101 Car-guy Things To Do Before You Die
Got this from the Sept '09 issue of Hot Rod.
Rate yourself at the end.
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- Drive a Funny Car
- Attend The Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Race at Bonneville
- Drive a Sprint Car
- Enter a Demolition Derby
- Race The Baja 1000
- Race at The Silver State Classic Challenge
- Ride as a Navigator in a SCCA Pro Rally Car
- Compete in a Wheel to Wheel Road Race
- Attend the U.S. Nationals
- Build your own Engine
- Crew on a Race Team
- Race a Shifter Cart
- Go to The Daytona 500
- Attend the 24 Hours of Lemans
- Race in the 24 Hours of Lemons
- Go to Gravelrama
- Go Ice Racing on a Frozen Lake
- Learn to Operate a Welder
- Drive a Jet Car
- Throw the Rods out of the Oil Pan
- Attend the March Meet
- Own Something with a Lenco in it
- Attend the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
- Run Flat Out at El Mirage
- Long-Haul The Power Tour
- Compete at Drag Week
- Attend La Carrera Panamericana
- See the Detroit Autorama
- Tour The Henry Ford Museum
- Attend The Woodward Dream Cruise
- Road Trip to Bike Week at Sturgis
- Bid at B-J Scottsdale
- Check out The Garlits’ Museum of Drag Racing
- Cruise Route 66
- Attend the Car Craft Summer Nationals
- Go to Eldora Speedway
- Attend The Turkey Rod Run in Daytona
- Race at Maxton
- Hit The Museum of American Speed
- Install a Lift in Your Home Shop
- Attend The Grand National Roadster Show
- Own Something with an 8-71 attached to it.
- Drive a Modified Class Pulling Tractor
- Do MOAB
- Drive a Wheelstander
- Restore a Muscle Car
- Chop Up a Muscle Car
- Paint Your Car Yourself
- Attend The Swamp Buggy Races in Naples, Florida
- Race an Aussie V8 Superboat
- Attend The Bathurst 1000
- See an F1 Race in Monaco
- Build a V8 Chainsaw
- Compete in The Rollover Contest at Riverhead Raceway in N.Y.
- Stand Between Fuelers at The Starting Line
- Throw The Green Flag at a NASCAR Race
- Teach a Kid to Build a Carb
- Go to The Gasser Reunion
- Compete in The World Power Wheelstanding Championships at Byron Dragway
- Attend The NSRA Nationals
- Attend The World Street Nationals, Orlando
- Buy Stuff at Hershey, PA Swap Meet
- Win a Drag Race
- Help Another Car-Guy at The Side of The Road
- Lap The Nurburgring
- Watch: Vanishing Point, Two-Lane Blacktop and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
- Hear John Force Speak in Person
- Pomona Swapmeet
- Drive Five Italian Supercars in Italy
- Run Moonshine
- Tour Leno’s Collection
- Go 200 MPH at Continental Tires Texas Test Track
- Go to a Race Car Driving School
- Drive The Tail of The Dragon in NC
- Drive The Blue Ridge Parkway
- Lead East-Total 50’s Immersion
- Attend The AMC Nationals
- Drag-Race Your Parents Car at Grudge Match Night
- Install a Brake Light Cutout
- Attend Sebring Infield Party
- Drive on The Beach at Daytona
- Sit in The Snake Pit at The Indy 500
- Wash Car Parts in The Dishwasher
- Own a Car With Flamethrowers
- Ride in a Rumble Seat
- Make Whoopee in a Car
- Name a Car You Own
- Put Out a Carburetor Fire
- Go to Bristol 400
- Go to a Truck and Tractor Pull
- Participate in a Figure Eight Chain Race
- Experience Turbo Lag
- Perfect The Parking Brake J-Turn
- Do An Autocross
- Get Your Car in a Magazine
- Do The Rubicon Trail
- Attend Targa Newfoundland
- Attend The SEMA Show
- Discover and Buy a Barn Find
- Attend The Reno Air Races
1-10 Did you lease or buy your Prius?
11-25 Good start…keep going
26-50 You have 90W in your viens
51-75 Send a resume to…
76-101 We’re not worthy
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