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Article 7 - You Might be a Rallyist If ...

You might be a Rallyist if:

  • If you have pace notes for a few different routes to work and back home.
  • If you actually use the pace notes.
  • If you spend time telling your spouse why they should have a roll cage in their family sedan/stationwagon/etc.
  • If you have roll cages in all your vehicles and think everyone else should do the same, just because its a good idea.
  • See an accident on the way to work and yell "How about putting a triangle out!"
  • See a cop with a radar gun hiding in the weeds and think "Observation Control"
  • Have an ever-present muddy spot in the street in front of your house.
  • Walk past cars in a parking lot and look at the tread pattern on the tires.
  • You think ArmorAll means installing bash pans.
  • You think "cumming early" is a good thing.
  • You think pin striping is done with a tree branch.
  • You think "keep the shinny side up" means roll the car because the only shiny thing on your car is your bash pan.
  • You think "wash the car" means you have to seal all the electrics first.
  • You think "internet" means your intercom.
  • You think "connectivity" means your intercom.
  • You think "speech recognition" means your intercom.
  • You think "binary code" means to two decimal places.
  • Your office chair is covered in road dust.
  • You can't hear because your ears are full of road dust.
  • You can't see because your corneas are scratched from road dust.
  • You KNOW you will beat Buffum's 11 national titles.
  • Your wife says "Take a left at the corner", and you yell "Where? In twenty? In thirty?"
  • You can't understand why bridges have guardrails.
  • That red light in your mirrors means you are being caught by a rally car, so speed up!
  • The thought of racing slicks gives you diarrhea.
  • You think a flat tire means don't stop until the next traffic light.
  • On a date you think "Do you have protection?" means, did you bring your helmet?
  • You think "Bitchn' tuck and roll" means something other than seat covers.
  • You think you can never have too many spare wheels and tires.
  • You think everyone has spare control arms in their garage.
  • You think "She is having twins" means she is buying a Twinmaster.
  • You think a "relay race" means driving to your nearest parts store for another headlight relay.
  • Your rear-end puckers when you hear someone talking about lowering their car.
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