Emmo in hot water

etifosi wrote:

Adrian_Thompson wrote: I promise if I'm ever in a position to be an Indy car team owner I'll write it into my drivers contracts that if they ever win Indy he or she must hand back the milk and insist on champagne instead like a real race car driver

The "Tradition" of spraying champagne is younger than milk at Indy. But you already know that. Sometimes tradition is how you commemorate past glory.

Agreed, but when Dan Gurney first sprayed the champagne it was a pure celebration of joy. Milk on the other had was a berkeleying sponsor promotion to begin with. Also if someone gets their first win this year, say Grosjean or Bottas and is so overcome with emotion, so happy and proud that they decide to keep the champagne un-opened as a premanent memento I'll cheer for them and not get my oversensitive panties in a wad. Buy you know, that's just like my opinion man.

Mutters to self bloody overly fussy red purse supporting Bob Costas

All I can think of when I see the winner's circle celebration at Indy is how they're dumping milk all over their sweaty driver's suit...that thing has to be real funky by the time it goes in the washing machine.

As for the champagne spraying, that's one thing I kind of wish Dan Gurney had never started - it's become sort of a forced ritual rather than a real celebration.

Adrian_Thompson wrote:

etifosi wrote:

Adrian_Thompson wrote: I promise if I'm ever in a position to be an Indy car team owner I'll write it into my drivers contracts that if they ever win Indy he or she must hand back the milk and insist on champagne instead like a real race car driver

The "Tradition" of spraying champagne is younger than milk at Indy. But you already know that. Sometimes tradition is how you commemorate past glory.

Agreed, but when Dan Gurney first sprayed the champagne it was a pure celebration of joy. Milk on the other had was a berkeleying sponsor promotion to begin with. Also if someone gets their first win this year, say Grosjean or Bottas and is so overcome with emotion, so happy and proud that they decide to keep the champagne un-opened as a premanent memento I'll cheer for them and not get my oversensitive panties in a wad. Buy you know, that's just like my opinion man. Mutters to self bloody overly fussy red purse supporting Bob Costas

So Mr. Sandy Bob Costas (me), wonders what to call you.....the applicator which, by applying light pressure, force-applies a narrow stream of solution, intenting to cleanse said sand from said Bob Costas.

Gee. I wish I was closer to Michigan so I could hang out in your garage, eating your pizza (do they even know how to make pizza in MI?) and drinking your beer while losing all your 10mm sockets, as we insult one another.

etifosi wrote: So Mr. Sandy Bob Costas (me), wonders what to call you.....the applicator which, by applying light pressure, force-applies a narrow stream of solution, intenting to cleanse said sand from said Bob Costas. Gee. I wish I was closer to Michigan so I could hang out in your garage, eating your pizza (do they even know how to make pizza in MI?) and drinking your beer while losing all your 10mm sockets, as we insult one another.

Dude if you're ever heading this way I'll stock up cheap 10mmsockets from HF just so you can throw them to for the four corners. I'll tempt you with great Michigan beer but buy the worst possible pizza I can find to offend you with.

Luckily with your list of cars past and present you have vehicles that can make the trip, unlike those represented by your name and avatar which would probably break down on the way :)