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By Denis Edward
*Above: Clockwise from left: Customer relations executive Carena Chen, who owns a Porsche Cerrera, believes that women drive more safely than men; Mr Lester Wong at his garage sitting on a white Porsche GT3; Mr Gary Koh who drives a BMW M3, says that race enthusiasts should speed at race tracks, like those in Malaysia.
Don't tar us with the same brush.
Fast-car drivers are reacting to the online anger following the horrific Ferrari crash that killed three last Saturday.
"Not all supercar owners should be blamed because the Ferrari driver made an error," says Mr Lester Wong, 40, owner of Garage R, a high-performance car parts distributor.
"Anyone could have been involved. It all boils down to being responsible on the road."
The crash, which happened at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street, shocked many.
A video of the accident, which shows the Ferrari running a red light and crashing at incredible speed into a taxi, also went viral.
Netizens didn't hold back, lambasting the Ferrari driver, Mr Ma Chi, 31, a financial investor from Sichuan, China, for being a "road rebel" and "speed demon".
These are labels Mr Wong is familiar with.
"Rebel" used to be his name and speed, his game.
Well, two decades ago that is.
He had fallen in love with racing at 19 when he was introduced to his friend's father who was a race car driver.
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