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You can do things that are risky, and require awesome amounts of skill, without risking innocent lives.

I watched the Rendezvous Video described in the article - but, the skill demonstrated in something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDN2bCIyus tops that signfiicantly. Also - note - street driving, closed course.

It is natural to want to go for glory, but it's just plain selfish to pursue personal glory by risking other people's lives. It's awesome in the same way that the Conquistadors were awesome.

Having survived several accidents at the hands of other drivers going too fast, I can say I don't find it awesome at all. I think it's more just ignorant, particularly of how stupid and horrible you would feel if this kind of driving resulted in injury or death of anyone.

Having survived several accidents at the hands of other drivers going too fast

Hmm. Maybe time to move out of the fast lane, then.

I was a passenger in all of them.