[mitchntx]

After this weekend's carnage with my F-Buds, I am giving serious consideration to just quitting.

It seems most are caught up in FTD and willing to spend what it takes to get internet bragging rights. I just can't do that.

The costs associated with it, the time required to create it and the effort put forth into it is so great that it appears daunting ... and especially no fun.

When I first began doing this with Chuck, it was a blast. We hung out, laughed, joked, did a little maintenance ... it was fun.

Now, we all seem to work so hard at keeping these damn cars running, that the fun part is gone.

Don't misunderstand ... I cherish my friendship with all those I run with. But looking back at the last few times we have run together ... we always seem to be thrashing on someone's car.

If I were racing, then the expectation set would be differnet. But this is just OT. There is no prize for first.

I guess it's time for me to decide on what my priorities are.

[GuySS]

Okay Mitch, I've read this and re-read this "retirement" thing too much. What are you going to do, raise orchids? You going to get a street rod and enter car shows, boring and very political. You want carnage, go T2 with Mike. (He's to blame for all the fun I'm having in a way also. I didn't know what a stock SS could do). You want to play, you pay. Whatever level you go to. So what. You would be in the shop anyway wouldn't you, rebuilding your weedeater or orchid sprayer, or something. Get through hell month at comanche peak or what ever it's called now and fix your broke little motor or go find something you can rub paint with and let's go.
I get to play in the camaro maybe 5 times a year. Am I having a ball, yes. Besides my oldest bud in the world that I travel with, it's folks like you and Chuck and Mike (and just keep adding names) that make this whole car thing coooooollllllll. Do I do it for bragging rights, no. Do I compete, yes in a way; with me, and there is no tougher competitor. Would I step up to CMC, T2, etc, IN A HEARTBEAT, if my family would go for it. So in the meantime I go to the few track events I can and in between I live in the garage repairing or improving the camaro, working on my '40 chev, or rebuilding my orchid sprayer (just kidding here).
Just one last thing, what kind of 3/4 ton did you buy to pull your trailer, and what have you found to put on the trailer that's not white?