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EZRA’S HILL-CLIMB, GM’S BILLION-DOLLAR V-8, AND A COUPLE OF ARMCHAIR RACE CAR DESIGNERS SPECTRE 341 CHALLENGE HAVING DRIVEN NEVADA 341 UP to Virginia City, I have a heightened respect for Ezra Dyer’s 3:34 time on the hill-climb [“Spectre 341 Challenge,” October 2010]. I think that he did such a professional job of driving the Porsche 911 Turbo and writing the article that Automobile should buy him a racing helmet that fits properly! HUGH STOTT MELBOURNE BEACH, FLORIDA
PERHAPS IT’S MY AGE, BUT I DO not understand why anyone would put their life on the line strictly for the thrill of it. Driving on a track or carefully sanctioned road course is one thing; doing it on a dangerous strip of mountain road is
another. Who will the family of Alex Djordjevic hold responsible for his death? The state of Nevada? The Nevada Highway Patrol? Porsche? Car and Driver and Automobile Magazine? This was purely a fool’s game, and one fool paid with his life. STEVE CLINTON
of my normally aspirated 911 hypnosis and open my eyes to the wild world of turbos and all-wheel drive. No small feat. Finally, RIP Alex Djordjevic . . . he sounded like a pretty cool guy. ROB ARNOLD
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
EZRA’S SPECTRE 341 ARTICLE WAS most enjoyable, but it was his description of launch control in the 911 Turbo that was a terrific vicarious experience. Wow. TOM GUERRIERO
I READ WITH WHITE KNUCKLES Ezra Dyer’s story on the Spectre 341. His description of the hill-climb had some great prose, and it was cool to see the wild and mild machines that other drivers brought, especially those wearing flat-sixes out back. In fact, Ezra’s description of the 911 Turbo might be enough to snap me out
BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN
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CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE WHEN ARE THE MAJOR CAR magazines going to acknowledge the fact
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