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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 211
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From: Lakeland Florida
A while back,I was sitting at a stoplight on my way to visit my Mom.
A kid pulls up beside me in a little chipmunk Honda something-or-other and starts revving his engine,and,believe me,the sound of those 3 or 4 cylinders of raw,surging,Asian horsepower was quite intimidating.
That was scary enough,but then I spotted it! Thats right-a WING,and not just any wing,either-this one was hand-crafted from the finest galvanized sheetmetal,with that stick-on rubber edging covering the jagged parts (apparently,the only sheetmetal tool he had was an axe) and adding to it's "badness" were the mismatched and rusty screws affixing it to this fine asian racing machine.
When the light turned green,his machine made a lot of noise,there was some smoke(not from the tires),and I swear I heard a tire go "chirp"-I hadn't even let the clutch out,and it was over just that fast-he was a good 20 feet ahead of me,pulled over in my lane,rolled down his window,stuck out his arm,and gave me a "thumbs down"
I'm sure he spent the rest of the day telling his "posse" how he blew a Corvette's doors off.
I just shook my head and wondered --"man,was I that much of an a$$clown at that age?"-- I sure hope not.
A kid pulls up beside me in a little chipmunk Honda something-or-other and starts revving his engine,and,believe me,the sound of those 3 or 4 cylinders of raw,surging,Asian horsepower was quite intimidating.
That was scary enough,but then I spotted it! Thats right-a WING,and not just any wing,either-this one was hand-crafted from the finest galvanized sheetmetal,with that stick-on rubber edging covering the jagged parts (apparently,the only sheetmetal tool he had was an axe) and adding to it's "badness" were the mismatched and rusty screws affixing it to this fine asian racing machine.
When the light turned green,his machine made a lot of noise,there was some smoke(not from the tires),and I swear I heard a tire go "chirp"-I hadn't even let the clutch out,and it was over just that fast-he was a good 20 feet ahead of me,pulled over in my lane,rolled down his window,stuck out his arm,and gave me a "thumbs down"
I'm sure he spent the rest of the day telling his "posse" how he blew a Corvette's doors off.
I just shook my head and wondered --"man,was I that much of an a$$clown at that age?"-- I sure hope not.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 211
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From: Lakeland Florida
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 301
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From: Canon City Colorado
