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Old 12-08-2008 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
NICE video! Was that Craig Stanton in her right seat?
No, I might trust him driving my car but never with my girlfriend!
Old 12-08-2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GT3CAR
No, I might trust him driving my car but never with my girlfriend!
So who was it?
Old 12-08-2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Giacomo
Am I the only one who's spouse just doesn't get it? Let's hear from the other poor schmuck's who have to brave dirty looks everytime they plan a CR or DE outing.
I forgot the "*" on my first post... Supportive only if it doesn't exceed 1 per month.
Old 12-08-2008 | 11:24 PM
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My wife hates my car, hates my hobby, hates me working on it, hates me going away for the weekend, blah, blah, blah.

All I hear is I need to sell it.

It's not going to happen.
Old 12-08-2008 | 11:31 PM
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Great input folks. I knew I could not be the only lucky one.
I have tried to get her in the left seat - no luck so far, but I have not given up.
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
So who was it?
At Daytona it was a lady named Melody from Virgina and at VIR it was Alex Bell from here on rennlist....
Old 12-09-2008 | 03:07 AM
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My wife was DRAGGED by mutual friends to Daytona for the 24 hour race back in 2002, where we met. She had never been to the track, nor had any desire to. Well, we married right before the 24 hour race a year later, and started our honeymoon there. All the while we were dating, she was my pit crew, nutritionist, chef, #1 fan, and general willing accomplice to all this crazy car stuff.
Following year we CAMPED at the 24 hour in the infield. It was very cold and rained so much that they red flagged the race. Our tent leaked so that there was 4 inches of water inside, and it wicked up our big blanket, soaking us both. Oh, did I mention she was 6 months pregnant at the time? And we continue to go back!
She catered for our KONI racing team, and she currently caters for our racing rental business. She helps load the cars, load the trailer, load the four year old, and then she gets to the track, and if it is a NASA Florida event, she goes upstairs and does timing and scoring. And to this day, she has no real interest in cars. Now THAT is lucky, and I am so thankful for what I have been blessed with...
Old 12-09-2008 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Food Angel
Bologna. That's certainly not the case here.




And I have more posts on Rennlist than my husband, DrJupeman.

(By the way, Nadine is going to love MO...One of my favorites!)
Hi Katie,
Wow, I never knew Food Angel was you! (shows you how much I pay attention....) I get to see Charlie at the track once in a while, but we haven't seen you around much. Nadine says hi!! Hope the family is doing well...

I wanted to race MO, but it falls on a bad weekend for us, so we'll be doing a DE there next year.
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Old 12-09-2008 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by GT3CAR
At Daytona it was a lady named Melody from Virgina and at VIR it was Alex Bell from here on rennlist....
Ah...Alex's hand gestures and timing are a dead ringer for Craig's....
Old 12-09-2008 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by naroescape
Most...but not all....

1. Nadine is a certified PCA instructor, DE registrar, and Timing and Scoring for Club Racing. Papa Smurf (our race car) is officially hers.

2. when we first looked at our house when is was being build, we went into the garage, she looked at the high ceilings and said "wow, we could put a lift in here". the builder almost fell over.

3. She was excited when we got her a Cool suit this past year.

4. We spent A TON of money on our new suspension (935 set up with coil overs and remote resevoir shocks, etc). She never asked how much it cost until she drove on it. She then said "I love it, does it cost more than a month of my salary?". Nope? Cool, I love it even more...

5. She has been my navigator for 2 years at Targa Newfoundland.

6. She wants to try at least 1 or 2 new tracks per year. 2009 is Barber and Mid Ohio...she's already scheduled them...

And no...she does not have a sister!
Hmm, upping the ante I see. To which I will add:

3. My wife is a national Porsche DE instructor and an Audi club instructor.

4. We're considering moving, but she REFUSES to buy anything that won't fit a lift.

5. We do new tracks too. Last year we got our cars to the Glen from Chicago. This year MidOH.

6. Our favorite vacation was driving the Nurburgring for 2 days. She played GT4 on playstation for months to learn the track first.

I'd say we're pretty lucky!


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