even getting them to drive once "its really like safety training, dear",
"you want to know how to handle the car and what it does in an emergency
manuever, dear".
i finally, after 5 years, managed to do this. and im not making up the
"before" and "after" comments below either!
before: "i forbid you to buy that car"
after: "would you buy me a race car?"
before: "the whole house is filled with your smelly tires"
after: "i need some better tires before i race again"
either that, or i bow down before the indescribeable and miraculous power of
the Jaguar automobile.
-james
OSP - Often Smoking Pavement
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Hodges" <jake@codeworm.com>
> After a conversation with my friend about Autocross (or other
> motor-hobbies) being a source of interpersonal relationship difficulties,
> he sent me this. It's a real thing.. I've seen it with my own eyes at BMW
> club track events both at Sears Pt. and Buttonwillow. (I know.. Infineon
> and, what's Buttonwillow again? Jim's Towing?)
>
> Jake
>
>
> >You can pass this response on to the list, if you want:
> >
> >=====================================================
> >Hey, guys---
> >
> >I have some friends in the BMW car club, and they were able to find a
> >better solution: buy your wife a race car. You can get some pretty good
> >results from this shrewd relationship move:
> >
> >
> >BEFORE: "Buying tires that cost twice as much and last half as long is
> >absolutely ridiculous and we can't afford it."
> >
> >AFTER: "Honey, my M3 was pushing badly in the corkscrew last weekend... I
> >could really use a new set of Kuhmos for Christmas."
> >
> >
> >BEFORE: "I'm not going anywhere with 'Willow' in the name."
> >
> >AFTER: "Give me a hand with this Easy-Up, will you, dear?"
> >
> >
> >BEFORE: "You spend too much time in that damned garage."
> >
> >AFTER: "Are you going to have my Brembo kit installed by Friday, or am I
> >going to have to do it myself?"
> >
> >
> >BEFORE: "Why do we need so many cars?"
> >
> >AFTER: "Burn up your own tires; I'm saving mine for Thunder Hill in
June."
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