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Re:Tesla Cybertruck by adwi on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:00AM (#21606116)
Is that any less logical than owning a vehicle than can drive 2-3X over any legal speed limit?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by dharmab on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:15AM (#21606249)
You can take any car to a racetrack and drive as fast as you like for a couple of hundred dollars per event. You can even get professional instruction.

https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by gameswithgo on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:20AM (#21606291)
those events do not let you go as fast as you like. there ARE some events that do but its a really bad idea in a car with no cage and safety equipment.

I've done it of course.

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by selectodude on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:24AM (#21606327)
I've found that my stomach for speed is inversely proportional to how fast I'm allowed to go. I'm not sure I have the stones to go fast enough to need a roll cage on a race track.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by abfan1127 on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:00AM (#21606746)
you don't need the stones, just the money! Seriously though, check out 24 Hours of Lemons. We race in it. Its the best!
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by tapland on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:23AM (#21606317)
You can also be dropped on Mars with a pressurized Tesla.

Most people would put 'buying access to a track' into the 'things I will never do'-box.

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by dharmab on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:28AM (#21606388)
It's a fairly common past time for people interested in fast cars. It's comparable in price to a day skiing.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by hef19898 on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:34AM (#21607136)
Same goes for off-roading. Luckily I live like an hour away from a big parc in Germany so my 1982 Range Rover can enjoy his natural environment at least a couple of times! Logically totally useless, but hell of fun!
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by heydabop on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:15AM (#21606900)
There's a small track I can get on for $35, tho I won't hit triple digits.

Track nights can be as low as $125 and you will hit triple digits.

But yea, $125 is equally as out of reach as being dropped on Mars.

Re:Tesla Cybertruck by theplague42 on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:09AM (#21606186)
That's for fuel efficiency and acceleration. You wouldn't want to constantly redline your engine.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck by Jamwinner on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:04AM (#21606142)
One you can actually do, so yeah.