We're all guilty of it. A low mileage or particularly valuable version of a great car comes up for sale and we all maintain it would be driven as intended no matter what the cost. Maybe some really would but the suspicion remains that the reality may differ slightly from the original plan.
And even for those who would drive a classic regularly, you can't imagine many would do it like this. Daniel Muller's hillclimb vid in his Mercedes 300SL has become rather popular recently (indeed we found it on the forum, thanks irocfan for beginning the thread) and with very good reason. It's insane. Brilliantly insane.
It's the definition of commitment. In a car worth hundreds of thousands. Brakes are locked, apexes are clipped and drifts are caught even when they aren't provoked... Note as well how much work is required on the steering wheel, a slow rack making the hairpins really hard work. Good noise too.
This should be a great video for rousing you from the post-New Year malaise. When does the motorsport season start?