*watches the 747 fly over Aarons head*
The fact you mention cool means you've completely missed the point. I'm not talking about the cars I'm talking about the drivers... people that want better cars broadly fall into 2 categories -
* Drivers that have out grown their current track car and want something new to challenge them (if you're looking at a 'cento you're not one of these)
* Drivers who want to be a trackday hero and chase down, hassle etc bigger machinery.
the former are respectful and courteous on track, the latter are real nuisance on track & have spoil sessions/days for people if the marshaling is fairly lax.
I don't think you could watch a 747 aircraft fly over my head, as being an Air Traffic Controller I normally watch them on radar and tell the pilots what to do so they can fly over everyone else's head
You came out with an outrageous sweeping statement that you have now had to try and quantify because I pointed it out.
So the two categories are as I read it are;
One = Someone who has built a track but needs a new challenge, why because its too slow, doesn't handle well enough, so they have to be courteous as everyone else passes them, hence the need to move on to the new challenge.
Two, someone who has presumably been a number one at some point and has now built a car suitable of catching and passing bigger machinery rather than getting passed by it, losses all sense and leaves courtesy to the pitlane.
I think you will find that it doesn't matter how quick or slow a car is, the driver will always be the same, courteous or not. You can't just categorise people in two camps, you really are onto a loser there.
Here is an example of someone I know who has a very very fast track day car, who does chase down and pass with ease many faster cars including a Ferrari 360, in his humble Nova, though as can be seen from his onboard camera always shows courtesy when passing cars.
In car footage taken from the Classic & Sports Car action day at Castle Combe last years.
1200 session [ame="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7585306438822536466"]Castle Combe Classic Car Action Day 09/06/07[/ame]
1445 session [ame="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4286497615384024356"]Castle Combe Classic Car Action Day 09/06/07[/ame]
Some incar fotage from a BMW on same day where you see Dar going past very quickly, almost makes you jump how fast he is.
[ame="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4365796575818683730"]ClassicActionDay07_12.wmv[/ame]
Some info on Dar's car as he documents everything that has been done to his car so others can do the same as he has done.
http://www.daxtek.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Dar.html