The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!!

[Rusty Davenport]

For many years I umpired in just about every baseball or softball league possible (but not as a professional). Umpires usually among themselves, rated leagues from good to bad, as far as difficult working conditions and pressure. The worst was the older adult mens' leagues that we labeled " The Frustrated Athletes Club". Somehow age, aches and pains gave them the worst attitudes about playing way before the game started. I see this from time to time on Class Racer.....its about all negative in this great sport of ours and they will go down complaining and bitching. I would like to say thanks to all who try to keep our sport on a positive note, it may be short lived enough without shooting ourselves in the foot. Thanks to all who practice prudence and fairness and express it where it needs to be and how it is expressed. I think we need all the help we can get in these weird times we live in.

[FireSale]

Lots of "Older" guys out in the pits. They aren't to my observation, the frustrated ones. They actually understand how an internal combustion engine works. Don't tell Pete Kost that he's a Frustrated Old whatever. I was frustrated my first couple of years because by car didn't work like I expected out of the box(es). Now that I'm Older, I have learned to just go with what the weekend has to offer and enjoy myself. No matter who's in the stands or what NHRA has on it's plate, there is no better place than a noisy, dirty dragstrip for a bit of fun.
Could NHRA make it better? Sure.
Could more fans make it better? Sure.
Will either of the above make my car a winner? Nope. That's all on me. Where it belongs.

[Kevin Panzino]

I couldn’t agree more, Rusty!!
Thanks for posting this.

[1matcoman]

Originally Posted by FireSale

..... No matter who's in the stands or what NHRA has on it's plate, there is no better place than a noisy, dirty dragstrip for a bit of fun.

Can we get an AMEN here, guys?

[GUMP]

When I built my first Stocker Veronica told me that, if I wanted her to go with me to the races, it had to be fun. At first that was hard, because I was learning so much. Twenty five years later it's just a fun activity that we share like going to Disney!

[Carguy49]

For me it was always about being with friends and doing something that we all loved. Sure winning is VERY COOL, but without friends there to help celebrate what would it really mean??? The winning is either you or a friend, so celebration is shared - How cool is that????

I haven't raced a vehicle of my own for years, but still get a thrill just being there with friends and helping them any way that I can. The stories that we tell each other and the helping hand that is given without even thinking is a BIG part of what makes it FUN.

Yes, racing is frustrating sometimes, but so is LIFE.

[Chip THELEGEND Johnson]

We have to remember to have fun sometimes the fun factor level isn't as high as the aggravation level at that point we need to realize a bad day racing i s better than a good day of most anything else.
One more thing on our after race talks Daren always says but did you have fun. Sometimes I want to smack him lol. Then I realize we are the Lucky ones.
Thanks Rusty D for giving us something to think about.
Chip

[GTX JOHN]

Originally Posted by Rusty Davenport

For many years I umpired in just about every baseball or softball league possible (but not as a professional). Umpires usually among themselves, rated leagues from good to bad, as far as difficult working conditions and pressure. The worst was the older adult mens' leagues that we labeled " The Frustrated Athletes Club". Somehow age, aches and pains gave them the worst attitudes about playing way before the game started. I see this from time to time on Class Racer.....its about all negative in this great sport of ours and they will go down complaining and bitching. I would like to say thanks to all who try to keep our sport on a positive note, it may be short lived enough without shooting ourselves in the foot. Thanks to all who practice prudence and fairness and express it where it needs to be and how it is expressed. I think we need all the help we can get in these weird times we live in.

Yes!!!!

Thank You = For the very astute observations. It is clean that
you really care about this Sport.

Irving Family Racing