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Thread: Things I love about Formula SAE

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    -finding metal in my clothes
    -finding metal in my hair
    -finding metal in my skin
    -all of the above, but for fiberglass, bondo, etc
    -the nice farmers tan I managed to get from spending so much time in our shop, four floors underground
    -soap with pumice (and acetone/gasoline for those tough stains)
    -the way I smell
    -the fact that my girlfriend is still putting up with me (nevermind, I now second whoever's signature that says "SAE: when you just can't get rid of a girlfriend)
    -getting to the shop in the morning... and leaving in the morning
    -not knowing what day it is
    -my grades
    -the lung cancer I probably already have
    -the girls (oh wait....)
    -the good friends I've made, and will have for the rest of my life

    Feel free to add to the list
    Mountain Lion Motorsports

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    -Listening to senior members say "You don't even know. Back when I was a freshman..."
    -Telling freshmen "You don't even know. Back when I was a freshman..."
    -Skipping class tomorrow to test on a karting track
    -The blank stares I get when I tell people that I'm on the school race team. "We have a race team?"
    -People asking if I'm on the go-kart team.
    -The people that come in our shop and ask if we'll fix their car, truck, motorcycle, scooter, moped, bicycle, skateboard, rollerblades, lawnmower, weedwhacker, ATM, jet turbine, computer, and a few more I can't think of. And all of those have happened at least once.

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    - The weird looks i get from people when i walk from the machine shop to our office with random parts. (4 tires around each arm, half-welded exhaust, uprights, a-arms, etc.)
    Daniel Vaandrager
    Team Leader 2010, 2011
    Fabrication Leader 2009
    Fabricator 2007, 2008
    University of Alberta

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    listening to "im on a boat" 4 million times a day

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    -Buying oil from Meijer (24 hour dept store) at 2am
    -Making a Jinga game out of the overflowing trash cans
    -Falling asleep on the creeper while under the car
    -Scott Proimos
    -08 LTU Powertrain Leader

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    Originally posted by kasaba:
    listening to "im on a boat" 4 million times a day
    Some things are universal

    I got my swim trunks
    And my flippy floppies
    Mountain Lion Motorsports

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    Originally posted by Discretely elite:
    -Falling asleep on the creeper while under the car
    Our creeper is the floor lol
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    Originally posted by Mikey Antonakakis:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Discretely elite:
    -Falling asleep on the creeper while under the car
    Our creeper is the floor lol </div></BLOCKQUOTE>



    Our creeper is a junior who is named Kyle.



    Best,
    Drew
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    Northwestern Formula Racing Alum
    Head Engineer, Frame/Suspension 2006-2009

    My '73 Saab 99 Road Race Build

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    I got a nautical themed pashmina afghan...

    -I love never being satisfied with a design and just going damn it that will have to do.
    -Brake cleaner, they should sell it as an acne treatment.
    -Picking up hot steel with holey welding gloves and burning your fingers.
    -Seeing the crazy things newbies do and going wtf what were you thinking (having done similar things when I was a newbie).

    Cheers

    Olly

    ACME Racing
    UNSW@ADFA
    Olly

    Academy Racing 04-07, 09-11
    UNSW@ADFA

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    If you're on the shore, then you're sure not me.

    - Having mates who graduated years ahead of me with A's ringing and asking my help for their jobs.
    - Looking at our first car and going "shit it still runs"
    - Not going to class, get assignments after they are due, busting a all nighter and getting over 80%
    - Falling asleep: On the chassis table, on the ground next the car, leaning on the lathe tool post, on the toilet, at the traffic lights, while driving, welding, etc.
    - Having my mail redirected to the workshop.
    - +1 on the friends
    Brent

    3rd world solutions for real world problems.

    UoA FSAE 2004-2008

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