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andrew7

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I helped run an autocross club for many years. Every so often a racing hero would show up, take his first run and then do a smokey burnout in celebration. Then we'd have a friendly chat with him and explain why we were refunding his money and requiring him to leave.

 

This was an excellent way of delivering the message to the other drivers that hot-dogging and auto-crossing were different sports. It really kept the drivers who were also tempted to express themselves in some dramatic fashion under control.

 

That didn't mean drivers didn't occasionally end up upside down, wrapped around a tree, or sideways in traffic in the middle of the street next to the auto-x site, etc, but those were honest mistakes:).

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I helped run an autocross club for many years. Every so often a racing hero would show up, take his first run and then do a smokey burnout in celebration. Then we'd have a friendly chat with him and explain why we were refunding his money and requiring him to leave.

 

This was an excellent way of delivering the message to the other drivers that hot-dogging and auto-crossing were different sports. It really kept the drivers who were also tempted to express themselves in some dramatic fashion under control.

 

That didn't mean drivers didn't occasionally end up upside down, wrapped around a tree, or sideways in traffic in the middle of the street next to the auto-x site, etc, but those were honest mistakes:).

 

I must hang out with some well behaved autocrossers. I've never seen a big burnout, donut, or anything like that at an autox.

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Mazda,

 

What do you mean you saw the mother of all donuts at the auto-x in MD that I was at this past summer.:D Remember when Boxologist (Jon) went spinning through the finish timing lights at the end of his run (even though it was unintentional) and they had to move the lights out further to insure no one else would eat them like a cone.:jonautox:

 

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Mazda,

 

What do you mean you saw the mother of all donuts at the auto-x in MD that I was at this past summer.:D Remember when Boxologist (Jon) went spinning through the finish timing lights at the end of his run (even though it was unintentional) and they had to move the lights out further to insure no one else would eat them like a cone.:jonautox:

 

Dude is a legend with his own smilie... In car forums, that's like having your own Hollywood star :rofl:

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