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02-22-2001, 12:59 PM | #1 |
It's been awhile, huh?
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: I'm from Texas, Bitch!
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Right before you race...
What do you do right before you race?
I have heard that some people kiss the stearing wheel or pat the shifter knob... lol! Just wondering what you guys did? ------------------ Jodi AKA PonyGirl Red 68 GT Fastback and Black 99 GT Coupe "Not your average Mustangs..." http://hometown.aol.com/redlilpony/Homepage.html |
02-22-2001, 01:13 PM | #2 |
Sniffed too much n20
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Ont, Canada
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I tend to pat the dash on my car... And of course talk to it after the race...
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02-22-2001, 02:21 PM | #3 |
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Location: middleboro,ma, usa
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i warm the tires
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02-22-2001, 02:48 PM | #4 |
AKA "Dr. Evil"
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: South Fork Ranch
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Well,
I usually start a gregorian chant and sacrifice a live chicken to the 60 foot God, but the track admins are making me do it in the staging lanes now.... you know, insurance reasons... ------------------ "The Yellowjacket" 1998 Mustang GT 13.97@103 "I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." Winston Churchill. |
02-22-2001, 03:19 PM | #5 |
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I always pat the passenger seat of my car after a good race. I felt weird about it at first, but I kinda think you should thank the car for a job well done. Am I a weirdo, or is this not uncommon.
------------------ Black 2000 GT Magnaflow Catback, K&N |
02-22-2001, 03:26 PM | #6 |
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Turn off the electric fans, and get ready to hold on!
------------------ 67 Fastback - Arctic White Pearl paint 351W ,Trick Flow Aluminum Heads, Edelbrock TorkerII, Carter 750 CFM, Comp. Cam 477/510 219/233@.050, Performance Automatic C-4 Trans, 3.55 gears, Front Disc Brakes, 1-1/8" Fr. 3/4" rear sway bars. My 351W Fastback |
02-22-2001, 05:24 PM | #7 |
Huh? Whatcha said?
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fayetteville, NC
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I usually look around for any cops that might be hiding out somewhere. At the track, I just say a little prayer, which goes something like this; "God, don't let her blow up, or hit the wall."
------------------ 1989 GT- Vortech blown 306, Anderson 3" power pipe, Vortech S-Trim 14# boost, MSD-6BTM, black wrinkle finish Cobra valve covers(woohoo), world class T-5, 3.55 gears, custom sub-frame connectors, Cobra grille insert and rear valance, Saleen "whale" wing, 4 wheel disc conversion, 11.1@124 1994 Cobra- MAC cold air fender kit, Motorsport underdrive pulley's, MAC 21/2" off-road H pipe, SVO mufflers, 3.73 gears, E-303 cam, 13.417@101.335mph |
02-22-2001, 06:01 PM | #8 |
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Location: So Florida
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I look for cops, and innocent bystanders, potential accidents, etc..then i turn up the stereo and let the adreniline (sp?) take over...
------------------ AOD, k&n panel, air silencer removed, flowmaster catback (he he thanks joe) and i still got the .38 too..lol |
02-22-2001, 06:09 PM | #9 |
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I usually look down the track/street for anything that shouldn't be there (kids, cops, trash cans...), take a couple of slow breaths, twitch my right foot a couple of times to get the bloodflow going, grip the wheel hard, say, "ready, baby?" and hang on.
I had a thought after I spanked a Supra last fall. I want to find a battery- or 12-volt-powered blender, so when these riceboys pull up next to me, I can whip out the blender, say "GO!" and turn it on. Heheheheheh. ------------------ Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online 1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73 1987 Mustang LX Notch |
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