A buddy of mine sent me this picture over the weekend. A true GRM nut he pilots a 944 and miata. But in the easily missed state of Delaware he found...
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July 5, 2010 3:17 p.m. Nitroracer Dork
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July 5, 2010 5:23 p.m. David Adams Reader
Glad I didn't get that plate, looks dorkier than I had originally anticipated.
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July 5, 2010 6:23 p.m. Cone_Junky Reader
That plate needs to be on a Porsche or a rusted-out bucket (or at least the new KIA reasonably priced car).
Anything between those two makes it cheesey
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July 6, 2010 9:27 a.m. sachilles HalfDork
no, that isn't the stig. It's a company car for Thes Tig welding supply.
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July 6, 2010 9:41 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
sachilles wrote:
no, that isn't the stig. It's a company car for Thes Tig welding supply.
I lol'd
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July 6, 2010 11:05 a.m. Platinum90 SuperDork
Some say, his right nipple is shaped exactly like the Nurburgring Nordschliefe.
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July 6, 2010 11:07 a.m. gamby SuperDork
...and that if you give him a really important job to do, he’ll skive off and play croquet.
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July 6, 2010 11:09 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
That sumabitch fathered 3 of my children
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July 6, 2010 12:26 p.m. pigeon HalfDork
I'd love to have a Stig plate. I've been looking at what's available - "the stig" "not stig" and "stig" are taken. I thought about "TEH STIG" but most people wouldn't get it. "A STIG" would also almost be an inside joke since there's so many Stigs around. "SCHUSTIG" is a possibility but it'd take too long to explain to most people. "I STIG I" is also available. This would go on an E30 325is so I think it'd be OK. Thoughts? Ideas?
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July 6, 2010 1:41 p.m. motomoron Reader
It's my first day as an instructor for the SCCA - WDCR PDX program. I'm in the paddock scanning the student assignment sheet and hoping fervently that I've drawn something with fewer than say, 250 HP. I read down the column of instructor names noting who drew the Civics, the Sentras, the Miatas, the Fit, the Hyundais....Who's the poor bastard who got the guy in the e92 M3? The ~400+ HP e92 M3~??...
That'd be me.
I walked over to the car to greet the driver, my student. As I got closer I noted the license plate:
"SOME SAY"
...And felt a whole lot better.
Turned out that in addition to being a big Top Gear fan he totally had "the gift". Smooth, open to instruction, listened, asked questions. He got faster all weekend and was effusive in his thanks.
That the car was incredibly capable while being completely showroom stock - tires and all - was nice too.
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July 6, 2010 2:18 p.m. Claff New Reader
I went in the other direction
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July 6, 2010 2:51 p.m. pigeon HalfDork
Brilliant ideas - thanks!
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July 6, 2010 3:28 p.m. MitchellC Dork
Now, if you had a Mustang, or otherwise overwhelmingly American Car, you could get the plate "Hammond"
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July 6, 2010 6:51 p.m. Platinum90 SuperDork
Correction, if you had a Bowler Nemesis, or an Opel Kadett, you could have the plate "Hammster"
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July 7, 2010 12:46 a.m. MitchellC Dork
Or Oliver.
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July 7, 2010 6:24 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
Our minivan will soon have the plate STIGS DD
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July 7, 2010 8:23 a.m. ZOO Dork
Is there an anti-Stig? You know, like the whole Spy vs. Spy series from Mad Magazine?
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July 7, 2010 12:03 p.m. Duke SuperDork
Also in Delaware, near my office, there's a yellow Monaro/GTO with black wheels and black stripes plated "IMSTIG". Maybe we have a lot of cheesy plates here.
