Why race when you can get on the interwebz, bench race, and complain about your racing class?Originally Posted by Andy Bettencourt
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Why race when you can get on the interwebz, bench race, and complain about your racing class?
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Then the Doubles at WGI would seem to be a great choice.
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Ahh.... The double at the Glen is a long, long haul, but it one that am hoping to do if the job front comes around. That woudl be pretty sweet!
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Well, since you mastered the NHMS, get the car in the trailer and head to the Glen for the double. Leave the rig there, and then return, pick it up and do the IT fest at Mid Ohio. Then the Narrc Runoffs, always challenging, no easy trophy, . Then drive it to VIR in OCt for the Goblins Go, ...TONS of track time...(so much you can't do it ALL) and lots of ITS and ITA comp. Then leave the rig, pick up a $79 flight home and return two weeks later and make the short drive to Atlanta for the ARRC.
Rinse, repeat.
Great tracks, great competition, the real deal. You'll have done the two pemier IT events in teh country, and you'll have driven on the 3 best tracks on the east coast.
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WIN. roflmaoWhy race when you can get on the interwebz, bench race, and complain about your racing class?
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Or just go attend a few events to watch Greg race?
Family can be the number one priority and a person can still be able to race. It's not a bad thing to have some away time for parents and it'll reenergize you. Or better yet, have the family come to events with you (much easier once he's a little older than 2).
Labor Day event at Summit Point. TONS of track time, quite a bit catered to family stuff and kids. Melissa, Isaac and a few others will be heading off to D.C. during practice day. Wait, on second thought maybe I shouldn't have your wife give Melissa any bad ideas.
Dave Gran
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I second the Glen and Summit suggestions. Sometimes you need to back off a bit to recharge yourself, just pick one or two fun events to do, new track, doubles, enduros, that sort of thing. You'll probably feel the racing gremlin rearing it's head again before too long and will be looking to do more.
Despite the interwebz chatter, almost none of us at this level of racing are truly pro or going pro, so there's no shame in making family or other events priority.
It's supposed to be fun, right?
Stephanie Funk
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I could take the ITA miata approach to the situation....WIN. roflmao
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Jeremy Billiel
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You are killing us. Really. You guys haven't given it a real shot yet. We all know it. You know it. So stop whining about the car and the tracks and the events and get out on track and race. We don't care where or when, just do what you can within your fiscal and timing constraints. Enjoy what you can have. Cripes, you just rebuilt the car from the ground up, so you chose this car - TWICE.I could take the ITA miata approach to the situation....
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Just go and try and have fun. If nothing jumps out at you, don't do anything.
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I'm just wondering what'll happen first: Jeremy drives anything or Andy drives anywhere outside of home base...
Jeremy ain't racin'; every time I see him with that kid in his arms he's got this s**t-eatin' grin on his face, and whenever I *do* get him to help on the car he's always worried about getting home...
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Says the guy with no kids and an airplane. LOLI'm just wondering what'll happen first: Jeremy drives anything or Andy drives anywhere outside of home base...
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Just race something ,somewhere. Bring the kids and the wife,camp at the track and watch your kids terrorize all the Prod drivers. They really get nervous when the tricycles get near the 35 year old fender flares. Besides Its all about haveing fun. I ran the school saturday(sorry tGA) and had a 5 dollar muffler clamp loosen up sunday. Still had a blast and got back to what was fun.
This is coming from someone with alot of experience hateing his GT/SPO car and considering not doing it anymore.IT cars rule
Dan 77 IT7
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Having that feeling doesn't force racing to be put aside.every time I see him with that kid in his arms he's got this s**t-eatin' grin on his face,
Dave Gran
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Guys - You are making it sound like I should only race and hate my child!
My current priority is my son. He is only 9 months old and until he gets older, can walk around easier, etc IMO its simply not worth trying to drag him to the track. Especially with the wife not excited about that idea.
Them are the breaks and YES I will drive this year, but I am looking strategically at it.
Jeremy Billiel
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