"Are you racing in it?"

[thehype]

Does anyone else get this response when they tell people where they're going in a couple of weeks time? Last year I even got a "where did you finish?" when i got home!!!

I appreciate not everyone is into motor racing, but even so it never ceases to astound me.

Edited by thehype on Tuesday 5th June 13:18

[ellroy]

All the time. I should be so lucky.

[vincegail]

Reading the 'stickered up' thread you can only conclude that every 1 out of 2 PH-ers lives next to complete ignorants

[GadgeS3C]

Just say "Yeah, I'm Allan McNish" in an "I'm Spartacus" stylee

[deemo]

Portly middle aged man returns home from football match wearing team shirt.

Neighbor: "Hi Steve, how was the world cup? Did you win?"

[DJPetrolHead]

I tell them I have won for last 2 years and I am going for the hatrick.

They then wish me best of luck. Bless em.......

[vincegail]

DJPetrolHead said:

I tell them I have won for last 2 years and I am going for the hatrick.

They then wish me best of luck. Bless em.......

Go for it!
(the hattrick that is)

[blueg33]

I get that question every year. I now just say "Yes"

[slarnge]

This was last years car,and the bloke over the road to me said,good luck in the race! lol, i just said thanks and ent with it

[thehype]

slarnge said:

This was last years car,and the bloke over the road to me said,good luck in the race! lol, i just said thanks and ent with it

You looked to be doing fine when I saw you...

[-Lummox-]

I've had this too. I really don't understand the thought process; if you said you were going to the Monaco GP, nobody would think you were racing in it.

[Mattt]

thehype said:

You looked to be doing fine when I saw you...

[durbster]

thehype said:

You looked to be doing fine when I saw you...

Quality

[JamesHayward]

I get it all the time. Especially as I race as well. I just keep telling them that Le Mans is the dream!

[slarnge]

LOL!How cool! Love it

thehype said:

You looked to be doing fine when I saw you...

[cbrown7]

All the time, especially with a stickered up car, I usually back up the 'I'm going to Le Mans . . .' comment with 'I'm not driving though"

[SCRR]

It's staggering how many folk think Le Mans is some sort of trackday.

I burst out laughing in my gaffer's face when he asked how much race entry was.

Another guy said I was stupid for driving a car to France for a race when there are loads of circuits open at weekends in England.

[Gibbyo]

I had this today, so I just said straight faced - "Yes, I've just got to put an Union Jack sticker on the roof of the Rover 400 and I'm good to go" turned round then carried with my work.

[Jenga]

thehype said:

You looked to be doing fine when I saw you...

Absolute Class.

[andymcmanus]

So I've now had the 'experience' now too ...

At first the hysterical neighnour asked "have you just been to the sticker factory" ... after biting my tongue and politely saying "No, going to LeMans" I got the infamous .... "are you racing in it".

hm, yeah .....