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mitchntx
post Apr 1 2004, 05:19 PM
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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.
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mitchntx   Am considering retirement   Apr 1 2004, 05:19 PM
KeithO   Try to do more autocrossing...   Apr 1 2004, 05:23 PM
AllZWay   Mitch... You have entered my world of about a year...   Apr 1 2004, 05:28 PM
231go   I agree with the above. Half the fun of racing is...   Apr 1 2004, 07:12 PM
mongoosez   Mitch, When my Z went south, I didn't do what ...   Apr 1 2004, 08:54 PM
prockbp   tough decisions.... there is one easy answer thou...   Apr 1 2004, 09:12 PM
trackbird   Mitch, I've not had the experiences that you ...   Apr 1 2004, 09:19 PM
rmackintosh   ....don't retire...re-evaluate...go Spec Miata...   Apr 1 2004, 09:27 PM
prockbp   if you decide to stop having fun.... i'd like...   Apr 1 2004, 09:44 PM
mitchntx   Vultures ....   Apr 1 2004, 10:02 PM
Chris 96 WS6   Take up drag racing....yeah its less skill but its...   Apr 1 2004, 10:13 PM
Nick   I've been thinking along the same lines. Modd...   Apr 1 2004, 10:26 PM
Absolut Speed   QUOTE (Chris 96 WS6 @ Apr 1 2004, 04:13 PM)Ta...   Apr 1 2004, 11:10 PM
Chris 96 WS6   IMHO the only way to enjoy cars and not have to wo...   Apr 1 2004, 11:27 PM
Chris 96 WS6   IMHO the only way to enjoy cars and not have to wo...   Apr 1 2004, 11:36 PM
mitchntx   That's good advice, Chris. I'll let the c...   Apr 2 2004, 12:05 AM
Jeff97FST/A   Mitch- You aren't "April Foolin'...   Apr 2 2004, 12:11 AM
98_1LE   Mitch's car was once a "show car", i...   Apr 2 2004, 12:12 AM
mitchntx   I broke a PHB Glenn broke a valve spring 4 brake j...   Apr 2 2004, 12:14 AM
mitchntx   QUOTE (Jeff97FST/A @ Apr 1 2004, 06:11 PM)Mit...   Apr 2 2004, 12:24 AM
98_1LE   They call those daily drivers   Apr 2 2004, 01:25 AM
AllZWay   QUOTE (98_1LE @ Apr 1 2004, 07:25 PM)They cal...   Apr 2 2004, 02:03 AM
bowtieboy   Well Mitch, now you see why I have tried my ...   Apr 2 2004, 02:04 AM
Jeff97FST/A   QUOTE (AllZWay @ Apr 1 2004, 09:03 PM)Kind of...   Apr 2 2004, 02:28 AM
trax   I will toss in a left-field anecdote on this. One...   Apr 2 2004, 02:41 AM
mitchntx   QUOTE (bowtieboy @ Apr 1 2004, 08:04 PM)Well ...   Apr 2 2004, 03:06 AM
SuperCricket   I've got a lot of friends talking the same way...   Apr 2 2004, 03:33 AM
prockbp   multi-hobby is the way to go one way to gain a d...   Apr 2 2004, 03:50 AM
C3SS   QUOTE (prockbp @ Apr 1 2004, 09:50 PM)one way...   Apr 2 2004, 04:20 AM
98_1LE   trax, that is what I do, but a little different. I...   Apr 2 2004, 04:36 AM
Bald54   I burned out on autocrossing around 1988. Before t...   Apr 2 2004, 04:26 PM
robz71lm7   If it's competition you want and a real sense ...   Apr 2 2004, 04:30 PM
Glenn98ZM6   i now bring my own time!   Apr 2 2004, 04:58 PM
94bird   Mitch, the decision you're coming up against n...   Apr 2 2004, 06:54 PM
bowtieboy   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 1 2004, 09:06 PM)Having...   Apr 3 2004, 02:51 AM
Teutonic Speedracer   I guess it's a good thing we have an off seaso...   Apr 3 2004, 03:49 AM
mitchntx   QUOTE (bowtieboy @ Apr 2 2004, 08:51 PM)QUOTE...   Apr 3 2004, 09:23 AM
ESPCamaro   I don't think there is a very competitive auto...   Apr 3 2004, 07:06 PM
Bald54   As far as the sand blasting goes I'm going to ...   Apr 4 2004, 12:28 AM
bowtieboy   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 3 2004, 03:23 AM)QUOTE ...   Apr 4 2004, 03:21 PM
98_1LE   Lets be nice. For the record, I never said anythin...   Apr 4 2004, 04:05 PM
Dave B   Mitch, sorry to hear you are having serious second...   Apr 4 2004, 04:11 PM
94bird   Solo 1 is rare here, but NASA has started a time t...   Apr 4 2004, 04:25 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (94bird @ Apr 4 2004, 11:25 AM)Mitch, b...   Apr 4 2004, 05:42 PM
mitchntx   Chuck, Andrew ... I was just thinking out loud. I ...   Apr 4 2004, 06:19 PM
94bird   What's hell-month?   Apr 4 2004, 06:52 PM
mitchntx   I work at a nuke power plant. It's a 2 unit si...   Apr 4 2004, 08:22 PM
rmackintosh   QUOTE 84 hour weeks are not uncommon ... DEFINATE...   Apr 4 2004, 11:40 PM
bowtieboy   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 4 2004, 02:22 PM)84 hou...   Apr 5 2004, 02:28 AM
AllZWay   Mitch... It is definitely not time to give up on O...   Apr 5 2004, 02:56 PM
tracknut   I can sympathise with the situation, Mitch, I...   Apr 5 2004, 05:51 PM
Norm Peterson   Mitch Let me suggest that you perhaps avoid event...   Apr 5 2004, 06:08 PM
mitchntx   Norm, I work in our QA/QC organization ... specifi...   Apr 5 2004, 07:09 PM
sgarnett   That ol' Tim Taylor gene gets us in a lot of t...   Apr 5 2004, 08:00 PM
mitchntx   Sean ... I agree 100%. My next event MIGHT be in ...   Apr 6 2004, 12:26 AM
MikeP-99Z   ..or finish putting the cage in it... you too Chu...   Apr 6 2004, 05:06 AM
231go   QUOTE (MikeP-99Z @ Apr 5 2004, 11:06 PM)...   Apr 6 2004, 05:17 AM
MikeP-99Z   Road race a car in a showroom stock class long eno...   Apr 6 2004, 03:33 PM
AllZWay   QUOTE (231go @ Apr 5 2004, 11:17 PM)QUOTE (Mi...   Apr 6 2004, 03:40 PM
GuySS   Okay Mitch, I've read this and re-read this ...   Apr 7 2004, 12:13 PM
DryStout   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Apr 1 2004, 07:14 PM)I brok...   Apr 7 2004, 06:38 PM
mitchntx   You know Guy ... you make some very valid points ....   Apr 7 2004, 07:03 PM

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