Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Well I for one think the [b]majority of these guys have the credentials to drive there cars. I would not doubt most have been to driving schools like Bondurant or Jim Russel.
These guys have plenty of cash, so why wouldn't they take some instruction, obiviously they can afford it.
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On the contrary. The Gumball is populated by nothing more than rich *******s who buy expensive cars to match their inflated egos. The mere thought of a "driving school" is insulting to the typical entrant. More to the point. The entire concept of the Gumball Rally invites and indeed encourages reckless driving. See who drives across the country over public roads in the quickest time? Whatever.
There are other ways to blow money and inflate your ego if you have the capital to own prestigious cars such as seen in the video. If those pricks indeed had any reasonable amount of skill, they would compete in a real event, such as the One Lap of America, or the Open Track Challenge. These events actually play towards your driving
skill, not your need to drive recklessly.
Sure what they did was unsafe, put some other peoples lives in danger and it was unlawful but it goes on everyday. No its not legal, but is happens everyday.
Yes, it does happen everyday. What is truly disgusting is that the Gumball actually ****ing
glorifies what these clowns do. What better way to make the streets safer than to get the idea that reckless driving is cool into yet more impressionable youths.
I'd rather see these pricks behind bars. The only thing they succeed in doing is worsening the public image of Driving Enthusiasts. If you want
real drivers with
real skill flaunting their
real cars, check out the
One Lap of America or the
Open Track Challenge .
