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You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

Richard Busc

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Richard Busc » Sun, 06 Dec 1998 04:00:00

When you find yourself left foot braking in real life.

I've done this more then a few times :)

"ZZ"

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Schlom

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Schlom » Sun, 06 Dec 1998 04:00:00

When at lights you pop the clutch in an effort to beat the guy next to you off
the line.
Philip M. D'Amat

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Philip M. D'Amat » Sun, 06 Dec 1998 04:00:00

You replace the steering wheel and pedals in your Accord with 'aftermarket'
parts -- from ThrustMaster.

--
Philip M. D'Amato

"You can observe a lot just by watchin'"
--The Inimitable Yogi Berra


>You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

>10) you shaved off 10min on your daily drive to work since the release of
>GPL
>9) you installed the third new gearbox in your car, because you use the
>clutch only for the start

>8) you drift through every corner

>7) you are looking for the pitboard sign, when you drive into the garage

>6) when driving your car your are not looking to the left or right, but
>pressing on the horn left and right on your steering-wheel

>5) you try to outbrake other drivers before every turn

>4) you installed sidepipes w/o any dampening to get better sound in your
car

>3) your boss wants you to drive him to the airport, you don't drive him to
>jfk, but to the Nuerburgring

>2) someone asks you before the last formula one race of the season, who is
>going to win, Schumacher or H?kkinen, you just don't know what the hell he
>is talking about and just answer Jim Clark

>1) you are looking for the Shift-R keys in your car after an accident

>Greetings from Koblenz

>Staabi

>Please excuse my grammar, I'm german-speeking

Vitzthu

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Vitzthu » Mon, 07 Dec 1998 04:00:00


> When at lights you pop the clutch in an effort to beat the guy next to you off
> the line.

What's that got to do with GPL?

I thought that was just normal behaviour for any adolescent male with car
keys!

:)

war

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by war » Tue, 08 Dec 1998 04:00:00


says...
Try Autocrossing...  You left foot brake all the time.  :-)
David Ewin

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by David Ewin » Tue, 08 Dec 1998 04:00:00

You raise your right arm as you pull into your driveway, smashing your
knuckles on the roof of the car.

You rev your engine to about 6000 r.p.m. at stoplights so you can beat
that Honda Accord off the line (or is that a Murasama Accord?).

You seriously consider going over the double yellow to get the correct
line through the downhill-uphill S-turn near your house (that looks
tantalizingly like Eau Rouge).
---
I know I've been playing GPL too much because the other night I had a
dream about Jim Clark coming back from the dead to race Graham Hill in
what looked like a combination of my old neighborhood in Torrance,
California (near the Riviera Village) and Monaco.  They weren't racing
Lotus 49s.  They were racing those little Peugeot's (I think) that look
like toy cars!  After the race, I had a nice conversation with him while
sitting on a park bench.  A very nice chap.

Dave Ewing

'Tucson Coyote'

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by 'Tucson Coyote' » Tue, 08 Dec 1998 04:00:00


> You raise your right arm as you pull into your driveway, smashing your
> knuckles on the roof of the car.

> You rev your engine to about 6000 r.p.m. at stoplights so you can beat
> that Honda Accord off the line (or is that a Murasama Accord?).

> You seriously consider going over the double yellow to get the correct
> line through the downhill-uphill S-turn near your house (that looks
> tantalizingly like Eau Rouge).
> ---
> I know I've been playing GPL too much because the other night I had a
> dream about Jim Clark coming back from the dead to race Graham Hill in
> what looked like a combination of my old neighborhood in Torrance,
> California (near the Riviera Village) and Monaco.  They weren't racing
> Lotus 49s.  They were racing those little Peugeot's (I think) that look
> like toy cars!  After the race, I had a nice conversation with him while
> sitting on a park bench.  A very nice chap.

> Dave Ewing

Paul The Tucson Coyote Here,

You definitely know you have been racing way too much GPL when you watch the
replay of your Anglo American Gurney Eagle go Sliding along the top of the
rail within dare I say scant inches of the crowd at the Ring Thinking you've
just pulled off a difficult skateboard manuver without even trying....

When you go out in roughly the same area, and do a laterall tumble 10 times
out in the cow pasture, and land upright, and you then watch the replay over
and over again! (Look ma, no wheels!)

When you wipe out in the same section of the Ring (The Bergwick section) as
Lauda did...

When you are trying to do that crazy stunt that will launch you into the bay
at Monaco! (A la Alberto Ascari 1956)....

When you go airborne near Abbey at Silverstone and still land upright!

Need I say More???

Paul 'The Tucson Coyote' Bender....

A new found GPL ***!

Mr. Gumby: I would like to see John the Baptist doing an imitation of race
car driver Graham Hill! (With regards to Monty Python!)

Jeff Ha

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Jeff Ha » Wed, 09 Dec 1998 04:00:00

On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:07:53 +0100, "Michael Staab"


>You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

you turn a corner and get on the gas, breaking the rear wheels loose.
Rather than back off as you always have to bring the rear end back in,
you keep the throttle planted and steer the car back in; no sweat,
just like you've done a thousand times in that '67 Ferrari   ;)

Your wife is looking at you funny....

Schlom

You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

by Schlom » Thu, 10 Dec 1998 04:00:00

The road i live off of is a 3.2 mile loop where u would be hitting speeds like
at Spa.  Theres even a 90 degree turn that I (not others    too much GPL in my
system) take at 35 MPH.


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