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there will always be someone who is faster, or richer, or smarter... it's life deal with it. I love the driving/racing, and the people involved are some of the best you'd ever meet.

 

Look at it this way...there are people that see us in our Porsche's driving around town that wonder the same thing you are wondering....who is that or these guys.

If I could afford to go racing even on the club level I would...I'd start stripping the car tomorrow. I just glad there are those that can afford to go racing becuase I really enjoy watching them and see what they do with there car and so forth. Plus this gives me an outlet to practice my photography.

 

Oh and if you think that GMG picture is rich....I'll take you to a offshore boat race or a peak down some canals with 5+ million homes and yachts in the back worth more than the house.

 

Don't lump a couple of guys together and characterize them as the "DE Crowd". They are the exception in my opinion. By far, most of the DE crowd in my opinion loves hanging with the racers. My experience as a DE student was that the DE associated with our club race was the very best DE of the year. Watching, visiting, and learning from the racers made the weekend all that much better. Some folks just are never happy with where they are in life, and have a hard time dealing with folks who have what they THINK they want. JMHO

 

Clearly, sir, you do not.

 

Agreed. Beside the obvious thrill of competition, the glory and stories that we share with our friends is what most of us race for, not the medals.

 

Um . . . these are professional teams. In case you missed it, GMG and TRG and Magnus all participated in the Rolex 24. Jeff Segal (testing with DeMan), Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Darren Law, James Safronas and a few others were there. They had factory support in case you missed the PMNA truck.

There were several past Rolex 24 winners and past competitors as well. Mike Levitas and Bob Miller.

I also spoke to two guys who are beginning their first years pro in the World Challenge series.

A PCA club race is an opportunity for these guys to test and tune. Watkins Glen is another one that can draw some pros.

As for the rest, guys who are racing on a budget or guys who have enough money to spare no expense on their hobby.

All are true enthusiasts of the sport and I thank every one of them for coughing up the entry fees and the membership dues and the event sponsorships so I have somewhere to play with my modest racing effort.

 

I don't golf or belong to a prestigious country club, so I can afford to spend a few bucks racing with the people I now consider my buddies......

and although I am just a dentist, you only live once...... therefore......

live your passion while you still can........

 

"George Bush gives those guys money to race", it was a program started by Regan . Sports car racing was the original trickle down economy. (I am being an ars) They love it and they back that up with there time and the fruits of there time away from the track.

 

I race for the chicks...

 

How's that working for you?

 

Ever see Streak in lipstick?

 

Yes

 

Dude.

Your Saturday night fantasies should remain private.








Professional Racing and Driving Coach

 

In my case, and for some others too that have extremely demanding jobs (and real lives with families with little kids, etc), the ONLY way I can go racing is I have someone take care of everything other than the driving/racing (i.e. Full support arrive and drive).

I have ZERO time to spend on preparing the car or doing the long-haul tow. Usually, for most races I arrive from an overnight flight to take a domestic flight to the closest airport to the race venue; and in most cases I dont want to spend my racing time away from my family, so I fly them with me to as many events as we call can. This fact in my life just raised the bar on the cost of racing for me, so I had to work harder (with no racing) for several years until I was able to afford it.

As others mentioned, we are all competitive, want to try our best to win, and bag the stories and the thrill of the experiences for the rest of our life. We each go about it in different ways depending on our means and specific circumstances.

Still, I do love to go to the track in my street cars without any of the complexity and logistics involve with racing. That's why I joined MMC to just be able to take my car on any random weekday "at the office", my helmet, the tire pressure gauge, fill the car with gas and drive the car on the stock tires, do 10-15 laps and take care of some work over the phone or by email in between sessions, and drive back home to dinner to my kids' hockey game or dinner with the family.