[Shotimes] "Soul"

[Dave Kegel]

If this were true, then you'll never be able to jump in a new car and feel
that it has "soul".  Which, is what most of you seem to be saying.

I think you guys are confusing familiarity with soul.  That new pair of
shoes will never have the same "sole" as those old comfy slippers.  HA!

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: December 05, 2002 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] "Soul"


> George is right.  The crucial element is the driver's feeling that he/she
knows the car, knows what it will do, feels comfortable
> and confident that the car will do what the driver asks.  That rapport can
take time to build.  As Billy Joel said, it's always been
> a matter of trust.  A good car tells you that you can trust it, by
behaving under stress with predictable, acceptable manners.  A
> bad car is any car in which you don't know when you can trust it, or you
know you can't. I can drive my 92 SHO at 120 mph at
> Brainerd and feel confident that it will behave in Turn 1.  When you know
a car will do what you built it to do, that is a rush.
>
> Joseph van Oss