oh yes, I enjoy doing that too. My car isn't terribly fast as it is stock but you can have fun in first and second gears.
The last person I "scared" was my daughter's new boyfriend. I had just gotten the car out from winter storage and I said "Do you want to go for a ride?" Of course he said "YES!" So after a couple of smokey burnouts and running it up through third a few times I stopped the car and looked him right in the eye and said "Don't you EVER do that with my daughter in your car or any other car!" As the color came back to his face he said "I don't have a car that could do anything even close to that" and then he took a breathe and a smile slowly filled his face. I felt a great deal of satisfaction.

Oh yeah, his car is a 92(?) Escort wtih an auto transmission.
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Scott
1993 Mustang GT
Silver CC/Titanium Accent GT, Black Clothe interior.
5 speed, Hurst Competition Plus, 3 chamber Flows, 3.08's.
2010 VW GTI 2dr 6MT
(no pictures yet)
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee