[vove]

Thats too long pari, dont ever post anything like that again mr..

[Vicegrip]

Also guilty of shopping cart AX. Shopping carts oversteer when empty and push when loadded up. They also handle better if you load the heavy stuff to the back. (just like cars IMHO) Refrain from making car like noise when the wife is with you.

I am guilty of many items on the list. While driving back from Summit one day I saw a cloud of dust kicking up on the side of Rt7 and my first thought was "Car off!". Drove past the cloud and looked at the guy mowing the (mostly dirt) grass on the side of the road.

Good list!

[BobNovas]

Also guilty of shopping cart AX.

Kurt - Surely not with the baby in the cart. Say it ain't so. You're so gonna get in trouble!

[Don Wohlfarth]

Originally Posted by Parenn911

You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater behind how to drive around a highway off-ramp.

This one always brings an abusive verbal response from my wife.

[APKhaos]

OK, true confessions time:

- You save broken car parts as " mementos".
>> Yep. They are in the garage.

-You've tried synthetic oil and racing gas in your lawn mower.
>> All my two-cycle yard tools and my track scooter run Catrol R Race Oil in the fuel mix. Nothing smells better than Castrol R.

-When you hear 'overcooked it,' instead of food you think 'off the track.'
>> One of my favorites

-You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater behind how to drive around a highway off-ramp.
>> Guilty, your honor.

-You've paid $4.00 a gallon for gas without complaining.
>> Better, I'll drive further to get to the cheapest pump gas but thik nothing about paying $5 + for 93 at the track.

-You and your wife go house hunting and you never actually get inside the house because you're checking out the garage for 220v.
>> Janet wants me to build a new garage so we can [finally] get the street cars under cover. Track car has garage precedence, always!

-Your wife doesn't understand why you need three sets of tires for your car.
>> And no amount of explaining seems to help.

-You hate long distance driving vacations, but you will gladly drive 800 miles to the race track.
>> SOmebody has been reading my mail again....

-You think that traction control and ABS are for those who can't drive.
>> ABS is OK for a wet track, but TC is equivalent to trainer wheels.

-You have racing shops programmed on your speed dialer.
>> Yep.

-After you tell your wife where you'd like to go on your vacation she answers: "Why, is there a race there?"
>> Every time!

Its a fine madness!

[Jazzbass]

Originally Posted by APKhaos

-Your wife doesn't understand why you need three sets of tires for your car.
>> And no amount of explaining seems to help.

So, so true. You should have seem the looks I got when I mentioned I'd like a set of 8" Fuchs - for "street tires". "Don't all tires go on the street?" was the question.

[Parenn911]

Originally Posted by Siberian

That may work fine for Pari, but the car I'm planning to track is a '78 Euro coupe (reads NO sunroof). Poses a bit of a problem for those wanting to pass on the right...

Yeah you think the rust can withstand those high speeds? Actually your euro might be ligher since your missing a floorpan !
Jim, I know your just upset because the list hit home to you with a number of things :P :

Originally Posted by What Jim Richards does

-You once had an argument with your wife over whether you should pay the mortgage on time or get those new heads while they were on sale.

-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. This is so Jim
-People know you by your car number or your "offs" -- "Oh, you were the one stuck in the mud in Turn 5 last weekend!"

This is me......

Originally Posted by Parenn911

-When something falls off of your car, you wonder how much weight you just saved. Fell or broke off whats the difference, right .
-You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater behind how to drive around a highway off-ramp.
-You push you cart through a proper line in the grocery store.
-Every time you go to the grocery store you feel compelled to beat your previous best time.
-You complain when cars in front of you on highway off-ramps don't stay on the line, causing your exit speed to drop.
-You think that traction control and ABS are for those who can't drive. AMEN!!
-You would choose a rollbar over air conditioning if it were an option. Anyday

Come on people own up.....or else I'll call you out.

[Jim Richards]

Pari, is your left arm getting the proper exercise during the off season?

[Trak Ratt]

How about;
You’ve had various wheels and assorted parts in the “living area” so long Linda’s, I mean your wife turns your 9X16s Fuchs into plant stands, and that near perfect 356 C hood into an art décor table top

Of course she has several “sets” of wheels and tyres for her cars too.

[Charlie Stylianos]

Pari, is your left arm getting the proper exercise during the off season?

I don't think so, Jim. I was helping Pari replace an oil line last night. He needed a little cheater bar (which is now coined the Pari Bar) assistance to help break the oil plug loose.