{"id":460038,"date":"2003-10-01T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2003-10-02T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=105165"},"modified":"2024-02-19T03:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:18:18","slug":"suits-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/suits-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Suits Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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They say, \u201cThe suit makes the man.\u201d Well, I can think of no more appropriate setting for that maxim than the world of motorsport. As you may recall, last month I spoke here of my misadventures with a Shelby Cobra\u2014heartbreaking\u2014all dressed up and no where to go, as a result of a failed clutch. As I stood there in the pitlane, resplendent in my driving suit, helmet in hand, awaiting the stint that would never happen, I had more time than usual to contemplate my driver\u2019s suit.<\/p>\n

Back at the trailer, as I peeled off my suit, I suddenly became very aware of its age. The previously dark blue color has become badly faded, grease stains grace the \u201cderri\u00e8re\u201d from too many Formula car rides without a proper seat and the once white cuffs and bodice now appear\u2014what Starbucks would likely describe as\u2014 \u201cmoca-chino\u201d in color. Perhaps it was just my misplaced frustration at not getting to drive, but at that moment in time my first thought was, \u201cI need to buy a new suit.\u201d Trouble is, it\u2019s never that simple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n