I was thinking about this today, because I realised that pretty much none of my Facebook "friends", who live in the same state as I currently do, give a flying fuck about this particular "hobby"...
It's actually quite rare to meet people who do like, and admit to liking, motor racing, these days, around these parts.
I go to track meets. I wear motor racing t shirts and gear sometimes (people tend to ask about band tees much more than, say, a Bathurst tee). I've been to the Bathurst 1000 twice, which is... The mecca of Aus car racing. I've always been into this since I was a kid. But yet... I've never really made friends out of it, oddly (excluding an ex who raced karts, and our mutual friend, who is an arsehole, so I won't be contacting them, lol)...
Anyway, just figured I would see what any "rev heads" here were up to, in this regard. I'm going to go to another "track meet" in a few weeks, which is like... One of the highlights of this time of year. Should be good.
Anyone else been to any races lately/planning on going to any? Obviously there's plenty of stuff on the TV, and a few decent "latest generation" games, but... In person is generally better, for this, IMHO.
What's big in your part of the world? We've established by now that I know a bit about Indycar and (less so) Nascar, but in Europe, I don't really know that much apart from Enduros, rallying and F1, lol...
Anyway, just a conversation starter, if anyone shares this common interest!
I do enjoy doing basic wrenching on my car, however the most what I enjoy about is cleaning (or detailing, depends which is applicable) and maintaining my own pride and joy.
During good weather I would put some fitting music and just drive, no destination in mind and not worrying about tomorrow. I do enjoy the local demolition derby events and attending rallies, quite a lot to see especially in such tiny land as the Netherlands.
I would love to own an E39 generation 5 series. A dream car would be an 540i sedan with M-Sport package, but I've ended up with a Saab convertible of all things.