Thread: Proper roadster pilot etiquette

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Both pictures really show great ways to enjoy life. Most people never know either one.

Talking about roadster experiences, two instances come to mind. The first is the one I mentioned where I went to a car show during the day, and it was nice weather, but all afternoon the temp started to drop, and by 8 Pm or so it was 40 degrees. All I had on was my leather motorcycle jacket and shorts. It was so cold that I was shaking like a leaf and couldn't keep my foot steady on the gas, as my leg was shaking so bad. The car kept doing little hops and chirping the tires when I pulled out from a light. At one light a car pulled up next to me, the guy rolled down the window and said "you poor dumb SOB." I couldn't argue with him.

And, the very last time I drove my roadster before I tore it down for the rebuild I took it to Daytona for the Turkey Rod Run, it is about 5 hours each way. It was nice going up, but the day we left it was raining cats and dogs, and didn't stop the whole time I was driving back. My Girlfriend was with me, but she was smart enough to follow me in her Honda, so she had heat and wipers and stereo, all that good stuff. She made me stop at a KMart and buy one of those yellow rain suits with pants and a jacket with a hood. So here I am, all bundled up, with my sunglasses on, and this big yellow suit. I looked like a big banana driving the car all the way back. It was so bad she said she couldn't even see me in front of her most of the time.

But that isn't the funny part. All the way back I kept feeling water dripping down my neck and chest because the suit was slightly open there. After about 4 hours of driving, I shifted my sitting position because my butt was getting tired, and found out there were about 5 gallons of water trapped in my pants. When I finally got out of the car all of this water dumped out of my pants legs.

I tore the car apart the next week for a rebuild and haven't driven it since.


Don