 | You
take your helmet along when you go to buy new eyeglasses or check out cars. |
 | You
feel compelled on a road trip to beat your previous best time. |
 | 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
thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater behind how to drive around a highway off-ramp. |
 | Your
email address refers to your race car rather than to you. |
 | You
walk proper lines through the grocery store. |
 | You've
been known to yell "It means 'check your mirrors' dammit!" at your television. |
 | 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 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) Outside parking for
6 cars, a motorhome, a crew cab dualie, a 28'enclosed trailer and a 34' 5th wheel. 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 neighbors. 7) Across
the street from a paint and body shop. 8) Some sort of house with a working
toilet and shower on the property somewhere -or- hookups for the motorhome. |
 | You
measure all family acquisitions in terms of the number of race tires that could
have been purchased. |
 | Your
wife says, "If you buy another set of tires, I'm getting a new mink." |
 | Your
garage holds more cars than your house has bedrooms. |
 | You
have enough spare parts to build another car. |
 | You
think the last line of the Star Spangled Banner is: "Racers, start your engines!" |
 | 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 question is
always: "And you do this for fun? Right?" |
 | You
have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'. |
 | People
know you by your class letter, car number, and car color. |
 | Your
criteria for selecting a significant other include auto repair skills. Air tools
optional. |
 | Your
friends don't recognize you without a helmet and driver's suit. |
 | You
plan your wedding around the race schedule. |
 | You
remember the dates and details of every race you've ever been in, but can't remember
your phone number. |
 | Your
family brings the couch into the garage so they can spend some time with you. |
 | You
refer to the corner down the street from your house as "Turn One." |
 | After
you tell your wife where you'd like to go on your vacation she answers: "Why...
is there a race there?" |