What STEAMS me about Vortex... Sorry... Rant

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

I quite posting there after the Jetta/Golf people got mad at me and locked 
the forum after I mentioned that I have had my '85 Scirocco over 143mph 
after I did my 16v swap. They were posting PICTURES at 115, and 120, which 
makes you wonder who is the more irresponsible one?
 I mean either 
a) these guys were taking their eyes off the road and maybe both hands to 
take a picture at that speed or 
b) they endangered someone else's life who took the pic from the back or the 
passenger seat.
 I did it once in Montana to see what my car would do. I was alone and no 
cars for miles. My 8v speedo stopped at 120 so I timed mile markers. If I 
screwed up it was just me that was going to die. I mentioned I did this, and 
I got kicked out.
 I don't do this kind of thing regularly and I have never had an accident 
that was my fault... I have ZERO speeding tickets on my record (note the 
distinction) but I am the irresponsible one promoting irresponsible 
behavior. Go figure. I think the moderator was just pissed off that my top 
end was higher. LOL
 I really have a thing against authority and more so against the "thought 
police". 
 I know that I was taking a risk (and I ended up melting the rear wheel 
bearings too) I am a first responder in the Navy. I am trained to fight 
fires and deal with trauma and death. I stop for every accident I see and I 
have saved a few peoples lives... I know that speed kills. I know that I 
would have most definately died if I lost it at 143mph, but I chose to 
accept that risk. If some jackass on a Jetta forum wants to lecture and then 
ban me for something I did years ago, and I would never do now (as I have 
more to lose or live for--take your pick) then so be it. I don't need 'em.
 Sorry about the rant.
Chris
 

 On 5/17/05, David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote: 
> 
> 
> >
> > From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2005/05/17 Tue PM 12:13:51 EDT
> > To: Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net>, Scirocco-L <
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: Re: Vortex Cincy post....
> >
> >
> > --- Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1994656
> >
> > Trash talking little sh*t. Was that not Dan Snow that
> > posted from Tampa, who actually DOES show up year after
> > year?
> >
> > It's a scirocco.org <http://scirocco.org> event. I don't post to the 
> Vortex
> > because there's a lot of childish b.s. that goes on there.
> > Cincy used to be open to anyone with a Scirocco (and
> > technically still is) but it's not publicly advertised
> > because I don't want things to get out of control. It's
> > fine if Pete / Africanwind wants to show up, that's fine,
> > but attitude will not be tolerated.
> >
> >
> > Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> 
> Is it that bad in there?
> 
> To be honest, I rarely go into the Scirocco forum. I have few complaints 
> about the A1 forum (under VW). I am in there quite frequently...
> 
> Net communities often seem like nothing more than a place to vent 
> 'keyboard courage', that is to say things that you would never say to 
> someones' face...
> 
> I am glad that this list reminds me of how to have polite discussion. :-) 
> [/non-sarcastic mode]
> 
> David
> 
> '83 GTI, Daily Driver...
> '87 16V, parts car
> '82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...
> 
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