It's this. Posts on any topic that come with a big bag of attitude or look like they were written by a 3rd grader are likely to get flamed.

 

Old people were already flamed, likely in real life by parents, friends, police or others - when they were young people!

Most people who are into cars enough to frequent an internet car forum have driven "spiritedly" at some point in their life. We've all crashed or spun out, with varying degrees of severity and consquence. Once you're old enough, people just assumed you were flogged enough when you were young.

The point is, everyone will have been flamed at some point in their early life when they screw up and crash. It just so happens that the internet is a public forum, and you're witnessing the youngin's getting their dose here.

 

why does it happen? I'm not entirely sure. I posted a story the other da exposing an act of my own personal stupidity, which I took complete responsibility for, however people still felt the need to incessantly bash me. I suppose it's because I'm admittedly very young to be driving this car (17 years old), however I fully guarantee that if I had done the exact same thing and I was in my 30s, people would simply tell me to slow down. I have always been told to respect my elders,however respect is either mutual or nonexistent in my mind. If I don't get the same basic level of respect from those older than me, then I'm not entirely sure how they expect my undying grattitude for their relentless bashing of my mistakes. I admitted I was wrong and posted the stor in an attempt to convince others not to drive recklessly, however everyone felt the need to bash. As one member said, "there are a lot of bitter bobs up in this joint". Bitter bobs is right,but older members need to realize that as used s2000s get cheaper, the member and fan base will continue to get younger and younger. They need to brace themselves for the inevitable.

 

oh! pay no heed. People say things out of concern and sometimes they dont say it very well.

Now that you realize you are not yet a good enough driver for the car, how about focusing on improving your driving skills. Sign up for an AutoX event and work on understanding your limitation and driving the car within your limits. If you do that consistently and in a disciplined manner, you will be safer and faster driver and no SUV's will scare the bejesus out of you.

 

You're an idiot!

 

2 hours, 16 minutes... longer than I thought.

 

This is a great attitude to have.

 

aashish2, your comment raises an interesting question in my mind: is anyone necessarily a good enough driver for a car like the s2k, regardless of age? No matter how good you are, you could always be better.

 

There is always room for improvement. As Senna once said "On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high."

If Senna (one of the finest rainmeisters ever) felt that way, then you and I should take his words to heart. The key here is that older people (as you one day will be) are more aware of that limit. It is recognizing that limit, consistently hitting all your marks that will make you faster & safer.

Public roads (even back roads) are not as safe as track or a prepared AutoX course. Its safer speeding on those surfaces than in the real world.

AGE DOES NOT MATTER. YOUR DRIVING MATURITY DOES. Dont know if you watch Formula One, but Sebastien Vettel winning his first race at Monza 2008 in pouring rain was an example of driving maturity at 19 years of age. Also Sebastien Vettel is a perfect example for all young and wannabe fast drivers. Forthright in accepting blame and ready to praise his team for every victory that he has won. Accepting blame allows you to move on and as a wannabe fast driver, you can never let your mind dwell on what has passed. Accept it, learn from it and move on.

 

I think I'm reading basically the same thing here. A lot of opinions are the same as mine. It's more of a stereotypical assesment than anything. A lot of mind sets are young people = immature risk takers. So basically all "young" kids are placed into that sereotype no matter what.

It's good to see that there are the ones that can own up to their mistakes, ie here4s2k, but if you read through the thread there are the occasional bashes because of his age. That is actually what prompted me to start this one. Of course there will alwayz be the drivers who blame everything under the sun, because they can't/won't own up to their mistake. You can't call it stupidity though. Yes with age comes experience, and older drivers may know how to handle a situation the correct way...or a better way then the younger counterpart. But sometimes the best driver can't fix the inevitable accident.

I've never gone to a driving school. When I started modding Hondas (started with Civics back in the day), I would learn the limits of the car on the streets. Yes it was dumb, no I wouldn't change anything if I had the chance to go back. I say now bring it to the track, to stay safe. But never bash people for their decisions, well because I started somewhere. Just as everyone else has started somewhere.

I know (not for a fact, but pretty close) that every single person on this board, and every other forum I'm a part of has broken a law, done something they aren't supposed to, and other different things. So why is it alright to give an opinion that goes against what you have done. I know someone will chime in and say "Don't do what I did" or "I know the consequences so don't do it." All that does is raise curiosity, a lot like telling a kid not to touch a hot stove. It's gonna happen no matter how much you tell them. But once it happens, they learn...and it won't happen again.