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In the pits, had to empty the car in prep for competition...185 views...everything had to come out, even the cheesburger wrappers and the baby seat. Why the baby seat? It's a Britax, Autobahn rated even!
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Like the "magnetic" flame job? A gag Christmas gift...189 views...from father-in-law comes in handy. Don't they just scream, "This beige bruiser means BUSINESS!"?
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$3,000 in pledges to make good on. No crew, no car, no race?227 views My wife says, "Why don't you just take my car?"

You want me to drive your car, 2000 miles over night, autocross it, drag race it and drive it back 2000 miles in time for you do drive it to work on Monday?

Yes. (she says)

You are ok with that? (I say)

Yes I am. (she says)

I HAVE THE COOLEST WIFE ON PLANET EARTH!

I love you Hunny. (I say and hang up the phone before she realizes what she has just agreed to ;)
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SYA!, what nearly the whole field said to me on the dragstrip!190 views
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There's dad in the photo!182 views
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I hope the stickers come off...180 viewsMy wife has to drive it to work on Monday!
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The judges watch as history is made...207 views
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Braking at the gate, the run is over, only 4 more to go!186 views
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Take that!, cone.163 views
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Those Goodyear Regatta's got GRIP!228 views
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Accelerate on the straight!185 views
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55th, is NOT last place! 62nd is...221 viewsThere she is, forever immortalized between the pages of Grass Roots Motorsports Magazine~!

Stats:
Autocross: 36.325 sec.
1/4 Mi.:
17.532 sec.
Concours:
13.6875pts*

*it would have helped to have cleaned the car up from the road trip down, vacuumed the grass clippings fro the trunk, and maybe scrape the tree sap from the hood. But hey, we had to give our competition a fighting chance...
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Actual question:"Dude, is that an SHO?"201 viewsUh, no Bevis. It's a Ferrari.
 
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