sometimes at the end of winter i'm a little burned out from the countless hours i spend working on my junk. but when the first light comes down, the wheels bite, the front pulls up & the G force from 1.3 60's kicks in, i'm happier than a schoolboy who just popped a cherry.

Thought it was just me feeling this way

i had this money pit for 26 yrs.Ben through thick/thin with this car but if i had a chance to do it again i do just a street car with come sort of power adder and enjoy it more..........

I find it is relative to my income. When I'm makin money, have some in the bank, bills are paid, etc. I get really fired up to work on the car. Lately, not so much.

Been looking for a new career, so hopefully I can find motivation again.

Not really....Frustrated sometimes, I ran Heavy/Pro for over 20 years and never did all that well, the Dart ran mid- high 10s at the time, when they moved the top of the class to 9.00 it got really tough. A few years ago I slowed the car down and put DOT tires on to run Street Eliminator ( 11.50 is the fastest you can go ) and I`m having a ball, I am one of the fastest cars in the Class dialing 11.50s and I`m chasing everybody by leaving last. I have had my best seasons, Points finishes and had more Eliminator wins since doing so.

Yes and no, more burnout at times like Jim said. A few years ago I had 3 cars, two trailers, diesel pusher, multiple engines and transmissions, and so on.
I burned out swapping motors, etc. trying to win a World Championship.
Now as someone else stated I go hobby to hobby! Summer I go tarpon fishing almost every day. I am also an expert marksman and like to shoot IDPA when I can.
Cooler months are for racing. Twin tweenage daughters take a lot of my time as well. And we are very active in our church all year round.
I do get tired of my Dart at times but when I jump in and win a race I remember why I still have it!! Makes it all worth while!

I get bored of breaking s#@t...

Started in the late 60's with my brothers and gave it up in 1977.Cost too much. Got on with life,Married for 18 years,divorced,got back into racing in 1999.Traveled all over for 6 years racing then life got in the way again and parked it for 4 years.Now it gets out a few times a year.Again cost is a factor.
One thing for sure I always missed it when I wasn't out there.