Here it is, friends, the Straightline Friday Caption Contest.
Today's photo comes from BMW's storehouse of photos from the BMW Driving Experience, the instruction program the company has offered to its customers for over three decades. If we had to take a wild guess, we'd say this one is from the 1980s.
At the time, driving instructors were legally required to mousse their faux-hawks and don their cowboy boots before cheering you on in the autocross.
Write us a caption; then take a stab at the Long-Term Road Test blog caption contest.
estreka says:
03:26 AM, 03/26/10
"Go Clarkson, go!"
rick8365 says:
03:37 AM, 03/26/10
An action shot from the BMW Driving Experience, Duran Duran Enthusiasts Weekend.
Her name is Rio....
technetium99 says:
03:57 AM, 03/26/10
Kurt Russel gets carjacked.
technetium99 says:
04:07 AM, 03/26/10
The new 3 series, retro-pr*ck edition.
technetium99 says:
04:16 AM, 03/26/10
Hey, man! Get off my car phone! That costs me $5 a minute!
ergsum says:
04:31 AM, 03/26/10
"Road & Track House" starring Patrick Swayze
isaacl says:
04:44 AM, 03/26/10
Dance mothe*****er.....DANCE.
spin2win says:
05:06 AM, 03/26/10
"Eeeeeeeeeee Yaaaaaaaaa....I got your weiner shnitzel right 'ereeeeeeee!"
93aero says:
05:06 AM, 03/26/10
You can only guess now, but they blurred out the Mercedes Benz representatives feelings on the new M; I wonder what he meant?
93aero says:
05:08 AM, 03/26/10
SLOW DOWN!!!!!
e90_m3 says:
05:25 AM, 03/26/10
Hot Rod Time Machine
e90_m3 says:
05:28 AM, 03/26/10
"Hey, man! Get off my car phone! That costs me $5 a minute!"
ROFL
davis0577 says:
05:29 AM, 03/26/10
Let's see those bastards at Audi top this!
davis0577 says:
05:33 AM, 03/26/10
Why is Elliot Gould stealing Patrick Swayze's BMW?
e90_m3 says:
05:38 AM, 03/26/10
"Dirty Dancing" meets "Road House"
(remember the scene when Dalton flipped his Merc onto the baddie's lawn?)
rick8365 says:
06:01 AM, 03/26/10
On the MacGyver set, Richard Dean Anderson vehemently protests the use of yet another stunt double.
"I can do that.... I can do that!!"
rick8365 says:
06:04 AM, 03/26/10
"Boogity, boogity, boogity!!!"
wshuff says:
06:15 AM, 03/26/10
Out on the irate Yuppie obstacle course.
powell_jr says:
06:19 AM, 03/26/10
Burnin' down the Haus!
ptcdawg says:
07:11 AM, 03/26/10
Back when BMW refused to build UGLY cars...
ed124c says:
07:15 AM, 03/26/10
Yes, we did it! Zero to 60 in 9.999 seconds!
bmwm3racer says:
07:21 AM, 03/26/10
WAAAAAIT!!! That's the finish gate!!
xprojected says:
07:33 AM, 03/26/10
Come back! I need that to elevate my status as a 1980s yuppie!
rick8365 says:
07:35 AM, 03/26/10
Gib mir mein auto, punk!
lmbvette says:
07:52 AM, 03/26/10
LOL @ davis0577 says:
05:33 AM, 03/26/10
Why is Elliot Gould stealing Patrick Swayze's BMW?
Here are mine...
-Chris Bangle is left behind, but he will get his revenge.
-At BMW, taste is not an option.
themiddleroad says:
08:36 AM, 03/26/10
Footloose and traction free.
You spin me right round, baby.
justicerempa says:
08:41 AM, 03/26/10
The serious face of really serious driver and the happiness transmited by the really happy body movement make me think about :
- Yay! You're so Awesome!
- Woo! Go for it serious test driver!
heffling says:
08:51 AM, 03/26/10
New! The BMW 3-Series Rainbow Bright Edition!
tberry1 says:
09:43 AM, 03/26/10
" Don't hand me that CRAP.....it is not a TOYOTA !!"
jebjr says:
10:00 AM, 03/26/10
That is an E34 5 series built between 1988 and 1996 therefore 90s references would be more appropriate.
powell_jr says:
10:10 AM, 03/26/10
Jebjr:
Don't be such a buzzkill!
greenpony says:
10:12 AM, 03/26/10
25 years later, Dieter's children still wonder what their father was thinking...
efleming says:
10:13 AM, 03/26/10
I didn't realize Footloose was filmed in Germany.
alexfrank45 says:
10:14 AM, 03/26/10
These boots are made for dancin' and that's just what they'll do...one of these days my boots and BMW are gonna walk all over you!
93aero says:
10:20 AM, 03/26/10
"And so begins my slow motion sprint in front of the on coming car. Yup...here...i....go......just......a...bit.....further.........."
deagle13 says:
10:23 AM, 03/26/10
Edmunds.com's elite investigation team has finally discovered the "six degrees of separation" link between Elliot Gould and Kevin Bacon!
felonious says:
10:48 AM, 03/26/10
Great pic, great captions! :) Well done, IL.
zoomzoomn says:
11:54 AM, 03/26/10
(think Martin short as Ed Grimly) "That is one fast Bimmer, I must say!"
zoomzoomn says:
11:58 AM, 03/26/10
You know...a little photo shop of that guys raised hand would bring a whole new meaning to this photo. :)
zoomzoomn says:
12:01 PM, 03/26/10
"Didn't anyone tell you that M stripe is a fashion faux-pas!?!"
rayray633 says:
01:07 PM, 03/26/10
Clarkson & Hammond: Top Gear audition, take 1.
Typical. Hammond yelling at Clarkson, who is completely ignoring the little guy.
BMW driver "Pedestrians, what pedestrians?"
roadwolf says:
01:28 PM, 03/26/10
"Long Live The Mechanical Throttle!"
rick8365 says:
01:49 PM, 03/26/10
Achtung, baby!!
audisport says:
02:58 PM, 03/26/10
You've stolen mine BMW. Give it back now!!!!
technetium99 says:
03:35 PM, 03/26/10
Werken die Bayerische Motorens!
lexusaddict says:
03:41 PM, 03/26/10
Little did Gustav know that in 29 years, Toyota would have similar acceleration.
lexusaddict says:
03:43 PM, 03/26/10
Dirty Dancing Motorworks: The Ultimate Patrick Swayze Machine