5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations
1. Taking the racing line everywhere
Whether it’s in the office, at school or the supermarket, petrolheads will never meander. The racing line will be adhered to at all times.
2. Drifting supermarket trolleys
Speaking of supermarkets, you can always spot petrolheads because trolleys are the best drift weapons this side of a Nissan S-chassis, and no self-respecting car nut could resist kicking the back out on one of these beasts.
3. Comparing the stats on everything
People who like cars are often obsessed with stats, and more importantly comparing stats to find a winner. Find yourself in a group of strangers at a party, and the petrolhead is probably the guy who’s comparing the figures on two inanimate objects…
4. Braking from the passenger seat
Petrolheads hate it when other people drive. If you’re in the car with someone who’s going through the motions - mainly braking in quiet terror - they’re probably serious about driving.
5. Everything is a shifter
No matter what it is, even if it’s not shifter-shaped. If it’s by your side, it can become a shifter for the bored. Spot someone grabbing a television remote and absent-mindedly smashing through the gears, and you’ve found your secret petrolhead.
Comments
You guys call shopping carts trolleys? Classy!
Whats a trolley in the US? Just curious.
Ha! I once scared my sister in the bathroom by making a car noise and squealing. She thought something was gonna come through the bathroom door.
Wtf is a supermarket trolley? In America we just call them “carts” haha.
I was once out shopping for groceries, and drifting the cart around the turns. I drift around the turn into this one isle, and there was 3 dudes there, with 1 basket. They all looked at me as I made noise sliding around the turn. I stopped, and we just stared at each other for a moment. Then the 3 guys started laughing, saying things like “That was awesome!”. I later saw them doing the same thing going around a turn to another isle a bit later, and having fun.
this is my prefered drift machine, no corner is done without it beeing sideways ahah, drives my girlfrined nuts
A week ago my friend broke his iPhone, because I made a drift tour for him in same bad boy drift missile :D
Needless to say he wasn’t really happy about my bumper touching performance :DD
What if it’s my mom who’s braking from the passenger seat?
Very true for me!
Soooo True!!
1,4 & 5 for me. The last one even without an object. I just imagine I have one in my hand. And of course wastegate sounds!
I make GTR sounds at school AND follow the race line