What keeps you going? (Page 1 of 2)

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it gets really bad when even I start to believe that even I myself can't even do it. But I keep doing it.

At some point, autopilot kicks in and it's just gotta get done.

When I eventually recover from the zombie-like state, I try to remember what happened. When the bits and pieces of memory start popping back into my head I kinda can't believe myself what I did.

Some doctor would probably say it's some sort of "manic" state that I get in or put myself in through a combination of lack of sleep and/or not eating.

It's taken me a while to realize that getting in those "zones" is not so healthy for me nor my relationships. It's during the times of reflection that I can see I either hurt or disappoint a bunch of people I never "consciously" would have wanted to inflict any ill upon. I've worked really hard to not work myself up into those frenzies again. They're fun and incredibly rewarding in some sick way, but the collateral damage is painful to try and rectify.

Learning to postpone the Grand Reveal of a new build is the toughest lesson for me. I'd hoped to get the ToyoHog out for Buttonwillow, but it was an easier call to postpone because it was months from being anywhere close to ready. Then Road America was a potential goal, but other life events got in the way. Then for Chuckwalla I really dug deep to make it happen, but it wasn't until 9am on Friday (tech day) that 3PedalMafia "woke me up" after a couple of days of no sleep wrenching and I chose to leave it home.  It did make getting it to ECR that much sweeter, though. And it was still a few more sleepless nights before it was done enough for me to think I could transport it.

It's absolutely amazing at how long you think something will take and how long it actually ends up taking. Good luck, stay strong. And don't forget to sleep and eat.

It used to be the nickels, now there are barely enough to pay for fuel.  And everybody else wins them.  It's not the scantily clad women, they follow the drifting crowd.  So it must be the trophies.  Have you seen those things?  F*cking awesome!

We took all the drama out of racing by buying a reliable Italian car.  Ours needs new brake pads and tires for Sonoma.  And our car has outlived our harness!  Who woulda thunk it?

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mountain dew, mostly.

What used to keep me going was the pit bikes, but I guess that now it will have to be the racing.  And the camaraderie.  And the costumes, and bacon, and beer.  But mostly the bacon.  Thanks Tsog!

^^Obvious lie.

Racing is an addiction. What keeps me going? I'm an addict. Point, set, match.

speaking of: you going to be racing this year?

Curses, foiled again!

Now, get that broke-assed POS to CMP so you can repay me for my motivational skills in a currency of dark brown libation.

I will be the idiot driving a 928 made to look even stupider than usual as it will be wearing a dunce cap. Or a dorsal fin, depending on perspective...

Amen to that.  In all honesty, this has been my main driving force.

That only works for so long when they keep letting me down.  "Don't be stupid on track." "OK." Goes and has 4-off.

Yes, we should be at ECR with a repainted (and actually THEMED) Thunderbird.  We still need to find another driver and a place to get our cage modified, Lemco has not been returning my calls.