Your 2012 goals in Racing and or Life:
 

I cant tell ya I missed a good deal of my goals last year. But considering what I had to work with it is amazing to me the little I did do. I had a pretty decent amount of money to work with for the 2011 season relative to the cost of my car at least. Then early in the spring out of no where I got the opportunity ive been waiting on since I was about 12 ha. To open my own engine machine shop. This ate up a lot of my time/thoughts/money. I honestly should not of even tried to race last year (if you could call it that) with the brain power, money, and time I could budget for this project. Im talking I had to leave Indy early because I could not afford to stay. I threw the street tires back on my ugly old stocker and used the fuel that wouldnt pass fuel check to drive home on because that was cheaper than staying in my friends living quarters and paying him for towing home.... But none the less, I said I was going to race the US Nationals last year among other goals. I was a lot closer to meeting those lofty performance goals than I could convince any of you. But talk is cheap. I met one of my goals. And next year I will give it all I got to meet more of them. Hopefully with out having to sell phones for a living and having a full engine machine shop at my disposal this year and hopefully a little bit of cash I could at least manage to not oil down the track hahahahahah.




What about you guys?

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My racing goals are to just get the car done and on the track. My life goals are trying not to strangle someone. :D

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Not for me.

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I think it's excellent!
(There it is, I'm setting a goal and working towards it. I've had setbacks but I'm not giving up.)
More power to you Jimi! Hope next year is even better for you.

Myself...actually it's the very same as Eric, finally finish the car and not strangle the **** out of someone that so desperately needs it! LOL!

I've got the kids junior in the shop now and very shortly the mustang will be back inside...just hope santa brings what I asked for! (even gave part #'s hehehe)

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A. Stay healthy and have a healthy family

B. Maintain or pickup more business for my pharmacy

C. Do alot more drag racing than i did this past season

D. Do more hunting in fall ..

Luke

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I agree. Im kinda not old. Maybe not young lol. Hopefully I have another 30 years to prove myself in class racing ha.

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My goals are to race until I can't and enjoy my life and family, which I currently do, but to do so even more, so I ordered a new boat so me and mama can fish in more comfort, and a new motor home so we can travel in comfort. And I'm gonna beat Slate Cummins this year. Just once.

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Nice post!

I can relate!

No racing for the last few years. Hurt the engine 2 years ago and have to scrape up the money to fix it.

2 teenagers at home. 1 just got his Driver's Permit yesterday.

When I have money, I have no time. When I have time, I have no money.

I'll get there soon.

A 2012 goal.

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Jeff, that last one is a tough one ain't it? LOL

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As far as racing goes I need to get a bunch of passes on the car next year starting with the Mission divisional. A race a year just doesn't cut it for me.

Where as in life, a bit of a slowdown at work and other things so my brain stops saying to myself "Insufficient Memory to run progarm".

Allan

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I am trying to reassemble my old 'checkmate" camaro after striping it to a shell 8 years ago too fix a bit of wear and tear. The plan is too try and run it in a modified class again. But i will have to say it is tough especially the way technoligy has changed the sport. I hate too say it but I think I have fallen behind the times. I am firm believer in stick cars but I dont think old Liberty modified hemi 4spds and Doug Nash 5spds of whick I have plenty will cut it. I wont even go there on the state of small inch small block chevys. The last time out with the car I had a fairly good small block that decided too drop valves after not even 7 passes when they pulled through the retainers. That incendent cost me a complete engine and parked us. Since then i have had multiple health issues but seem to back on track. So hopefully I will get it done and get back too playing with you guys. Good Luck too all of you in 2012.

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Lol I like the 2nd goal. I have the same one.

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Keep em comin guys! Love hearing peoples stories. I just sold my "stocker" to move some money around. I hd planned on building a newer body style this year any how. I cut m teeth on that one an learned a lot. Hopefully I find the perfect shell and business goes well enough I can build a much nicer car in a month or so before our first divisional here.

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my racing goals are as follows

1) do better than I did this year, get more consistent on the tree (the .001 red in reynolds drove me nuts).

2) qualify on the top half of the sheet more often than not ( its seems to reduce the chance of having a "hitter" 1st round and usually means a heads up would be in your favor).

3) Win class somewhere, and not be embarrassed in a heads up with a conventional stocker.



Made steps to take care of 2 and 3, still gotta work on #1

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2012 Goals are simple, win class everywhere we show up. Probably wont get champion of class due to the fact that we always have cars in our class and it will probably go down to rounds won again! I would say just give the class champion to the person who wins the most Wally's; however you might as well give Mr. Dennis the award at the beginning of the season, lol! Great people, works hard on finding fast combos. As for life, thats thinking too far ahead, for me at least. I guess like all racers, winning the big one!

SS/GSI

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a 3rd SS/GS guy?

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Life Goals:

1. Graduate!
2. Graduate!
3. Apply to grad school
4. Get great GRE score
5. Get cylinder head design finalized and tested

Racing Goals:

1. Get my older brother in the race car to learn to drive and keep my dad from killing him while doing so. I'm not there enough so he's the best option to such they we can race more.
2. Get the new chassis parts tested as well as putting an up to date camshaft in the car.
3. Travel to at least one out of state race
4. Update our cars safety equipment as needed

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My 2012 racing goals and my 2012 life goals are identical:

I hope to make it through the season with no internal failures and no external leaks.

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Racing Goals:

1. To Race again in both San Antonio, and Salt Lake City...this time going some rounds, and/or win the race(s) too!

2. Qualify for the Tournament of Champions race next fall.

Life Goals:

1. To stay healthy.

2. Have a sweetheart to share these moments with?

3. Get a roof over my race cars head, to get it inside from the Az. sun!

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My goal is to get back to the gym, and go some rounds at the track. We have been working on our house, sprucing up a bit. Gonna work on Pops stick Vette, try to get him to a few combo races as well.

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Build 87 crew cab chevy daulie w/5.9 cummins 6spd,been collecting parts and put on back burner off & on for 15 years.

Have 42 GN that needs rebuild bought after tree fell on 7 years ago.

Try to build stocker engine & trans to go in my pure stocker

All this while trying keep work caught up in shop,spending time w/wife and getting a little sleep.

I'm blessed to have great wife& son,get to do what I love everyday so it's not like work,and get to race some hopefully alot more this year.

I hope everyone gets to accomplish their goals and dreams.

Mike Taylor 3601

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Just to get my car on the track and under the index, witch gets harder every year. Go racing as much as i can with my father. life goals? Stay healthy, spend as much time with my wife as i can.! Might be time to just give up on the stocker and try nmca as much as i hate to.
Mike Dean
G/SA 3870

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Back on the track with the bracket car for the first time in 25 plus years. Hope to have the Crate Car done by next fall...
Then start some JRs for the grandkids lol