Gary R.

Maybe it was all the damn videos that put me over the edge! I just had to fill out a Driver's Log and I have 21 DE day's since June 27, 2005 when I started the downhill plunge... will have 23 on my one year anniversary at WGI. Look for me at Summit Point Club Race if all goes well, i'll be the one finishing in the dark.

Larry Herman

HA Ha ha ha hoo hoooo wooooooo Welcome!

Gary R.

Track fodder for you Larry!!

Dave in Chicago

If you thought DE's were the most fun you could have with your clothes on...

Welcome to the dark side. Oh, and your track budget just doubled

TD in DC

Truer words were never spoken

SundayDriver

Just like a drug dealer - lie about how cheap racing is. "double"

chrisp

I just went through this for the WGI race. Let me know if you have any questions. It's an entirely different level. DE will never be the same.

sleder

Gary, The reason there is NO Betty Ford clinic for this addiction is simply no one would attend! Congratulations on the new addiction!!! It took me years of DE .

Gary R.

Thanks guys.. the good news is I plan on staying in G Stock until I can WHOP Bill Richter, which should put me on soft food by then by my estimation... I am happy just to be at this point (actually having LIVED long enough to be here) and have the ability to enter the ranks. Don't worry, HUMBLE is my name and I am just going to try to make it through my first race without being the cause of a "problem".. but DON'T underestimate me.... or maybe DO underestimate me!

Thank you for the offer Chrisp, plan on hearing from me (would love to get together for a beer here in CT?!) .. TD, your video was part of the final kick but Larry's did it... Actually his and Richie's as Rich shifted where I do... hehe..

38D

So true. I didn't really "get it" until I started racing. I have improved more over the last 18 months than I did in the prior 3 years of DE. It's not that DE is bad (it's not), it's just that you get complacent when you get to a certain level -- you are faster than basically everyone, so you really don't have to keep pushing to improve. Well, when you start racing and are 3 or 4 seconds off the class leader, things change real fast. The other thing is that everyone is fast. This year, the average time in the sprint race was a 2:16.2. That's probably a good 6+ seconds faster than your average Red run group!

So get ready, because everything is going to change.


Man, that would be something. Bill is amazing in that car.

SundayDriver

Smart attitude and congrats on making the plunge. Stay safe and start by not messing up other people's races is a good way to start. After a while you may discover that you are racing much higher up than you imagined and soon start to find yourself on the pointy end of the grid. Have fun.

Gary R.

Thanks Mark, safe exhilarating fun is exactly what I want, and i'm quite sure I won't be dissapointed! Almost can't wait for the butterflies to start.. as I KNOW they are coming!

JCP911S

Seriously, there is a reason they put an "X" on the BACK of Rookie cars... but do not require an "X" on the front...

Welcome to the jungle...

Gary R.

Thanks, you left out the part where I say I will be on SOFT FOOD by then though....

RICHVIZZ951

Gary

Congrats, glad you chose to jump in. As 38D explains (and i agree), you can only reach a certain level at DE's. They are a Must, But in order to get above that level racing is the only way. In a DE when you know you are faster than everyone, you tend to drive slower, and develop bad habits.

Having just completed my 4th race ( I am way green still) I can offer some advice as well. I had a ball at Summit last year (2nd race), didnt finish, but had a ball. I think that would be a great track for your debut, wasny packed last year, but no VIR race this year so Summit may get a better turnout.

The other two points made are dead on as well, Triple the budget, prepare for DE's losing there thrill.

Talk to ya soon