My New Shelby Rear Ended

[betegh9]

Tony,

Sorry to hear (read) about your bad luck.  From the first few shots of the Shelby, the damage don't look too bad........... The back of that car is pretty flat anyway, right?hock:  Now I know why rare cars are NOT driven......... They are put into a garage to watch it grow in value, maybe. 25 YO cars with 3000 miles on the odometer.  If you send the car back to Shelby, send it on to Barret Jackson in Arizona, next month they are having their big auction and you may get the most for the car.  Part with it fast, it may be the best decision you have maid.

What would have been if you have a incident at the track with the same car?  You wouldn't have anyone to go after except the insurance company that you got the TRACK INSURANCE from.  Totaled or not, I bet that all kind of things would be going on.  People ask me: " What is the best car to take to the track?"  My answer is always, no matter whom:  "Take the best and most reliable expensive car that you can walk away from without worrying or looking back".............. and that threshold is different for every person.

When I take my Porsche to the track, I don't drive it 10/10ths, probably 7/10ths, and if I am pushed, maybe 8/10ths.  My 42 YO car is probably gaining in value, so at some point, she may become a garage queen and be replaced with a 10 year old Boxter that I can beat around on the track at 10/10ths.  I am part of a team where we race 2 LEMONS that can not be worth more than $500.00 each, plus any safety equipment and consumables (4 tires are worth more).  The Lemons has been the most fun experience I've had with my pants on, and the biggest bang for the buck.

Oh!!  Maybe we can turn that Shelby into a Lemon!!hock:

In any case, get well soon, and bring a Hummer to the track, which are becoming RARE also, but harder to damage:dude:   It looks like you have space in the garage.  In 100 years, the Hummer will be looked at as the white elephant of the previous century.