Am I the only one who carries their own helmet to a Malibu Grand Prix?
Man, those things they have are NASTY!!! Sweaty, nearly opaque face
shields, missing buckles on chin straps, etc. But the cars are a blast
to drive!
Walter Fooshee
Dixie Region Probe GT
Dale Botkin wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Bret Dodson wrote:
>
> > > There's no way I'll let somebody wear my helmet or put my head in someone
> > > else's
> >
> > Ewww.... I had to use a loaner helmet once that was dripping with hair
> > grease and sweat. I thought I was going to throw up. What's more, this
> > thing was so small that it literally wrung itself out on my head. After
> > that run, I was reduced to a trembling, jaundiced mass. Just thinking
> > about that event makes me want to take a long shower (shiver).
>
> Well, on the loaner helmet issue it's not just leavin's from the previous
> wearers. Last one I had to use - there were only a couple of XL buckets
> available - had most of the lining shredded, leaving foam all over the
> place. Tough to concentrate on your driving when you've got to go chase
> down a helmet at the last second and then worry about whether it will drop
> sump'n in your eyes in the middle of the run. Yecch.
>
> > > > On another subject, M. Sipe mentions people looking like their
> > cars.
> >
> > I drive a Miata. I'm sort of cute and small. And my car gets a goatee
> > after long road trips. Now do I have to get stripes tatooed on my body?
>
> This falls apart in a hurry - I drive a Mustang. It's WAY prettier than
> me. It does have a bra that could pass for a goatee like mine, though...
> no gray though.
>
> Dale
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