09-30-2015, 09:12 AM
the good:
- driving a Z8, by myself, through Roanoke (friend of my dad's) when i was 18. was a complete pussy because i was scared to death of hurting it. should have laid into it knowing i'd never see the inside of a car that expensive again. felt like such a rock star. in hindsight, everyone probably thought i was some utterly spoiled Richie Rich brat :lol:
- my first real session on track in the 2.5RS, after waiting to do it for like 10 years. not even caring how slow the car was, just being in awe of the speed and sound and how much space you have to play with out there.
- first time i figured out how to slide the car on dirt. it was surreal after feeling how a car is "supposed" to act on pavement for your entire driving life.
- not really one moment, but all the summer nights in my college days when i would play with my shifting technique on the way home from my then-girlfriend-now-wife's house. no radio, windows down, just listening to the car. freedom to focus on getting everything right and finally starting to nail it.
the bad:
- putting my maxima through a fence and into a ditch, totaling it, because of bad judgement being out in a snowstorm. utterly immature and i still feel ashamed about it even though the car was pretty crappy.
- in highschool, getting a speeding ticket in my parent's minivan with 6 people in it full of ski gear coming home from snowshoe. the whole trip was retarded, road conditions were really treacherous but i was too pigheaded to bail out and turn the car around on account of safety. we were sliding all over the place getting there in the morning and coming home i was so exhausted from trying to keep the van straight that i was just hauling ass and never heard the end of it from my parents.
- driving a Z8, by myself, through Roanoke (friend of my dad's) when i was 18. was a complete pussy because i was scared to death of hurting it. should have laid into it knowing i'd never see the inside of a car that expensive again. felt like such a rock star. in hindsight, everyone probably thought i was some utterly spoiled Richie Rich brat :lol:
- my first real session on track in the 2.5RS, after waiting to do it for like 10 years. not even caring how slow the car was, just being in awe of the speed and sound and how much space you have to play with out there.
- first time i figured out how to slide the car on dirt. it was surreal after feeling how a car is "supposed" to act on pavement for your entire driving life.
- not really one moment, but all the summer nights in my college days when i would play with my shifting technique on the way home from my then-girlfriend-now-wife's house. no radio, windows down, just listening to the car. freedom to focus on getting everything right and finally starting to nail it.
the bad:
- putting my maxima through a fence and into a ditch, totaling it, because of bad judgement being out in a snowstorm. utterly immature and i still feel ashamed about it even though the car was pretty crappy.
- in highschool, getting a speeding ticket in my parent's minivan with 6 people in it full of ski gear coming home from snowshoe. the whole trip was retarded, road conditions were really treacherous but i was too pigheaded to bail out and turn the car around on account of safety. we were sliding all over the place getting there in the morning and coming home i was so exhausted from trying to keep the van straight that i was just hauling ass and never heard the end of it from my parents.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT