Right you are, Rob. My wife got into autocrossing early in our relationship and
we have both raced off and on since then, most recently in the SE-R. The
roadster is too worn out at the moment for any serious competition, and it's a
pretty heavy-driving car, so she doesn't have a lot of interest in driving it.
But she understands the relationship with cars and driving. That's just one of
the reasons I married her!
Rob Robinson wrote:
> I suspect this would work with about 95% of girlfriends/wives, but the
> remaining 5% will become addicted! My wife began autocrossing with me
> shortly after we started dating, she driving her RX7 and me in a 240Z. She
> hated the Z because it, like most early Z's, drew exhaust fumes inside
> whenever the windows were down. Then, when I got the roadster, we both
> autocrossed it in stock class. She was used to floppy suspension, and
> regularly beat me! Now, with the roadster in street prepared, the suspension
> is much more to my liking, and she hasn't beaten me in 3 or 4 years. Now,
> due to her pregnancy, she just cheers me on, but I'm sure she'll continue to
> autocross after the baby arrives.
> Anyhow, I'm glad we can both participate together. Not only for the
> extra time we can spend together, but she understands when I have to spend a
> saturday working on the roadster...and if it isn't in top form at an event,
> she INSISTS that I spend more time working on the car. Not a bad deal, eh?
>
> Rob Robinson
> CSP 67 2000
> Roanoke, Va
>
> > Here's what I did a number of years ago (before I met my wife): I let her
> drive
> > it. Nice day, light traffic. As she came around a curve in 2nd gear, I
> told her to
> > hold back from the cars ahead of us. When we had a good opening, I told
> her to
> > stay in 2nd and floor it (we were at about 2500 rpm). As it passed 3000,
> it came
> > up on the cam and really started to pull hard. She chickened out and
> shifted at
> > 5000. Scared her so bad she didn't ask again.
> >
> > Your results may vary.
> >
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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