I think you didn't quite understand what I ment:

I've no interest in topspeed record chasing like Rod is, but I think I understand what the thrill is for him.

Ofcourse these cars are insanely fast and ofcourse are very impressive, it's just that I'm not interested spending my time and money chasing these records.

I've recently bought a streetlegal dragbike because I love tinkering with silly bikes and I love playing aroudn with them on her majesty's roads but I've no interest in competing on a dragstrip and I don't care how fast it'll do the quarter mile (though I know it's errr...fast!)