[pic] My little grease monkey and team mate...

[Datawiz]

My daughter spent the entire day out at the track helping out the club, shagging cones, working, etc.

For her, the highlight of her day, was to come home and change the tires on the black Vette.

She did all four corners herself. :seasix:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Datawiz/Off%20Topic/IMAG0284.jpg

Because the tires are heavy, I taught her to use her legs to "squeeze" the tires higher to get them mounted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Datawiz/Off%20Topic/IMAG0286.jpg

Notice the dirt mustache and dirty forehead. :hurray:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Datawiz/Off%20Topic/IMAG0287.jpg

Like I said, changing the tires is what she looked forward to the entire day. We have a track rat in the making. :yesnod:

[Skia]

FOUR corners.....Just sayn'.....:leaving:

[Datawiz]

FOUR corners.....Just sayn'.....:leaving:

D'oh! :banghead:

[snide]

:cool: :thumbs: :thumbs:

:cheers:


D'oh! :banghead:

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[Skia]

D'oh! :banghead:Don't you just hate it when the spelling Nazi's show up?? :D

http://www.crownvic.net/cowman/spelling.jpg

[Datawiz]

Don't you just hate it when the spelling Nazi's show up?? :D

They keep me humble. I'm the first to pounce on someone else, so I deserve it when I eff up. :cert: Lotta work on my plate to get ready for tomorrow. Driver's side front swaybar endlink cracked. Had to change that. Now, I'm printing 100 course maps for the drivers tomorrow. Had to make a few cone changes, as the course needed fixing. Busy, busy, but the type-o was pretty silly. :lol:

The ice-cold beer doesn't help either. :D

[snide]

The ice-cold beer doesn't help either. :D

RONG!!

:cheers:

[Datawiz]

RONG!!

:cheers:

Correct.

It makes me happy, and tastes DAMN good going down. A 10-hour day in the sun deserves ice cold beer. :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

On a side note, can you believe these are CELL PHONE pics? Utah be damned. :rofl:

[snide]

Correct.

It makes me happy, and tastes DAMN good going down. A 10-hour day in the sun deserves ice cold beer. :yesnod:

Indeed. :cheers:

[Skia]

They keep me humble. I'm the first to pounce on someone else, so I deserve it when I eff up. :cert: Lotta work on my plate to get ready for tomorrow. Driver's side front swaybar endlink cracked. Had to change that. Now, I'm printing 100 course maps for the drivers tomorrow. Had to make a few cone changes, as the course needed fixing. Busy, busy, but the type-o was pretty silly. :lol:

The ice-cold beer doesn't help either. :D:seasix:I know are very proud of her. I would have still been racing when Maddie was that age that she would have been right there. :yesnod: Wish I could send her to the 3 day course at VIR :sadangel:

[Datawiz]

:seasix: I know are very proud of her. I would have still been racing when Maddie was that age that she would have been right there. :yesnod: Wish I could send her to the 3 day course at VIR :sadangel:

Back at you bitch from the spelling Nazi. Oh the irony. :D

Maddie would benefit from a driving school. Everyone should take one. :yesnod:

[Skia]

Back at you bitch. :D

Maddie would benefit from a driving school. Everyone should take one. :yesnod::confused5: What??

She really wants to take a driving school, I taught her how to heel/toe when I was teaching her to to drive her manual BMW. She knows how to handle and judge an apex. I just want her to be able to handle any situation and hope that she gets to compete in something. Hope by the end of the year that I will have a job that will let me send her to either VIR or Road Atlanta where I went. :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

:confused5: What?? She really wants to take a driving school, I taught her how to heel/toe when I was teacheing her hoe to drive her manual BMW. She knows how to handle and judge an apex. I just want her to be able to handle any situation and hope that she gets to compete in something. Hope by the end of the year that I will have a job that will let me send her to either VIR or Road Atlanta where I went. :yesnod:

Look at the bolded part of my quote. :slap:

:lol:

Your English sucks worse than mine. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Jeff '79]

Lucky girl ! Daddy has two nice vettes....:seasix:

[Skia]

Look at the bolded part of my quote. :slap:

:lol:

Your English sucks worse than mine. :rofl::rofl::rofl:I blame the Crown :yesnod: :D

[Datawiz]

I blame the Crown :yesnod: :D

Bitch, you edited both posts. :rofl:

[Skia]

Bitch, you edited both posts. :rofl:Funny how that happens isn't it Craig?? :D

[Datawiz]

