its still at the machine shop with a long laundry list of problems... and at least another couple months before it'll be ready for pick up..
1: I have a friend that races too. Sometimes I call him and say .. "Tell me again what it is we love about this hobby" ! LOL
If I have to repair something I always ask myself what can I do to make this better and pick up HP, or speed, or even lower the future maintenance.
In the last two years, I've dumped a very sizeable amount of money in it and if I was married, the amount is so great, I'm sure I'd be planning for a divorce..
2 : The great thing about our machines is they will wait quietly, without need of food or our time, until we feel like doing something with them!
I realized that with this summer long break from racing, I dont think I miss racing all that much..
3: I decided over the years , that racing for a few seconds, after prepping the car for years, and spending a lot of $ was not a good deal. So I built the car to be able to run on pump gas, and be streetable. More driving time for the money.
Either I dont miss it... or I've been so turned off by the last couple of years, I question if I'll ever get back the passion I once had..
4: I have owned my car for nearly 45 years. We have been through a lot together. I am so glad that I still have it now. I am more of the "Career Test and Tuner" as Monte says these days. I am really having fun making a few passes and trying to go a little faster.
Has this happened to you and how did you work past it?
5: So yes it has happened to me. I decided to try and make the car easier to work on, lower maintenance, and built the Hemi engine I always wanted! 
Mark 
