| Re: 'Deathtrap' utes
 I don't think Holden would have made a VZ SS Ute less safe than the VZ SS sedan. I own, well paying off, a 2007 VZ SS Ute. It looks just like the sedan, except for the back. I'm sure all the safety features have been built into it...but I'm not going to try and do the cars top speed.
A lot of drivers don’t understand the environment and terrain that they are driving in or become complaisant within their familiar surroundings; it doesn’t matter if you are in a Ute or Sedan.
On a racetrack there are no lamp-poles or trees or the numerous other obstacles, and the cars are built and designed for the racing track environment. Trying to emulate what the Bathurst drivers do out in the street is a recipe for disaster; but I guess a hoon is a hoon with no regard for other road users. I used to drive for a living and saw my share of dick-heads.
Know your car and its limits and pay special attention to the environment and you shouldn’t have a problem.
In a controlled situation, like on the farm, I do like doing doughnuts and figure 8s.
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