I am in a 50+ hockey league. what is funny is every now and then we get a youngin substituting. We have one guy, formal AHL player who is 72. because he is positionaly correct, he regularly breaks up plays without having to skate fast. and yes he is currently my mentorYou guys are too funny....
I have to admit that I chickened out this weekend and drove rental to Banff (4 hours) this weekend for a conference. My X probably would be fine, but it is a bit noisy on the road and cooling a bit iffy, not to mention electrical system ( theat one easy to deal with). One of these days....
Dont want to brag, but I'm 66 this year and sure feel the pain, can't do the all niter anymore, etc, etc.
But two years ago my son encouraged me to join Master Ski Race program on a local hill. I really enjoy that and let me tell you there are much older guys in the group, who whip my ass on the gates!
So life's good and enjoy it while we can!
Cheers
Funny how the topic of being old has so much interest on a X1/9 forum. I suppose that means they are not "hair dresser's cars", but rather "geezer's cars". Of which I am one.
then about 10 seconds later "DOH!!"
Fun topic, especially when one is months away from turning 70. While we all assume our bodies will be less cooperative as we age, it's the fear factor that I wasn't expecting and it has hit me as it has others. Sometimes you really have to fight it or you will never go out in a Fiat again. I drive on the interstates in the full left or right lane only so it's easy to pull to the shoulder if something goes wrong! If I didn't have Koni struts, a header and rebuilt trans in my Bertone, it's value would be less than paying to have it towed home.
Shortly after graduating college and getting a real job, I managed to snag one of the first two X1/9s to arrive at the local dealership. I did not anticipate that 44 years later, I would still be removing and installing engines in it. I suppose that working on cars is good motivation to stay in shape as long as you can.