Funny how that happens isn't it Craig?? :D

I'm chasing posts all over the place. :lol:

[GRN ENVY]

:hurray::hurray:

She's a good kid, with a want to work attirude. Not many kids are like that. :seasix:

[Datawiz]

Lucky girl ! Daddy has two nice vettes....:seasix:

Cute girl, straight-A student, and soon to be track record holder. She will be one hot ticket. She will absolutely know more about cars (she already does) than the guys she knows. Car guys get uber turned on by chicks that know their way around cars. She should have an enjoyable life. :yesnod:

[Chuck A]

very cool, indeed
i wish i wish i had a daughter, yes i allready had my daughters name picked out

[Datawiz]

:hurray::hurray:

She's a good kid, with a want to work attirude. Not many kids are like that. :seasix:

Spelling Nazi pounces again. This thread is full of fail. :rofl:

It was great to have you in the car again today Marcus. :seasix:

[snide]

:hurray::hurray:

She's a good kid, with a want to work attirude. Not many kids are like that. :seasix:

I know a lot of kids who have "attirude". :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

very cool, indeed
i wish i wish i had a daughter, yes i allready had my daughters name picked out

As an adopted child, all I wanted was a son. We were only blessed with one child, yet, with a girl, I still got the son I always wanted. :angel:

My daughter and I are incredibly close. We ride bikes 6 miles every day at 5am, she's a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she is UBER into cars. She wants to wrench on them. She could drive the Z06 (stick shift) at age 11. :hurray:

I am truly blessed to have this child. :yesnod:

[snide]

As an adopted child, all I wanted was a son. We were only blessed with one child, yet, with a girl, I still got the son I always wanted. :angel:

My daughter and I are incredibly close. We ride bikes 6 miles every day at 5am, she's a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she is UBER into cars. She wants to wrench on them. She could drive the Z06 (stick shift) at age 11. :hurray:

I am truly blessed to have this child. :yesnod:

Sounds like you're a great dad! :thumbs: :thumbs:

:cheers:

[GRN ENVY]

Spelling Nazi pounces again. This thread is full of fail. :rofl:

It was great to have you in the car again today Marcus. :seasix:

I know a lot of kids who have "attirude". :yesnod:

I typed that on my iPad, you would have thought autocorrect would have fixed that. But for now I will use the excuse of being in the sun for 10 hours.

It was great being in the car again. Thanks for the opportunity :cert:

[Chuck A]

As an adopted child, all I wanted was a son. We were only blessed with one child, yet, with a girl, I still got the son I always wanted. :angel:

My daughter and I are incredibly close. We ride bikes 6 miles every day at 5am, she's a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she is UBER into cars. She wants to wrench on them. She could drive the Z06 (stick shift) at age 11. :hurray:

I am truly blessed to have this child. :yesnod:

your the best:yesnod::cert:

[Skia]

As an adopted child, all I wanted was a son. We were only blessed with one child, yet, with a girl, I still got the son I always wanted. :angel:

My daughter and I are incredibly close. We ride bikes 6 miles every day at 5am, she's a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she is UBER into cars. She wants to wrench on them. She could drive the Z06 (stick shift) at age 11. :hurray:

I am truly blessed to have this child. :yesnod:Daughters can be fun. :yesnod: And I agree with your statement regarding girls that know about cars. :yesnod: Maddie corrects them all the time. My favorite is when a guy says that he "Likes her rims". Maddie just gives them this icy stare and says..."Glad you like the rims, what about the rest of the wheel"?? I love that. :rofl:

[Datawiz]

your the best:yesnod::cert:

Thank you!

Oh yeah, MORE spelling Nazi's. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

You're the best too. :D

[Datawiz]

Daughters can be fun. :yesnod: And I agree with your statement regarding girls that know about cars. :yesnod: Maddie corrects them all the time. My favorite is when a guy says that he "Likes her rims". Maddie just gives them this icy stare and says..."Glad you like the rims, what about the rest of the wheel"?? I love that. :rofl:

Snide busts my balls about "rims" all the time. :rofl:

Sounds like your daughter and mine are very similar, just a few years apart. :seasix:

[Skia]

Snide busts my balls about "rims" all the time. :rofl:

Sounds like your daughter and mine are very similar, just a few years apart. :seasix:If they aske her what Motor the car has in it she tells them that "Bonnie" has a 3 liter straight 6 engine, it ain't electric or a hybrid so it has no motor. Gawd I love that girl. :yesnod:

