elantra.  I tell the racers, "Yeah any sissy can race a Porsche.  Try racing an Elantra."

On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 5:57 AM William Jordan <wajordan56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Even more important than being drunk, however, is having the right car. You have to get a car that handles really well. This is extremely important, and there's a lot of debate on this subject—about what kind of car handles best. Some say a front-engined car; some say a rear-engined car. I say a rented car. Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going forward at a higher rate of speed in a rented car than in any other kind. You can also park without looking, and can use the trunk as an ice chest. Another thing about a rented car is that it's an all-terrain vehicle. Mud, snow, water, woods—you can take a rented car anywhere. True, you can't always get it back—but that's not your problem, is it?

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39105473/pj-orourke-obituary/


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