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The Sports Car Manifesto

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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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You are a sports car driver. You have made a conscious decision, whether guided by morals, principles, or passion, to drive something that most people in their life only dream of buying. Whether large or small, you have sacrificed something to drive this car, whether it be a rear seat, a useable trunk, fuel mileage, regular dinners out, or even a significant other - you have made some kind of a sacrifice to put yourself in the driver's seat.

You are a sports car driver. Every time you take your car out on the road, you make someone's day. For every driver on a dreary commute, every child bored in the back seat, every young girl with four of her friends packed into a Subaru, every high school student in a beater, and every old man carting around his wife. When you appear, their entire attention is drawn to you, and for those precious few seconds, all their worries, concerns and drudgery fall away into nothingness, filled with an image of you in your car. Freedom.

You are a sports car driver. You are the leader. You own the road. If you go fast, you will get others to go fast with you. If you go slow, others will slow down to match you. You set the pace. On special days, you will find another sports car driver next to you. There will be electricity in the air. Everyone else will have their eyes on you. Wondering what the both of you will do. Will you peel out and drag race until the next intersection? Or will you both cruise gently into the distance? The choice is yours.

The world is yours! Remember that by choosing to drive your sports car today, you are having a positive effect on the world. The decisions you make behind the wheel make marks on the world around you, just as tangible as streaks of rubber from a burnout.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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That was awesome!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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Well said.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Well, damn, now I feel bad for not driving my Crossfire today.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Sonoronos, sometimes you wax so poetic I'm filled with wonder & awe!
Childlike, I must walk away from my desk & stare at my car in the parking lot...........sigh..........
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Awesome! All completely true!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Do you want to meet my daughter?
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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Excellent!

Made my day. Thanks Sonoros.



If anybody calls, I'm out, in my sports car, leading the pack.


ADIOS AMIGOS
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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Very nice!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurts
Sonoronos, sometimes you wax so poetic I'm filled with wonder & awe!
Childlike, I must walk away from my desk & stare at my car in the parking lot...........sigh..........
HAHAHA! After reading his post I went and did the same exact thing.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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What about me sonoronos, I'm an old man carting around my wife in a sports car ?

Nice job !
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by maxcichon
Do you want to meet my daughter?
I wouldnt mind
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sonoronos
If you go fast, you will get others to go fast with you. If you go slow, others will slow down to match you. You set the pace.
This is part I find to be the truth. No what speed I drive, it seems like everyone around me will do the same. Thanks for your words sonoronos, there well said.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Excellent maifesto sonoronos!!!

I agree... doesn't seem to matter where I am... people are looking at the car and lots of times pacing me. I have yet to figure that out...

Cheers!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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God I love this place (sniff, holding back tears)
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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I like it!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Very nice. Thanks.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Thanks guys! Enjoy the ride!!
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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This should be recited at every Xfire meeting and posted in every garage. just great!
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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I.......I never realized I had so much responsibility on my shoulders. Thanks for pointing that out.
 
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