5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

It's easy to find like-minded individuals at car shows, but if you know what to look for, there are tell-tale signs that give petrolheads away even when there are no cars in sight
5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

1. Taking the racing line everywhere

5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

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

5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

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

5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

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

5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

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

5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations

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.

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Comments

AudiR8isBae

Very true, especially everything being used as a shifter. As a male sometimes I treat my…………., nevermind…

04/01/2016 - 15:43 |
275 | 5

lol so a short throw shifter ;)

04/01/2016 - 16:27 |
212 | 0

I did that too XD

04/01/2016 - 16:30 |
3 | 1

You’re not alone mate, we all do this

04/01/2016 - 17:02 |
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And here I thought i was weird… Thank you kind internet humans, for making me feel normal xD

04/01/2016 - 18:53 |
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Good to know I’m not alone in this

04/01/2016 - 18:56 |
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Anonymous

Popping wheelies with kids in the cart, I always do that with my son in the grocery

04/01/2016 - 15:43 |
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Freddie Skeates

What about REV ALL THE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES!!!

04/01/2016 - 15:44 |
111 | 1

I rev my food blender sometimes. Sounds a bit like an RX8, which is nice.

04/01/2016 - 17:06 |
23 | 0

Revving the vacuum and obviously the lawnmower (insert Honda joke).

04/01/2016 - 17:31 |
18 | 1

I rev the seeing machine in home ec.

04/01/2016 - 18:22 |
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we all rev the hair dryer, the vacuum cleaner, etc..

04/05/2016 - 14:35 |
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Average iRacer

Every Friday morning I go shopping when the supermarket has just opened. I’m usually the only one in there and I time my “lap” around the aisles, trying to beat it each week. It’s got to the point that I don’t stop when getting stuff off the shelves and am near enough jogging round.

04/01/2016 - 15:44 |
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Hoon the Galaxy

‘’Everything is a shifter’’

04/01/2016 - 15:46 |
140 | 2

Great minds think alike… or is it really great :D

04/01/2016 - 16:06 |
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Anonymous

Accurate AF!

04/01/2016 - 15:47 |
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Anonymous

Thats just like me! 😂

04/01/2016 - 15:50 |
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Anonymous

True as hell

04/01/2016 - 15:51 |
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Anonymous

This is so true

04/01/2016 - 15:53 |
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SpoolingTurbo

practice “phone locked to camera” time , so next time you can photograph that awesome car flying by on time

04/01/2016 - 15:55 |
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I double tap the power button to launch the camera. Trouble is that after getting this feature and actually going outside instead of masturbating over CT, EVO, TG and so on, I find myself opening the camera when I want to check the clock

04/02/2016 - 23:32 |
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