I've got a few minutes to kill and want to ask a question of the Tiger owners. This has been on my mind since SUNI, when most of us drove about 45 minutes to tour the SD Badlands. My wife and I were not in a Sunbeam, so we let everyone else convoy out of the hotel before leaving on our own. I was probably driving about 75-85 on the Interstate, which wasn't that much above the speed limit. It wasn't long before we caught and passed the stock Alpines, most of whom were going around 55. We passed the modified Alpines, who were probably going around 70, a little later. What surprised me was how many Tigers we passed right after that. I expected them to be going at least as fast as we were (like I said, I was doing a little more than the speed limit, but not much), but few seemed to be.
I've never driven a Tiger, but have it on good authority that they are fast. So, that leaves me with three possible explanations for why so many were obeying the rules of the road:
1. Unlike me, they are law-abiding citizens; perhaps as a result of too many speeding tickets in the past.
2. I only caught up with the ones who chose to drive 70-ish; the others were ahead of me doing 90+.
3. Tigers are very fast and capable of scary speeds, but the reality is that they really aren't fun to drive much above 70. Their Alpine underpinnings come through somewhere above 70 and most owners are uncomfortable going at a speed that a modern car easily cruises at all day long.
Any thoughts from the Tiger or V6 owners? I'm just curious. Thanks.
I've never driven a Tiger, but have it on good authority that they are fast. So, that leaves me with three possible explanations for why so many were obeying the rules of the road:
1. Unlike me, they are law-abiding citizens; perhaps as a result of too many speeding tickets in the past.
2. I only caught up with the ones who chose to drive 70-ish; the others were ahead of me doing 90+.
3. Tigers are very fast and capable of scary speeds, but the reality is that they really aren't fun to drive much above 70. Their Alpine underpinnings come through somewhere above 70 and most owners are uncomfortable going at a speed that a modern car easily cruises at all day long.
Any thoughts from the Tiger or V6 owners? I'm just curious. Thanks.