You Might Be A Racer If.......

[Nazo]

Found this old e-mail forward and had to bring it back....its a good one!

*You might be a racer if . . .
> *
> ...you know how to properly pronounce "Criville"
> ...you walk proper lines through the grocery store with the cart.
> ...you've ever had to explain the term "pucker factor". ...you've paid
> $5.00 a gallon for gas without complaining. ...your idea of a decent
> sort of house to buy is one with a basement and a big garage, a
> downhill driveway so you can bump-start your racebike, and a working
> toilet on the property somewhere.
>
> ...you bought a race bike before buying a house.
> ...you bought a race bike before buying furniture for the new house.
> ...you're looking for a bike transport vehicle and still haven't
> bought furniture! ...you hear "overcooked it" and think "off the
> track" instead of
"Denny's".
> ...you sit on your race bike in the garage and make bike noises and
> shift and practice your throttle blipping/braking, while waiting for
> your motor to get back from the shop.
>
> ...you look at the purchase of tools as a long term investment. ...at
> least one of your children was conceived at a race track. ...your
> garage has more bikes than your house has bedrooms. ...you have enough
> spare parts to build another bike ...you have bike parts in your
> cubicle at work ...you registered for wedding gifts at Marietta
> Motorsports ...after your answer to "How was your weekend?" the next
> question is
> always: "And you do this for fun? Right?"
> ...you refer to the corner at the end of your street "Turn One".
>
> <>...you've ported your 2-stroke lawn mower, chain saw, or weed eater
> ...your reading material in your bathroom consists of a 1-888-FASTLAP
> catalog, and 400 bike magazines, none of which have centerfolds.
> ...some people only know you by your racing class & bike number
> ...your first date involves asking her to crew for you. ...you plan
> your wedding around the race schedule. ...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 tell a friend you need to clean up the head
> this weekend and they think you mean the toilet.
> ...you gladly pay $9 for a bottle of engine oil.
> ...you hate long distance driving, but gladly drive 800 miles to the
> race track.
> ...you save broken bike parts as "momentos".
> ...you've found your lawnmower runs pretty good on 108 octane gas
> ...you've got 3 immaculate race bikes always race ready, but your wife
> has to nag you for 2 months before you fix the headlight in her car.
> ...you take the long way everywhere and still get there first.
> ...you brake so late you don't see God you see Elvis.
> ...you measure all purchases in terms of the number of tires you could
> have bought.
> ...you consider 10,000 rpm "midrange".

[legalspeed]

Originally posted by Nazo
at
> least one of your children was conceived at a race track. ...your
> garage has more bikes than your house has bedrooms. ...you have enough
> spare parts to build another bike
your reading material in your bathroom consists of a 1-888-FASTLAP
> catalog, and 400 bike magazines, none of which have centerfolds.
...some people only know you by your racing class & bike number

> ...you gladly pay $9 for a bottle of engine oil.
> ...you hate long distance driving, but gladly drive 1200 miles to the
> race track.
> ...you save broken bike parts as "momentos".
> ...you've got 3 immaculate race bikes always race ready, but your wife
> has to nag you for 2 months before you fix the headlight in her car.
> ...you take the long way everywhere and still get there first.

> ...you measure all purchases in terms of the number of tires you could
> have bought.
> ...you consider 10,000 rpm "midrange".

I'm in.

[Tricky Mike]

Originally posted by Nazo
...you refer to the corner at the end of your street "Turn One".

...you brake so late you don't see God you see Elvis.