[Jeff '79]

Cute girl, straight-A student, and soon to be track record holder. She will be one hot ticket. She will absolutely know more about cars (she already does) than the guys she knows. Car guys get uber turned on by chicks that know their way around cars. She should have an enjoyable life. :yesnod:

Ya, she's gonna be hot. She's at that awkward , in between stage right now, but before you know it, those blue eyes are gonna be drawing them in flocks to your front door.....You're lucky that she likes doing that stuff with you. My two have no interest, other than holding their hands out for the keys.....:cert:

[Datawiz]

I typed that on my iPad, you would have thought autocorrect would have fixed that. But for now I will use the excuse of being in the sun for 10 hours.

It was great being in the car again. Thanks for the opportunity :cert:

By the way, either you or Bill broke the bottom of the left front mud flap. :rofl:

One more thing I have to fix. :shots:

You know the bottom screw on the left-hand front wheel air damn. The thing that gets broken all the time. One of you two broke the screw through the plastic fender liner. :slap:

:D

Good thing I have a replacement. Won't be needed for Dixie, unless you two eff it up more tomorrow, but will ultimately need to be replaced.

[Datawiz]

If they aske her what Motor the car has in it she tells them that "Bonnie" has a 3 liter straight 6 engine, it ain't electric or a hybrid so it has no motor. Gawd I love that girl. :yesnod:

:seasix:

[GRN ENVY]

By the way, either you or Bill broke the bottom of the left front mud flap. :rofl:

One more thing I have to fix. :shots:

You know the bottom screw on the left-hand front wheel air damn. The thing that gets broken all the time. One of you two broke the screw through the plastic fender liner. :slap:

:D

Good thing I have a replacement. Won't be needed for Dixie, unless you two eff it up more tomorrow, but will ultimately need to be replaced.


Oops. I don't recall hitting any cones on drivers side, I know I clipped a few on the passenger side. If the screw went through it we nailed a cone bad.

[Datawiz]

Ya, she's gonna be hot. She's at that awkward , in between stage right now, but before you know it, those blue eyes are gonna be drawing them in flocks to your front door.....You're lucky that she likes doing that stuff with you. My two have no interest, other than holding their hands out for the keys.....:cert:

All of her female classmates think she's odd. She's not a girly-girl. She LOVES Ninja Turtles, has a Ninja Turtle lunch box, has cars plastered all over her "Friday Folder", talks about cars all of the time, wants a Koenigsegg Agera (yes, I had to look up the spelling...again)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Datawiz/agera.jpg

And yet, when she shows up for a school dance, all dressed up, their jaws always drop. She's a hot ticket when she cleans up, but she prefers to be in shorts and t-shirts getting dirty. She doesn't care about being plastered with makeup during school and trying to act pretty. She is, and can be when she needs to be, but it's not her focus. :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

Oops. I don't recall hitting any cones on drivers side, I know I clipped a few on the passenger side. If the screw went through it we nailed a cone bad.

Part of racing. No worries. I just know it wasn't me. :D

Bill's good with his wallet when it comes to fixing the car. :yesnod:

This issue does not need repairing right now, but it's the same thing we've seen before. Eventually, more holes will get busted out and the liner will need replacing.

[Jeff '79]

All of her female classmates think she's odd. She's not a girly-girl. She LOVES Ninja Turtles, has a Ninja Turtle lunch box, has cars plastered all over her "Friday Folder", talks about cars all of the time, wants a Koenigsegg Agera (yes, I had to look up the spelling...again)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Datawiz/agera.jpg

And yet, when she shows up for a school dance, all dressed up, their jaws always drop. She's a hot ticket when she cleans up, but she prefers to be in shorts and t-shirts getting dirty. She doesn't care about being plastered with makeup during school and trying to act pretty. She is, and can be when she needs to be, but it's not her focus. :yesnod:

:yesnod: I can see that....She'll make a man's man, really happy one day, and he'll be a really lucky guy...... It helps , having a cool dad to teach her too......:seasix:

[GRN ENVY]

Part of racing. No worries. I just know it wasn't me. :D

Bill's good with his wallet when it comes to fixing the car. :yesnod:

This issue does not need repairing right now, but it's the same thing we've seen before. Eventually, more holes will get busted out and the liner will need replacing.

