When did the love affair start? In your 20s? High school? Grade school?
I got infected before I could walk–or even crawl, for that matter–and I recently saw the undeniable proof: a grainy 8mm home movie showing my mom carrying me from the car to the house upon my arrival from the hospi…
The greatest day. Hellspawn sits in my lap and starts threading (yes!) lugnuts on the Focus. He was 2 years old. The Grinch's heart grew 4 times its size that day.
At our upcoming awards banquet we are honoring a elderly member who is the antithesis of pay it forward.
People like this have a much farther reach than they can ever imagine.
I had a long post written and deleted it. Let's just say I think the SCCA has a long uphill battle when it comes to attracting new members. They axed the only program aimed at youth. The continuing loss of large open parking lots is killing autocross in the same way if not as fast. That could be why the national office seems to be focused on TNIA and TT.
As a family, we have moved on to other forms of motorsports. I'll probably dump the Abomination, Mustang, and the wife's Miata in the near future. None of them has been driven in anger in over a year.
Probably 4-5? My dad had a '67 Fairlady Roadster he used to race at Hallett in the 80s when I was but a wee lad.
I need to go through this whole bag of pictures he brough me a while back. I know there is one in there of me around5 years old, polishing the outside of the car with mullett/rat tail flowing gracefully in the breeze.
Even at 16 when I got my '88 300ZX I started modding it. And I've had a number of cars since.
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