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My brother to Jay in the penalty box, after forgetting that we just put new pads/rotors on the car while we were replacing a grenaded transmission and cruising straight off the end of the front straight at CMP:

Jay: So, what happened out there?
Robert: We just put new brakes on the car so it wouldn't stop.
Jay: You put new brakes on the car so it wouldn't stop?
Robert: Wait, no, I meant..
Jay: No, really, that explanation was all that I needed to hear. Get out and go gather your team mates.

Everybody grab your brooms, it's shenanigans!

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"The engine would start and run, but was knocking harder than the FBI with a search warrant"

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I'll make it to an actual race one of these days.  Until then...

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It'll crank, but it wont stay crunk!

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"Dude. It's a Spitfire. It's worth nothing. I mean, literally."

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And it feels so funny, like bathing in honey...

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"Why is everything going wrong?"
"Because Chrysler"

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"I said my wheel is no longer on my car" http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewt … p?id=18289

If it moves and shouldn't, use Duct Tape.
If it should move and doesn't, use WD-40.
If those don't work, its BROKE!

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I just used "butt turrible" in a conversation with a cowork about something most definitely work related.

Figured I ought to share.  That is all.

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Dirty Penny Racing: Rustyass Datsun 210.

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Racin_G73, in a thread near here - "What part of the car do you think is bent?  Have you tried to measure wheelbase on both sides?"

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Overheard while working on the car this weekend:

"Jamie didn't do a good job jacking the car."

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m610 wrote:

Racin_G73, in a thread near here - "What part of the car do you think is bent?  Have you tried to measure wheelbase on both sides?"

You gotta start with the obvious. smile

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"It smells like gas real bad" -Tow truck driver at CMP South Fall race in '10 as our driver started notice a rather large puddle of clear liquid in the passanger footwell of our Super Beetle, luckily he had pulled over because the engine had thrown it's fan belt and was overheating.

"Oh my Gawd, it's white Tupac!" -Anonymous, while in a Circle K on our way back to the track after the South Spring '11 parade and block party.

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DC Doug - "All things in moderation... except Lemons and maybe Apple Pie."

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"Holy shit"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuY0qEM2H-w

Mat Dahlin commentating

Fritz

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Hah!  I just watched that clip again last night.  Great learning experience for Jake (or any newbish racer).

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Last weekend at Thunderhill, at penalty box for 4 wheels off, driving the Corvair.

Judge: "This car is so awful... All right, go out there and be safe. Drive within yourself for crying out loud. This is a f**king death trap. Go go go go!"

Cheers,
Ben

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Lecture overheard as I walked by the penalty box at ECR during the May 2012 full 24: car in for a spin. Judge Scott points-- "this is the front of the car. This is the back. Keep that in mind."

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Jay and Phil were discussing the Triumph TR7 at New Jersey back in April and someone said "it's the poor man's TR8!"
Without missing a beat Jay said "no, it's the homeless man's TR8."

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"There's an 'anus' in there somewhere." - the Supreme Court when discussing TetanusRacing and our three-way off road love-in at MSR.

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Noob (very excited, it's her first hot lap ever, after all): The check engine is on! The check engine light is on! Should I come in? I'm coming in! (no pause for breath)
TetanusHQ: Deep breath, that's normal!

I feel good that I asked about that check engine light while sitting calmly in the pits.  I had enough to worry about once I got out on the track with a bunch of $60,000+ cars zooming past me.

-jt
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Tetanus Racing
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cpchampion wrote:

Lecture overheard as I walked by the penalty box at ECR during the May 2012 full 24: car in for a spin. Judge Scott points-- "this is the front of the car. This is the back. Keep that in mind."

We had to paint arrows on our car to point which way was forward.

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We got the curse at Capitol Offense but they wouldn't let us destroy the car.

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Jay to myself and team members in the penalty box at CMP: 'Y'all (he'd learned some Southern by then!) have a lot more motor than brakes or sense.' Couldn't possibly argue with such penetrating insight.

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"I wear a normal guy costume all the time. I take it off when I get to the track with the rest of you nuts."

-Parkwood60, on costumes.

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I think my favorite was actually one from Jay (or maybe it was the chief corner marshall, I don't remember for sure), when explaining the "faster traffic" flag:
"Anybody know what this one means? There's a race going on, and you're not in it!"

I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop and I pack a revolver.

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When I got my first penalty, Jay recommended I turn my driving down from "three-tenths to two-tenths."

/slowdriver

Eric Rood
Everything Bagel, 24 Hours of Lemons
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John (HoonaticRacing), as we connect a bunch of 12v batteries in series:

"Do you get the feeling we should be wearing gloves?"