~please make sticky~
Going faster.
More horsepower....
Reliability? You gotta be kidding....


There is no such thing as a reliable automobile....



Add whatever you wish to this thread, with my blessings as one free thinker to another

 

One of the main reasons for racing is research & development of automotive technology.

 

...and X get's the square for a single sentence response!

 

To have fun. If you're the first one across the stripe, so much the better.

 

Wallet cleaning... or in the case of ricers, to demonstrate supposed superiority over the common people.

 

to provide me something to do on sunday nights!! nothing beats drinking cold adult beverages,breathing dirt,and watching the local(and sometimes travelers,especially this year now that the late models have changed to the UMP open motor class)!! two more months till opening night and I can shake the winter blahs!!

 

Racing (motorsports) is for people that think running sucks.

 

That is right & don't you dare forget it !

 

Not a running fan here but I do like running of engines hauling *** around a race track. Thats where you will find me come race day with a cold brew and awesome snacks.

 

"What is the Purpose of RACING?"

from a NASCAR perspective it's purpose is primarily filler between commercials.

 

what about just for having fun?
or excitement of speed....

 

If NASCAR went to a figure 8 track configuration they could charge twice as much for commercial time. Hell...I'd even watch it!

 

Admit it! You're a fan of the Thunderbird roller skating team!!!

*FAST Chica's - BAAAAD tempers...*

A LOT of racing is also a social and "Being a Part Of" thing, then there is also shear competitiveness. Wherein each race is a coup of another sort...

There is the "Being There" and bragging rights, shop talk and SMACK talk, the sights, the smells, the sound and the FEEL of it all...

Thunder is addictive


When I was a kid - I wanted a bike.

When I had a bike - it needed an engine...

There I see through the spyglass of time the roots of some of my deepest emotional turmoil...

 

Funny you brought this up, Dutch...looks like we're losing our local track. Again.

Irwindale Speedway appears to be closing - LA Daily News

So I guess I have to amend my original answer to say "the point is to have fun while you can".

 

My thoughts exactly - if you think back to my final commitment to build a bad Ranger, it was centered around the idea: "NOW! Before it's too late..."

*I still lack a decent solution to my trans mount troubles. I can cut the cross member, or try the mount from the original four-popper tranny (a "T-K") and see if it bolts to the AOD I have for it.