Bill,
Going out on a limb here.
All you actually need to race is a well prepped car, some way to get the car
to the track, a cooler, some stuff to put in the cooler to eat and drink.
Some money for an entry fee and race fuel. AND BEER. All the other stuff...
luxuries that don't necessarily make you go any faster or have more fun.
Your comments are usually very insightful and helpful and correct. However,
rarely geared toward the understanding of a racer on a budget...even when
questions are being asked by racers on a budget.
I would love to have an acusump, tire temp gauge, plenty of every
conceivable spare, etc... but right now I just try to race with what I have
within the boundaries of what I can afford.
I put all I can into my race car but I cannot afford all the best equipment
for every single part or accessory. I just thank the Racing Gods every
weekend I get out on track.
I'm using my last 300 bucks of spending money for this month to fill my
cooler and enter a race this weekend. I hope being up late in the garage
every night this week with greasy hands will reward me with leaving a few
Porches in the dust. My friends and family do the same work of a top paid
mechanic....for BEER.
Somehow I think the rewards of racing are greater if you can compete (with
less) on the same level of those spending more money and having more means
to win.
Sorry to get all Philosophical but I always root for the underdog. And I
would stay up all night to get a fellow competitor in the race. That's the
Friendly Ghost way.
Wish me luck at Blachawk Farms.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing GT6
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Bill Babcock <billb@bnj.com> wrote:
> Ten or fifteen years, give or take a few. There is a known problem with
> the
> field coil winding overheating and yanking it's wire loose. I know Ted
> Schumacher's starters no longer do that, but all of these motors are a bit
> fragile--way better than stock, but I have lots of pieces of them. Tony
> Garmey
> always keeps a spare or two, I always kept two.
>
> I have to say that I'm searching back in memory to talk about this stuff.
> These days I show up, drive the car in practice, tell Tony what I think.
> Hang
> out, take a nap or talk with people knowing my car will be ready and in
> tip-top condition. Go out and break my personal lap record.
>
> I'm pretty sure having Horizon Racing do the work is actually cheaper than
> doing it all myself. It is certainly an order of magnitude more
> professional.
> Especially if you factor in a F350, a 34' Airstream, a huge house with a
> 1500
> square foot shop under it, and all the specialized equipment I bought over
> the
> years to play with this stuff. I think my Miller Synchrowave Welder would
> pay
> for a good part of a year with Horizon racing. Of course if I didn't have
> it
> how would I melt, distort and otherwise screw up all those pieces of
> aluminum
> and stainless.
>
> Very civilized. And Annie cooks lunch and dinner.
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