gary_1.2Merit
08-05-04, 07:07 PM
Are you a racer?
-You think the primary purpose of wings is to PREVENT flight.
-You feel compelled on a road trip to beat your previous best time.
-You are happiest when your road car's tires are worn to racing depth
(wear bars showing).
-When something falls off of your car, you wonder how much weight you
just saved.
-When you hear 'overcooked it', instead of food you think 'off the
track'.
-You change engine oil every other week.
-You sometimes hear whimpering noises from your passengers when you
get on the throttle right after turning in.
-You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater how to drive around a
roundabout.
-Your racing budget is one of the big three -- mortgage, car
payments/maintenance.
-Your email address refers to your race car rather than to you.
-You push the shopping trolley through proper racelines through the
supermarket.
-You perfected power sliding shopping trolleys between aisles at the
age of 8.
-You've paid ?1.00 a litre for fuel without complaining.
-You buy new parts because you don't know where you put the spares.
-You bought a race car before buying a house.
-You bought a race car before buying furniture for the new house.
-You're looking for a tow vehicle and still haven't bought furniture!
-You find that you need a new house because you've outgrown your
garage and the neighbours are threatening violence if you park one more
vehicle on the street or in the front yard.
-The requirements you give your estate agent are (in order of
importance):
1) 3 car climate controlled garage with an attached workshop.
2) Outside parking for 6 cars, & trailer.
3) 3 phase 220V outlets in the garage for your welder.
4) A grease pit.
5) Convenient to a hazardous waste disposal site.
6) Deaf neighbours.
7) Across the street from a paint and body shop.
8)Some sort of house with a working toilet and shower on the ground
floor.
-You sit in your race 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 locker at work.
-If you can't remember when you last worked on weekdays and rested on
weekends.
-After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?" the next
questionis always: "And you do this for fun? Right?"
-You have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'.
-Your reading material in your bathroom consists of auto parts and
racing supply catalogs, and 400 car magazines,
-People know you by your class letters, and car colour.
-You talk to other cars on the road, calling them by the
manufacturer's name.
-You complain when cars in front of you on motorway exit lanes don't
stay in lane, causing your exit speed to drop.
-You refer to the corner down the road from your house as "Turn One."
-You enjoy driving in the rain on the way to work.
-Everywhere you go, you try to find the fastest line through the
turn.
-You always do a toe & heel downshift while whoever might be your
passenger gives you a real funny look.
-You can't stand anyone telling others how to drive. Of course, you
are the best.
-You can't stand under steer.
-You always want to change something in your road car to make it
handle better.
-You hate long distance driving, but you will gladly drive 400 miles
to the race track.
-You think that traction control and ABS are for those who can't
drive.
-You save broken car parts as " momentous".
-Your last several motorway forays included just brushing the curbs
as you apexed the slip roads perfectly....
-The local tire shop won't honor the treadlife warranty on any car
you've been within 50 yards of...
-You would choose a rollbar over air conditioning if it were an
option.
-You enjoy driving through wet, empty parking lots and using the
handbrake to kick the back end out.
-White smoke coming out from under your tires is a common sight.
-You consider the redline a "conservative suggestion" and the rev
limiter "a fun limiter"
-You spend more on insurance premiums than on food.
-Your idea of a good time is sitting around figuring out gear ratios
and the ideal final drive ratio for given situations.
-When someone refers to "The Good Book", you think of "The Haynes
manual"
-You have parts shops/breakers yards programmed on your speed dialer.
-You own three cars and only one of them is road legal.
-You know the "racing line" of every turn in your daily commute,
including your alternate routes, and practice hitting them every
day.
-You quote your street tyre wear life in weeks rather than miles.
-You regularly live test your rev limiter on that straight that's a
little too long for 2nd but not worth going into 3rd for.
-You've started looking for sponsors for your daily commute
and you see a deal on tyres and then buy a car to fit them to.
-You think the primary purpose of wings is to PREVENT flight.
-You feel compelled on a road trip to beat your previous best time.
-You are happiest when your road car's tires are worn to racing depth
(wear bars showing).
-When something falls off of your car, you wonder how much weight you
just saved.
-When you hear 'overcooked it', instead of food you think 'off the
track'.
-You change engine oil every other week.
-You sometimes hear whimpering noises from your passengers when you
get on the throttle right after turning in.
-You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater how to drive around a
roundabout.
-Your racing budget is one of the big three -- mortgage, car
payments/maintenance.
-Your email address refers to your race car rather than to you.
-You push the shopping trolley through proper racelines through the
supermarket.
-You perfected power sliding shopping trolleys between aisles at the
age of 8.
-You've paid ?1.00 a litre for fuel without complaining.
-You buy new parts because you don't know where you put the spares.
-You bought a race car before buying a house.
-You bought a race car before buying furniture for the new house.
-You're looking for a tow vehicle and still haven't bought furniture!
-You find that you need a new house because you've outgrown your
garage and the neighbours are threatening violence if you park one more
vehicle on the street or in the front yard.
-The requirements you give your estate agent are (in order of
importance):
1) 3 car climate controlled garage with an attached workshop.
2) Outside parking for 6 cars, & trailer.
3) 3 phase 220V outlets in the garage for your welder.
4) A grease pit.
5) Convenient to a hazardous waste disposal site.
6) Deaf neighbours.
7) Across the street from a paint and body shop.
8)Some sort of house with a working toilet and shower on the ground
floor.
-You sit in your race 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 locker at work.
-If you can't remember when you last worked on weekdays and rested on
weekends.
-After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?" the next
questionis always: "And you do this for fun? Right?"
-You have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'.
-Your reading material in your bathroom consists of auto parts and
racing supply catalogs, and 400 car magazines,
-People know you by your class letters, and car colour.
-You talk to other cars on the road, calling them by the
manufacturer's name.
-You complain when cars in front of you on motorway exit lanes don't
stay in lane, causing your exit speed to drop.
-You refer to the corner down the road from your house as "Turn One."
-You enjoy driving in the rain on the way to work.
-Everywhere you go, you try to find the fastest line through the
turn.
-You always do a toe & heel downshift while whoever might be your
passenger gives you a real funny look.
-You can't stand anyone telling others how to drive. Of course, you
are the best.
-You can't stand under steer.
-You always want to change something in your road car to make it
handle better.
-You hate long distance driving, but you will gladly drive 400 miles
to the race track.
-You think that traction control and ABS are for those who can't
drive.
-You save broken car parts as " momentous".
-Your last several motorway forays included just brushing the curbs
as you apexed the slip roads perfectly....
-The local tire shop won't honor the treadlife warranty on any car
you've been within 50 yards of...
-You would choose a rollbar over air conditioning if it were an
option.
-You enjoy driving through wet, empty parking lots and using the
handbrake to kick the back end out.
-White smoke coming out from under your tires is a common sight.
-You consider the redline a "conservative suggestion" and the rev
limiter "a fun limiter"
-You spend more on insurance premiums than on food.
-Your idea of a good time is sitting around figuring out gear ratios
and the ideal final drive ratio for given situations.
-When someone refers to "The Good Book", you think of "The Haynes
manual"
-You have parts shops/breakers yards programmed on your speed dialer.
-You own three cars and only one of them is road legal.
-You know the "racing line" of every turn in your daily commute,
including your alternate routes, and practice hitting them every
day.
-You quote your street tyre wear life in weeks rather than miles.
-You regularly live test your rev limiter on that straight that's a
little too long for 2nd but not worth going into 3rd for.
-You've started looking for sponsors for your daily commute
and you see a deal on tyres and then buy a car to fit them to.