06/11/2026
If anyone thinks racing is easy just talk to a racer......We put our heart and soul into this sport. Every waking moment we are not at our daily jobs we are working on the race car, rv or trailer. We pass up invitations for social events so that we can be ready for our next race. We lose sleep not being able to turn our brains off trying to figure out a problem or tune up.
Then its race day and all the preperation, planning and testing goes to hell in a handbag in just 6 seconds. You checked everything possible, you tested everything you could before going up to staging and then IT HAPPENS!!!!!!
A chain of different events causes you to question yourself over and over and over. The damages are in your face but you cant go back to change anything. Now you have to start all over. All the work over the winter needs to be done in just weeks if you want to run the season. Sending out different pieces/parts of the car that was found to have issues and now your not in control of anything and all you can do is wait for the phone calls, wait to hear what the damages are and wait to get it all back so you can work endless days and nights to get back on the track.
So if anyone thinks racing is all fun and easy talk to a racer. Win, lose or break its a ton of work, sweat and sleepless nights. Yes we eat breathe and live this life style, yes it DOES pay off in the end as long as you stay positive and determined and YES I LOVE EVERY SECOND OF THIS LIFE.
Take a minute and just talk to a racer, it may not make sense to you but it does to us racers.............πͺπͺπͺπ©·π©·π©· Tina O.