Courtjester
11-14-2006, 09:15 AM
You know you're a road racer when you've mounted a lap timer to your stove for the winter months.
You put on your race gear when you play motorcycle racing video games in the off-season.
You've stubbed your toe on a swing arm in the middle of the night on your way to the bathroom.
Attempt to trail brake while doing the nasty with your wife
you bring your bike in your house for the winter instead of changing out the water
You've repaired fiberglass bodywork in the basement in January, much to your wife's dismay.
(Regardless of what she claims, the canary DID NOT die...)
Your checkbook has a "GP Shift" sticker on it.
You complain about $3.00 gas at the pumps but will buy your buddies left over VP for $10 a gallon because "its a great deal
You have brake markers in your front yard along the road leading up to your driveway and you refer to the end of your driveway as Turn 1.
When you drop the bike off its stands, practicing your body position...
In your living room!
When your idea of a nice conversation at dinner is talking about your last race
When you tell non-race related stories using racing body English
When you run leftover race gas in your lawnmower just for the smell.
When you spend the winter re-watching the entire last season's Tivo'd races. In order. One race per weekend.
When you raise your hand in the car during sudden stops?
You refer to Ice Wraps as "Warmers"
You kick your wife out of bed when you have that 'high-side' dream
You watch it on TV and you lean with the on board cameras
You know the flavor of blue lock-tite versus the red.
You wake up in the middle of the night, cannot remember the dream, but can still smell the VP.
You look at every non-racing financial expenditure in your life, and make decisions to spend, or not to spend; based on how many entry fees that particular item will cost you
You have never broken any bones in your life, now you have broken 13.
When your ex girlfriends have tattoos of motorcycle brands on them.
When you wont have sex with your girlfriend because you have a big race tomorrow.
When your idea of "high class accommodations" involves you sleeping in a cargo trailer..
You refer to chicanes, esses, and the short shoot and back straight when giving directions to your home.
You set up entry, apex and exit on your way into the UPS parking lot.
When you can't sleep at night but if you close your eyes and do a few laps around your choice racetrack you fall fast asleep. I prefer Grattan myself.
Every time you see someone win money on a game show you immediately know what you would purchase at the bike shop
You’re idea of an exotic island vacation is the Isle of Man.
When you refer to Red Bull as race gas for humans
When you set off fireworks in the alley after Hayden wins the world championship, and your wife (who doesn't care beyond that it makes you happy) is the only other soul in your entire county who knows why you're doing it....
Your idea of sitting down with a good book involves anything with "Twist of the Wrist" in the title.
Having all the race wiring done on the bike, you start wiring essential components on your truck... just in case
You use safety wire to put buttons on costumes
Your garage and house smells like fiberglass resin and the dust on your garage floor is thick enough to make a snow Angel.
When your room mate thinks you're wacking it to a Honda service manual
All your credit cards are maxxed out and your still trying to figure out a way to pay for driving 2500 miles to go to the Race of Champions for one last event this season!
You have friends from 10 different states that you see all on the same weekend on a regular basis.
You could care less what cookie cutter sporting event is on TV because you appreciate the difference between ball sports and racing, after all, racing takes 2 balls!
You know the cornering traction limits of your 23' long Diesel dually Pick-up!
You practice your reaction times at every stoplight, no matter what you’re driving.
Grown men are afraid to ride with you in your tow vehicle when you don't have a trailer attached!
You feel like your surrounded by track day riders doing their 1st ever session while your driving on the street.
When you use safety wire to hang all your pictures in your house.
You put on your race gear when you play motorcycle racing video games in the off-season.
You've stubbed your toe on a swing arm in the middle of the night on your way to the bathroom.
Attempt to trail brake while doing the nasty with your wife
you bring your bike in your house for the winter instead of changing out the water
You've repaired fiberglass bodywork in the basement in January, much to your wife's dismay.
(Regardless of what she claims, the canary DID NOT die...)
Your checkbook has a "GP Shift" sticker on it.
You complain about $3.00 gas at the pumps but will buy your buddies left over VP for $10 a gallon because "its a great deal
You have brake markers in your front yard along the road leading up to your driveway and you refer to the end of your driveway as Turn 1.
When you drop the bike off its stands, practicing your body position...
In your living room!
When your idea of a nice conversation at dinner is talking about your last race
When you tell non-race related stories using racing body English
When you run leftover race gas in your lawnmower just for the smell.
When you spend the winter re-watching the entire last season's Tivo'd races. In order. One race per weekend.
When you raise your hand in the car during sudden stops?
You refer to Ice Wraps as "Warmers"
You kick your wife out of bed when you have that 'high-side' dream
You watch it on TV and you lean with the on board cameras
You know the flavor of blue lock-tite versus the red.
You wake up in the middle of the night, cannot remember the dream, but can still smell the VP.
You look at every non-racing financial expenditure in your life, and make decisions to spend, or not to spend; based on how many entry fees that particular item will cost you
You have never broken any bones in your life, now you have broken 13.
When your ex girlfriends have tattoos of motorcycle brands on them.
When you wont have sex with your girlfriend because you have a big race tomorrow.
When your idea of "high class accommodations" involves you sleeping in a cargo trailer..
You refer to chicanes, esses, and the short shoot and back straight when giving directions to your home.
You set up entry, apex and exit on your way into the UPS parking lot.
When you can't sleep at night but if you close your eyes and do a few laps around your choice racetrack you fall fast asleep. I prefer Grattan myself.
Every time you see someone win money on a game show you immediately know what you would purchase at the bike shop
You’re idea of an exotic island vacation is the Isle of Man.
When you refer to Red Bull as race gas for humans
When you set off fireworks in the alley after Hayden wins the world championship, and your wife (who doesn't care beyond that it makes you happy) is the only other soul in your entire county who knows why you're doing it....
Your idea of sitting down with a good book involves anything with "Twist of the Wrist" in the title.
Having all the race wiring done on the bike, you start wiring essential components on your truck... just in case
You use safety wire to put buttons on costumes
Your garage and house smells like fiberglass resin and the dust on your garage floor is thick enough to make a snow Angel.
When your room mate thinks you're wacking it to a Honda service manual
All your credit cards are maxxed out and your still trying to figure out a way to pay for driving 2500 miles to go to the Race of Champions for one last event this season!
You have friends from 10 different states that you see all on the same weekend on a regular basis.
You could care less what cookie cutter sporting event is on TV because you appreciate the difference between ball sports and racing, after all, racing takes 2 balls!
You know the cornering traction limits of your 23' long Diesel dually Pick-up!
You practice your reaction times at every stoplight, no matter what you’re driving.
Grown men are afraid to ride with you in your tow vehicle when you don't have a trailer attached!
You feel like your surrounded by track day riders doing their 1st ever session while your driving on the street.
When you use safety wire to hang all your pictures in your house.