Marcus don't break shit

[Datawiz]

:yesnod: I can see that....She'll make a man's man, really happy one day, and he'll be a really lucky guy...... It helps , having a cool dad to teach her too......:seasix:

She is rapidly becoming the woman I wish I had the opportunity to marry. (Don't take that the wrong way. :slap:) As a racer, had I had the chance to marry a woman so similar to my daughter with her brains, looks, car skills, work ethic, I'd be in heaven. :yesnod:

My wife tolerates the racing and occasionally will come out to drive the automatic Corvette. She IS jealous of my relationship with my daughter vs. hers. Guess who invested more time over the past 13 years developing that relationship? :shots:

And they say teenage girls are a pain in the ass to raise. :rolleyes:

[VITE1]

Its good to have a close relationship with your daughter. It helps when they are in those 17-25 Y/O range when they are getting out in the world. :seasix::seasix:

[Jeff '79]

I know exactly what you mean... I married a girly girl...I can't get her to go water skiing, tubing, diving, etc, etc......You get the picture. I don't regret it though..... That's why I say that some guy will be very lucky,, and you said you wished that you married someone just like your daughter...... Ya , I sometimes wonder, what if......

[Datawiz]

I know exactly what you mean... I married a girly girl...I can't get her to go water skiing, tubing, diving, etc, etc......You get the picture. I don't regret it though..... That's why I say that some guy will be very lucky,, and you said you wished that you married someone just like your daughter...... Ya , I sometimes wonder, what if......

Yep, you get it. ;) :cert:

[Datawiz]

Its good to have a close relationship with your daughter. It helps when they are in those 17-25 Y/O range when they are getting out in the world. :seasix::seasix:

When she reaches those age ranges, she'll just kick the crap outta any guys that threatens her. She's lethal with her Ninja skills. I say that tongue-n-cheek because Ninja is Japanese and Tae Kwon Do is Korean, but she is well trained and practices her art constantly. She easily puts a hurting on me with a joint lock to the wrist and I'm nearly 300 pounds. :yesnod:

[sasnglass77]

Aw gee wiz, she worked the event and she changed tires? That's awesome Craig, great daughter you have and its great you two are so close!

Definitely some truth to "Daddys little girl"!!!
:cert:

Glad I checked in and caught this thread!

[Datawiz]

Aw gee wiz, she worked the event and she changed tires? That's awesome Craig, great daughter you have and its great you two are so close!

Definitely some truth to "Daddys little girl"!!!
:cert:

Glad I checked in and caught this thread!

She reminds me a lot of you. ;) :cert:

[snide]

I'm nearly 300 pounds. :yesnod:

Fat ass. :leaving:

[78SA]

:seasix:

[Nemesis]

Because the tires are heavy, I taught her to use her legs to "squeeze" the tires higher to get them mounted.


Who doesn't do that? :confused5:

[Jeff '79]

Aw gee wiz, she worked the event and she changed tires? That's awesome Craig, great daughter you have and its great you two are so close!

Definitely some truth to "Daddys little girl"!!!
:cert:

Glad I checked in and caught this thread!

:kimblair:

[sasnglass77]

She reminds me a lot of you. ;) :cert:
I'm very flattered and honored!
Btw...blew out the wheel cylinder on the tracker and no brakes Friday on the way home...the parts will be tomorrow...yay!
But my 18 to nephew gave me his truck to use til the parts come! How awesome is that? I was blown away he did that...I'm very blessed to have him. Now if I can get him passionate about driving....lol

[GRN ENVY]

Who doesn't do that? :confused5:

Craig, freakin king kong strength

[sasnglass77]

:kimblair:

Heyas Jeff!

[GRN ENVY]

I'm very flattered and honored!
Btw...blew out the wheel cylinder on the tracker and no brakes Friday on the way home...the parts will be tomorrow...yay!
But my 18 to nephew gave me his truck to use til the parts come! How awesome is that? I was blown away he did that...I'm very blessed to have him. Now if I can get him passionate about driving....lol

Send him down here, Craig and I will get him addicted to being behind the wheel hahaha

[Datawiz]

Fat ass. :leaving:

Pot meet Kettle. :lol:

[snide]

I'm very flattered and honored!
Btw...blew out the wheel cylinder on the tracker and no brakes Friday on the way home...the parts will be tomorrow...yay!
But my 18 to nephew gave me his truck to use til the parts come! How awesome is that? I was blown away he did that...I'm very blessed to have him. Now if I can get him passionate about driving....lol

Take him for a ride in one of your Corvettes.

