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

Chip THELEGEND Johnson · 03-28-2021, 12:04 AM

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

John Kissel · 03-28-2021, 03:56 PM

I wanted to do this since my father brought me to e-town in early '66.My wife and I decided we should have a house and garage first . Bought my '67 FireBird July '80.Moved to Florida, 1st.run Aug '81. We race what and when we can afford to and got to travel, met some nice people and some not so nice.People I know around here who had fast cars, not anymore, I still have the same car ready to go and still want to race.My fun is seeing how quick or fast I can get it to go Using traffic lights for trees gets old.

HR9121 · 03-28-2021, 05:40 PM

Well said Rusty I nominate you for post of the year. I think some need to remember that nobody forces them to do this and it's a privilege that we all have the means to do what we do. I know most, probably all of you have worked very hard to get where you are able to afford to do this but I think it's important to remember that we weren't always there.
I still remember as a young kid going to see people like Warren, Daniels, Curtis Smith, Jeff Taylor and Bud Rowe at our local races. I knew then I wanted to do that but never dreamed that 30 years later it would cost a small fortune! It took me a while to get there but as my buddy Chip pointed out a bad day at the races is still a good day. Hey I'm guilty too and need to remind myself that this is fun and I'm lucky to be able to it.

Chip THELEGEND Johnson · 03-28-2021, 08:33 PM

Cooter hit a good point. A lot of Class Racers came from a class racing world but those of us that bracket raced could only dream of being on that stage. I have been blessed through out my 40 year career to have raced a lot of different classes, cars, and organizations. For years all I dreamed about was standing in front of those packed out stands holding the Wally over my head and Thanks to Daren and Veronica I lived that dream. That being said there are so many people watching what we do that would give anything to hold that Wally once

HR9121 · 03-29-2021, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Chip THELEGEND Johnson

Cooter hit a good point. A lot of Class Racers came from a class racing world but those of us that bracket raced could only dream of being on that stage. I have been blessed through out my 40 year career to have raced a lot of different classes, cars, and organizations. For years all I dreamed about was standing in front of those packed out stands holding the Wally over my head and Thanks to Daren and Veronica I lived that dream. That being said there are so many people watching what we do that would give anything to hold that Wally once

40 years......damn you old Chip! Lol

e vassar · 03-29-2021, 10:52 AM

We bracket raced for years and had a lot of fun ,but every year when a divisional or natl was in town we would check out all the stockers s/stockers. When I knew for sure our home track was indeed closing down I decided it was time to pull the trigger on a stocker. Its definitely a challenge and we're still on the learning curve and we're definitely glad to be here.

03-28-2021, 12:04 AM	#1
Chip THELEGEND Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 287 Likes: 224 Liked 285 Times in 81 Posts	Re: The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!! 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

03-28-2021, 03:56 PM	#2
John Kissel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Colt's Neck, n.j. Posts: 349 Likes: 766 Liked 230 Times in 94 Posts	Re: The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!! I wanted to do this since my father brought me to e-town in early '66.My wife and I decided we should have a house and garage first . Bought my '67 FireBird July '80.Moved to Florida, 1st.run Aug '81. We race what and when we can afford to and got to travel, met some nice people and some not so nice.People I know around here who had fast cars, not anymore, I still have the same car ready to go and still want to race.My fun is seeing how quick or fast I can get it to go Using traffic lights for trees gets old.

03-28-2021, 05:40 PM	#3
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!! Well said Rusty I nominate you for post of the year. I think some need to remember that nobody forces them to do this and it's a privilege that we all have the means to do what we do. I know most, probably all of you have worked very hard to get where you are able to afford to do this but I think it's important to remember that we weren't always there. I still remember as a young kid going to see people like Warren, Daniels, Curtis Smith, Jeff Taylor and Bud Rowe at our local races. I knew then I wanted to do that but never dreamed that 30 years later it would cost a small fortune! It took me a while to get there but as my buddy Chip pointed out a bad day at the races is still a good day. Hey I'm guilty too and need to remind myself that this is fun and I'm lucky to be able to it. __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA

03-28-2021, 08:33 PM	#4
Chip THELEGEND Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 287 Likes: 224 Liked 285 Times in 81 Posts	Re: The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!! Cooter hit a good point. A lot of Class Racers came from a class racing world but those of us that bracket raced could only dream of being on that stage. I have been blessed through out my 40 year career to have raced a lot of different classes, cars, and organizations. For years all I dreamed about was standing in front of those packed out stands holding the Wally over my head and Thanks to Daren and Veronica I lived that dream. That being said there are so many people watching what we do that would give anything to hold that Wally once

03-29-2021, 10:52 AM	#6
e vassar Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 385 Likes: 68 Liked 273 Times in 109 Posts	Re: The Frustrated Racers Club------It Happens !!! We bracket raced for years and had a lot of fun ,but every year when a divisional or natl was in town we would check out all the stockers s/stockers. When I knew for sure our home track was indeed closing down I decided it was time to pull the trigger on a stocker. Its definitely a challenge and we're still on the learning curve and we're definitely glad to be here.