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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