[cashflyer]

True story (not by me...):

Last night I got stuck pulling an all-nighter and I decide to go to the kangaroo mart at 4 am because I'm running out of cigarettes

So I'm at the counter purchasing my supplies and this scruffy looking guy with a mullet working the counter just looks at me and says

"do you autocross?" *insert slow southern accent*

After standing there for a second because I'm tired as hell and he caught me by surprise with his question I tell him I do

he said he could tell by the stickers on my car

before I can get out another word this guy starts telling me how he use to autocross in virginia back in the 80's

when i ask him what car he raced he said a 95 ford probe (I wasn't going to hate, you race what you got yah know)

says he raced in a stock class for awhile and then some guy sponsored him and just started throwing money into his car

so he starts telling me how some guy (unnamed) put Porsche twin turbos in his probe and that the car was putting down 450 whp

****before I go on I should say that by this time this dude is standing at the register, I've already paid and am at the door waiting for him to stop talking. Meanwhile there is a line of about 4-5 people waiting a the counter.

starts telling me how the car was so great because it was front wheel drive so it never mattered what was going on with the rear wheels and that he could turn a 90 degree corner at 52 mph and the car just stuck.

He then goes on to talk about how his sponsor told him he had to win 250 bucks a race (don't know how one wins money autocrossing) because his front airdam was so big and the car was so low he would rip it off every race, and this dude would replace it

***** Now people at the counter are looking PISSED

says this car was his daily driver and that the dude who built this porsche turbo powered v6 ford probe wouldn't even let him look at the motor.... How you may ask? Because the builder apparently fabricated a plate that covered the whole engine bay....

oh and this is the best part, when he is telling me about the porsche turbo set up he looks me square in the eyes and says

"do you know how many custom parts he had to make to get the turbo system on?" *slightly hush and very serious tone*

..... moment of silence....

"eleven"

I almost burst out laughing but managed to keep my confused composure. the dude just keeps talking and finally he looks down to scan someones items and I say I got to go and duck out with a quickness

I was standing there for 20 minutes.... just listening to this guy tell me about this porsche probe monstrosity he had...

there were some other funny things he said too but I can't really recall

oh yeah he said "his sponsor" put 37 grand into this car including a 7g paint job...

ok thanks for all those that read this whole post. I just had to share the story because I left that store in shock and none of my non-car guy friends truely appreciated this story

you know there is a part of me that wanted to believe him..... but come on a porsche twin turbo fwd ford probe :lol:

ok i have to go back to studying, but if anyone sees a 35 year old greasy dude with a mullet in the kangaroo.... ask him about autocrossing