[Datawiz]

Off to bed gang. Chat tomorrow. :cert:

[sasnglass77]

Send him down here, Craig and I will get him addicted to being behind the wheel hahaha

I'm hoping it changes when he graduates and gets my Dads old (86) Jaguar xjs 12 cylinder.

[GRN ENVY]

I'm hoping it changes when he graduates and gets my Dads old (86) Jaguar xjs 12 cylinder.

That would be a blast to have

[sasnglass77]

Take him for a ride in one of your Corvettes.

He's been both...I taught him to pick them out on the road....your son is just like he was when Jonathan was C s age. :)

[sasnglass77]

That would be a blast to have

It wasn't fun to autocross...Damn thing was as lofty as a cruise boat...I got seasick watching my brother then rethought the idea....decided against it as I would be the one cleaning it :rofl:

[GRN ENVY]

It wasn't fun to autocross...Damn thing was as lofty as a cruise boat...I got seasick watching my brother then rethought the idea....decided against it as I would be the one cleaning it :rofl:

:rofl::rofl:
Those old British cars are pretty much the epitome of how a car shouldn't handle

[Nemesis]

I'm very flattered and honored!
Btw...blew out the wheel cylinder on the tracker and no brakes Friday on the way home...the parts will be tomorrow...yay!
But my 18 to nephew gave me his truck to use til the parts come! How awesome is that? I was blown away he did that...I'm very blessed to have him. Now if I can get him passionate about driving....lol

Bring him out

[mrvette]

A few months ago, out of the blue, my little short daughter calls, asking how to change the serp belt on her Subaru....me knowing nothing of the car, ask about the basics of it's construction, and so to figger out what wrench to use to release the tensioner, and to follow the exact routing of the belt....several phone calls later she sends me a cphone pix of her little greasy paw a.. grins that it was finally done, saving her some fairly major bux.....

at one point she had called some years ago, about how to plug a tire,.....

I sent her to the parts store to get a kit, and specifically asked about the position of the nail, and so it seemed good to me, and so she plugged it herself instead of some tire store rip off trying to sell her 4 new tires....seriously...because it's AWD and some such bullshit....

I think it's an outback or some such....


so any time she smell a rat, she calls the old man....

:lol:

[99 pewtercoupe]

Cool. Great to see a kid so involved in something other than video games and social media type things. Sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders and a stronger grasp of reality than most of her peers

[snide]

A few months ago, out of the blue, my little short daughter calls, asking how to change the serp belt on her Subaru....me knowing nothing of the car, ask about the basics of it's construction, and so to figger out what wrench to use to release the tensioner, and to follow the exact routing of the belt....several phone calls later she sends me a cphone pix of her little greasy paw a.. grins that it was finally done, saving her some fairly major bux.....

at one point she had called some years ago, about how to plug a tire,.....

I sent her to the parts store to get a kit, and specifically asked about the position of the nail, and so it seemed good to me, and so she plugged it herself instead of some tire store rip off trying to sell her 4 new tires....seriously...because it's AWD and some such bullshit....

I think it's an outback or some such....


so any time she smell a rat, she calls the old man....

:lol:

Pic of daughter?

[sasnglass77]

Bring him out

He just doesn't have the desire. He got cut off when he was learning to drive, think it kind of spooked. He will drive to school but I honestly don't think he's driven more than a 15 mile ride .

Worse thing would be to force him...hopefully as he gets more seat he will get more comfortable behind the wheel.

[Nemesis]

He just doesn't have the desire. He got cut off when he was learning to drive, think it kind of spooked. He will drive to school but I honestly don't think he's driven more than a 15 mile ride .

Worse thing would be to force him...hopefully as he gets more seat he will get more comfortable behind the wheel.

That's disappointing. He's welcome to come out if he changes his mind.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

All of her female classmates think she's odd. She's not a girly-girl. She LOVES Ninja Turtles, has a Ninja Turtle lunch box, has cars plastered all over her "Friday Folder", talks about cars all of the time, wants a Koenigsegg Agera (yes, I had to look up the spelling...again)

And yet, when she shows up for a school dance, all dressed up, their jaws always drop. She's a hot ticket when she cleans up, but she prefers to be in shorts and t-shirts getting dirty. She doesn't care about being plastered with makeup during school and trying to act pretty. She is, and can be when she needs to be, but it's not her focus. :yesnod:


I can't believe how much she's grown up. :willy:

BTW, she sounds just like my daughter when she was younger...who was. Just like me when I was younger. :rofl: Tom boys grow up to be very level-headed women. :D