Signs that you are hopelessly addicted to track days - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ddeflyer · 12-02-2014, 05:54 PM

Figured it would be fun to have a thread of "Signs you are hopelessly addicted to track days". I'll start off with a few:

You buy multiple boxes of brakes pads at once because "Hey, I'll have to reorder them soon anyway".

You have tires with grease/tire pen writing on the sidewall.

You are confused about people thinking brake pad/rotor/fluid changes aren't trivial.

You always have bags of tools ready to be thrown in the car so you have less work to get to the track.

You change oil based upon track days instead of miles.

jvincent · 12-02-2014, 07:44 PM

4 out of 5.

I actually have my "track box" in the garage ready to go in the trunk in a minutes notice.

In it, it has:
- Tools (impact wrench, torque wrench, breaker bar, socket wrench, collection of useful sockets, etc.)
- Blue masking tape
- Compressor for tires
- Spare helmet
- Towels and other cleaning stuff

CSG Mike · 12-03-2014, 01:24 AM

When your life revolves around getting seat time on someone else's dime.

troek · 12-03-2014, 02:09 AM

rub it in why dont you. lol.

Sleepless · 12-03-2014, 12:33 PM

I'm 5 out of 5, plus I'll add:

- You fill next year's calendar with good track dates so the family does not plan stuff on those dates

SubiePig · 12-03-2014, 12:36 PM

Your vacation days are all accounted for the year based on NASA weekends.
$25 on a shirt is to much but you spent another $800 on tires again yesterday.

CounterSpace Garage · 12-03-2014, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

When your life revolves around getting seat time on someone else's dime.

Get back to work.

CSG Mike · 12-03-2014, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CounterSpace Garage

Get back to work.

If only I were actually an employee.... :bowrofl:

rice_classic · 12-03-2014, 01:48 PM

Your g/f or wife talks about a vacation and has to insist that it doesn't involve racing or watching a race.
You lose 40lbs of body fat to make the race car lighter.
All the gifts you want for birthday/anniversary/christmas are racing-related; parts/tools/tires/helmet etc
You name your pets after race tracks, drivers or car manufacturers: Monza, Enzo, Senna, Schumi...

And my latest one: You buy a SUV and Enclosed trailer... right before the holidays.

"Hey honey, how about we don't spend a lot on each other this Christmas? Whaddya say?"

CounterSpace Garage · 12-03-2014, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

If only I were actually an employee.... :bowrofl:

12-02-2014, 05:54 PM	#1
ddeflyer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: CA Posts: 564 Thanks: 99 Thanked 284 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Signs that you are hopelessly addicted to track days Figured it would be fun to have a thread of "Signs you are hopelessly addicted to track days". I'll start off with a few: You buy multiple boxes of brakes pads at once because "Hey, I'll have to reorder them soon anyway". You have tires with grease/tire pen writing on the sidewall. You are confused about people thinking brake pad/rotor/fluid changes aren't trivial. You always have bags of tools ready to be thrown in the car so you have less work to get to the track. You change oil based upon track days instead of miles. __________________ Fun car leads to autocross, autocross leads to track days, track days lead to lemons, lemons leads to racing school, racing school leads to spec Miata... No idea where it leads next!

12-03-2014, 12:33 PM	#5
Sleepless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 639 Thanks: 299 Thanked 392 Times in 229 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm 5 out of 5, plus I'll add: - You fill next year's calendar with good track dates so the family does not plan stuff on those dates __________________ Pete 14 Track BRZ (Build Thread) cmslaptimer.com

12-03-2014, 12:36 PM	#6
SubiePig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: -'02 PSM WRX, '94 Miata, '13 BRZ Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 438 Thanks: 188 Thanked 155 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your vacation days are all accounted for the year based on NASA weekends. $25 on a shirt is to much but you spent another $800 on tires again yesterday. __________________ Sponsered by:Chasebays/Corr Performance Tuning/KartBoy/Bad Panda Motorsports/Racer-X Fabrication STX Build thread 14th/67 SCCA Nationals (2014)

12-03-2014, 01:48 PM	#9
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,174 Thanks: 757 Thanked 4,208 Times in 1,808 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Your g/f or wife talks about a vacation and has to insist that it doesn't involve racing or watching a race. You lose 40lbs of body fat to make the race car lighter. All the gifts you want for birthday/anniversary/christmas are racing-related; parts/tools/tires/helmet etc You name your pets after race tracks, drivers or car manufacturers: Monza, Enzo, Senna, Schumi... And my latest one: You buy a SUV and Enclosed trailer... right before the holidays. "Hey honey, how about we don't spend a lot on each other this Christmas? Whaddya say?" __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

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jvincent Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2022 WRB BRZ Sport-Tech Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,746 Thanks: 131 Thanked 1,411 Times in 715 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	4 out of 5. I actually have my "track box" in the garage ready to go in the trunk in a minutes notice. In it, it has: - Tools (impact wrench, torque wrench, breaker bar, socket wrench, collection of useful sockets, etc.) - Blue masking tape - Compressor for tires - Spare helmet - Towels and other cleaning stuff

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