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SS Engine Guy · 07-03-2010, 12:12 AM

Ok, I'll have 6 div. and probably 4 natl. by years end. About same as last year. That is down from 10+ div. and 10+ natl from previous years. About 75% of my customers are down by this much for many reasons stated in previous posts. My reason has nothing to do with the economy it has to do with potential for enjoyment.

1) The more money I win the more I enjoy it. That is when I am fortunate enough to get to the finals.
2) The more heads up races I and my customers win, the more I enjoy it.
3) The more contacts that I make the more money I make and I enjoy that.
4) The less BS I have to contend with from the sactioning bodies the more I enjoy it.
5) The closer the factoring is, the better the competition is in class and heads up, the more
I enjoy it.
6) The more the rules are adhered to the better my stuff looks going thru tech which brings
me and my customers much satisfaction. I enjoy that.
7) The less dumba$$ DOT officers (not all, just most) I have to deal with the more I enjoy it.
8) The higher on the ladder that my customers qualify the more I and they enjoy it. (BS
bogus factoring tends to hender this).
9) Rule change of the week instead of a year off tends to lower the level of esteem that I
have held for certain people over the years and therefore lowers my enjoyment level.

Lately my "potential for enjoyment" has been drastically decreased by greedy people in positions that they are not fit to hold, much less qualified to hold. As of lately I choose to test more and race less as I think that these situations will eventually be rectified. I am optomistic. Glass half full vs. half empty.

07-03-2010, 12:12 AM	#66
SS Engine Guy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: usa Posts: 256 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Why Aren't You Racing? Ok, I'll have 6 div. and probably 4 natl. by years end. About same as last year. That is down from 10+ div. and 10+ natl from previous years. About 75% of my customers are down by this much for many reasons stated in previous posts. My reason has nothing to do with the economy it has to do with potential for enjoyment. 1) The more money I win the more I enjoy it. That is when I am fortunate enough to get to the finals. 2) The more heads up races I and my customers win, the more I enjoy it. 3) The more contacts that I make the more money I make and I enjoy that. 4) The less BS I have to contend with from the sactioning bodies the more I enjoy it. 5) The closer the factoring is, the better the competition is in class and heads up, the more I enjoy it. 6) The more the rules are adhered to the better my stuff looks going thru tech which brings me and my customers much satisfaction. I enjoy that. 7) The less dumba$$ DOT officers (not all, just most) I have to deal with the more I enjoy it. 8) The higher on the ladder that my customers qualify the more I and they enjoy it. (BS bogus factoring tends to hender this). 9) Rule change of the week instead of a year off tends to lower the level of esteem that I have held for certain people over the years and therefore lowers my enjoyment level. Lately my "potential for enjoyment" has been drastically decreased by greedy people in positions that they are not fit to hold, much less qualified to hold. As of lately I choose to test more and race less as I think that these situations will eventually be rectified. I am optomistic. Glass half full vs. half empty.