Much like going 5 or 10 over speed limit, it's a risk he's willing to make. I much prefer someone driving a sketchy car because he's having fun than someone who doesn't really know how to drive safely in a modern SUV. Turns out they both are dangerous but one of them is aware of the dangers and how to mitigate them.
This is a false dichotomy. The commenter above would probably also prefer to not have someone who doesn't know how to safely operate their modern SUV on the road either (and would similarly suggest it's not a thing to brag about).
My point is this car is not much more dangerous than a lot of regular drivers out there.
Can't speak for everywhere obviously but in my area some age groups didn't have to go to any class to get there licence (and not just old people here). We don't all need to be race car pilots but some behaviors I see regularly should not be acceptable on the road. That machine is not something I would be concern about.
