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Wedge
06-29-2004, 05:32 PM
Found this posted on the MCO board. I especially like the grocery store one. I do that with shopping carts all the time!

-You think the primary purpose of wings is to PREVENT flight.
-You take your helmet along when you go buy new eyeglasses or check out cars (seats).
-You are happiest when your car's tires are worn to racing depth (wear bars showing).
-When something falls off your car, you wonder how much weight you just saved.
-You really enjoy showing the tailgater how to drive around a highway off ramp.
-Your racing budget is one of the big three - mortgage, car payments, dating.
-Your email address refers to your car rather than you.
-You walk proper lines through the grocery store.
-You have paid $4 for a gallon of fuel without complaining.
-You buy new parts because you can't remember where you stuck the spares.
-You bought a racecar before buying a house.
-You bought a racecar before furniture for the house.
-You are looking for a tow vehicle and you still have not bought furniture.
-You find that you need a new house because you've outgrown your garage and the neighbors are threatening violence if you park one more vehicle on the street or in the front yard.
-The requirements you give your real estate agent are (in order of importance):
1. 8-car climate controlled garage with an attached shop.
2. 3 phase 220V outlets in the garage.
4. A grease pit.
5. Deaf neighbors.
7. Some sort of house with a working toilet and shower on the property somewhere

- You measure all family acquisitions in terms of the number of tires that could have been purchased.
- You sit in your car in a dark garage and make car noises and shift and practice your heel and toe, while waiting for your motor to get back from the machine shop.
-You look at the purchase of tools as a long-term investment.
-Your garage holds more cars than your house has bedrooms.
-You have enough spare parts to build another car.
-You have car parts in your cubicle at work.
-You're registered for wedding gifts at Auto Zone, Pep Boys and NAPA.
-You meet someone who looks familiar, but can't place them until they tell you what kind of car they drive.
-Your Christmas list begins with a set of Falken Azenis (bonus points if your spouse knows what they are)
-Your bathroom reading material is SportsCar, Grassroots Motorsports and Top End.
-People only recognize you when you have your helmet on.
-You talk to other cars on the road calling them by their manufacturers name.
-Your first date involves you getting her/him to crew for you.
-Your family vacations are planned around Divisionals and Nationals.
-You astound the clerk at Sears by breaking a breaker bar every week or two.
-You remember the dates of every race you have entered, but can't remember the wife's birthday.
-You complain when cars in front of you on highway off ramps don't stay on their line causing your exit speed to drop.
-A neighbor asks to borrow some oil and you reply "Synthetic?" he responds "Vegetable".
-You enjoy driving in the rain on the way to work.
-You always-late apex the intersection.
-You can't stand under steer.
-You think traction control and ABS is for those who do not know how to drive.
-The local tire shop will not honor the tread life warranty on any car you have been within 50 yards of.
-You consider the redline as a conservative suggestion and the rev limiter as a fun limiter.
-You know the "racing line" of every road on your daily commute.
-You have started looking for sponsors for your daily commute?
-You have slalomed in a construction zone and counted penalty points in the rear view mirror.

and finally...
-You know the 1/4 mile times for your riding lawnmower. And you want to improve them.

tanney
06-29-2004, 06:02 PM
-You have car parts in your cubicle at work. :D Do you mean you're not supposed to?!?!?
-You meet someone who looks familiar, but can't place them until they tell you what kind of car they drive.
The SoloOntario banquet is usually interesting, you get to finally meet all your fellow competitors....
-You complain when cars in front of you on highway off ramps don't stay on their line causing your exit speed to drop. No, but my wife complains from the passenger seat.-You consider the redline as a conservative suggestion and the rev limiter as a fun limiter. You've seen me autocross?
-Your bathroom reading material is SportsCar, Grassroots Motorsports and Top End. Inside Track, Grassroots Motorsport and Performance Racing News to be exact. (Ooops, maybe to much information?!?)
-Your family vacations are planned around Divisionals and Nationals. :D
-You enjoy driving in the rain on the way to work. Perferrable Snow.
-You have slalomed in a construction zone and counted penalty points in the rear view mirror. Those 4 footers on the highway are brutal on the bodywork...

Marsh
06-29-2004, 10:52 PM
Very old, but still very funny. I've done a good 30% of those at some time. Taking the helmet for test drives a car dealership is always my favourite.