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Here's my routine when getting into the car on grid at an autocross:

1. Get in the car.
2. Strap myself in (5 point harness).
3. Realize the keys to the car are in my front pocket.
4. Unstrap.
5. Get out of the car and get the keys out of my pocket.
6. Get in the car.
7. Strap myself in.
8. Put the keys in the ignition.
9. Notice my helmet sitting on the passenger floor.
10. Unstrap.
11. Put the helmet on the passenger seat.
12. Strap myself in.
13. Notice the driver's door is still open.
14. Wonder why the guy next to me on grid thinks this is so funny.
15. Unstrap.
16. Close the driver's door on the lap belt.
17. Try to strap back in.
18. Open the door to free up the lap belt.
19. Strap myself in.
20. Notice the driver's door is still open.
21. Start getting irritated at guy next to me on grid who is cackling like a chicken.
22. Put helmet on head, scraping sunglasses down nose and onto the floor.
23. Take helmet off.
24. Unstrap.
25. Pickup glasses.
26. Strap myself in.
27. Notice my helmet sitting on the passenger floor.
28. Decide the guy next to me on grid is having a coronary by the way he's twitching and jerking.
29. Unstrap.
30. Put the helmet on my head.
31. Try to strap myself in but I can't see the latch because of the helmet.
32. Take helmet off, carefully putting it on the passenger seat.
33. Strap myself in.
34. Starting to hope the coronary the guy is going through finishes soon.
35. Put helmet on.
36. Notice glasses on passenger side of dash.
37. Unstrap.
38. Put glasses on.
39. Strap myself in.
40. The guy next to me must be dead 'cuz I can't see him sitting up in the car anymore.



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John Coffey
johncof@veriomail.com

you missed:

1) pull onto grid
2) unstrap
3) get into car
4) restrap
5) move car because you are on grid wrong
6) unstrap
7) restrap
8) move car again because someone tells you you need to be on the grid differently
9) drive over cone because you can't see it, as you are repositioning car on grid.
10) unstrap
11) get out of car

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I don't have a personality. I have an attitude

Ross 1998 E0 SVT T-Red

[This message has been edited by svtcarboy (edited September 29, 2000).]

1. unstrap
2. put helmet on passenger floor
3. check leaky rear passenger tire
4. strap in
5. remember u left moonroof open
6. unstrap cause u can't reach it
7. strap in
8. grid
9. hear announcement timing equipment is broken
10. sit there while toxic fumes from that idling MG next to you, get u high
11. annoucement timing is ready
12. notice helmet is on passenger floor
13. unstrap
14. strap after you cuss your way into your helmet
15. run course
16. miss chichane
17. unstrap after course
18. insert your choice of profanity here

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David Z.
Silver E1 #4808 w/stuff
http://daplace.spedia.net

You guys are a RIOT!!! I don't race any more but it is so good to hear it hasn't changed a bit. LOL!!!

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Andy V.
99 SE Sport
KKM,No Res,Duals
Semper Fidelis