Thursday, July 01, 2010

88 Miles Per Hour!!

I am a car guy. I love Hondas and am currently driving my fourth Honda car and 6th Honda vehicle counting the motorcycles I used to own. While I do appreciate and actually long for a few select other models made by different manufacturers, I have always been drawn to Honda's reliability, price, and their racing heritage. The picture to the right is my current ride and more specifically, is me seeing how fast I can drive in really small s curves at an autocross event. The title of the even should have been "Don't pee your pants". To this day I have never before or since put a car through that kind of punishment and agility testing, but was amazed at what my little stocky Civic was capable of. This was my first and only event to date and I actually placed 3rd out of five in my class.

Some people would say that since I like Honda's and plan on making some upgrades that I am a ricer. I would respond to that by saying that I do not associate with anyone that gets excited when they hear things like "My ride is slammed". I would also like to point out that anyone who thinks that painting their car the same color as a comic book superhero's jumpsuit would find their time well spent in seeking out a suitable cliff to plunge said car off of and put it out of its misery. Sure, you can call me a snob when it comes to this issue, but that's because it is something that I am passionate about.