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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: B1CUDA]
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12/10/11 10:36 AM
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Posts: 401
dayton,ohio
ROSSIO
mopar
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mopar
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Posts: 401
dayton,ohio
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after reading most of these post--i see all of your delimia's. NO-----this is the first car i ever bought--still have it 33 years now,i've been thru ups & downs--but never wanted to sell it-i;ve pushed it to the side for a while(against my will)to deal with 2 women,got rid of them---HAHAHAA-now my current (and last one) wife likes the car and understand what it means to me--we've been together 12 years-so she knows----- 70 dart--8.90s@152mph--N/A.
1970 DART B1MC N/A
8.86@ [Email]155
3200 lb on 275 DR
5.30 @ 130 1/8
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: ROSSIO]
#1130746
12/10/11 10:54 AM
12/10/11 10:54 AM
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Winnipeg ,Mb. CA.
chryco
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super stock
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Posts: 866
Winnipeg ,Mb. CA.
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I was a little burnt out last season , especially at the start up. Wound up parking it for the rest of the year. Sell it , NO WAY . Cause when it`s gone it ain`t commin' back . Feeling better about things , a lot of non car issues are resolved and I can`t wait for the next season openner . Sometimes a little rest is a good thing. Chryco 
Gas is fer washin' parts ....Alky`s fer drinkin' ...Nitro`s fer Racin'!
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: 383man]
#1130747
12/10/11 11:02 AM
12/10/11 11:02 AM
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Posts: 12,339
somwhere
smokinwoody
I Live Here
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I Live Here
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somwhere
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In a word ....No ! But I am a gearhead from top to bottom. I dont have alot of money and I love driving my car so thats why mine is a street/strip car that is 99% street. I love driving it and cant get enough. But at 55 years old and with a bad back and knees I have to make myself work on it when it needs it as it really hurts to bend over when I have to work on it. But I would rather drive and race it anyway. I hope you work it out as thats one problem I will never have. Good luck , Ron
thats my problem too Ron..age and injuries..
you realy dont get bored with the cars...as said...BURNED out..thats why it has taken so long on my 63 Dodge...Im motivated now ...wheres that bottle of Alieve...
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: ROSSIO]
#1130749
12/10/11 11:07 AM
12/10/11 11:07 AM
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Master
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
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I set the race car on a side burner last year so I could build my Rampage for the street/strip... I've built a few other cars for myself over the years but had to sell them (divorces) so now I'm REALLY looking forward to get this Rampage on the street and see how it runs... between customer cars and my own stuff I stay real busy... which I thought being retired was going to be a nice slow pace..... NOT... but thats my fault... once I get these last couple of customers out of here I'm going to kick back and start having some fun and work on my stuff at a more leisurely pace... after my Rampage is done I'd like to get my 38 Plymouth on the road(needs interior and a few other things) 
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: BB70DUSTER]
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12/10/11 11:33 AM
12/10/11 11:33 AM
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Master
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Romeo MI
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Well, glad im not alone on this one... it got to the point that racing was $2-300 a weekend, after a dirty divorce, and having to sell my big tire car, and most of my parts, the black car is all I really have left. I've found that the same money id spend in a nights racing would pay for a weekend at the river for my whole family... or more recently I bought a cadillac CTS-V, crazy thing is my new caddy is way more fun to drive, and in luxury no less! Doubt ill actually sell my car unless someone throws money at me... lol 
I use to have a charter business for salmon fishing
that took all my weekends but the fishing with south
so I parked my Searay in my pole barn where its still
setting... I should sell it but you never know I might
pull it back out... interest change but to replace
a toy after selling it would cost much more(most times)
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: kissmyaspen]
#1130754
12/10/11 12:05 PM
12/10/11 12:05 PM
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Posts: 636
Central,Ohio
FASTFISH420
mopar
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mopar
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 636
Central,Ohio
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I've been taking a break for acouple years now.and I do miss it alot,but the N/A heads up racing is very tough and extremely $$$.plus there are not alot of N/A racing in my area.
1969 Barracuda 8 second all/motor small block
2014 Shelby GT500 Mustang
Uratchko Racing Engines
www.URE-RACING.com
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: 383man]
#1130758
12/10/11 03:41 PM
12/10/11 03:41 PM
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Posts: 5,186
Wherever I am.
Junky
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Posts: 5,186
Wherever I am.
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In a word ....No ! But I am a gearhead from top to bottom. I dont have alot of money and I love driving my car so thats why mine is a street/strip car that is 99% street. I love driving it and cant get enough. But at 55 years old and with a bad back and knees I have to make myself work on it when it needs it as it really hurts to bend over when I have to work on it. But I would rather drive and race it anyway. I hope you work it out as thats one problem I will never have. Good luck , Ron
Have you considered acupuncture? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. 
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: scatpacktom]
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12/10/11 04:51 PM
12/10/11 04:51 PM
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Posts: 3,667
Arizona
Chris'sBarracuda
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Arizona
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Try wrecking your car, and look at your investment in shambles.  Wait.. Bad idea.. After taking nearly 3 years to get it back up and running, you get the itch back.  I would suggest you try Drag Week.. You have a street car.. On my "Bucket List" Mopar Billy's thread kind of shines a light on how much fun/work it can be. And what an experience..  It's all about the memories.. I used to street race only for soooo many years.. (you already knew that)..  Got bored.. Same ol, Same ol.. But when I met Gecker, it all changed.  Just change it up a bit.. The MATS is also a great event..  Chris.. 
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: Chris'sBarracuda]
#1130761
12/10/11 05:04 PM
12/10/11 05:04 PM
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Romeo MI
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Try wrecking your car, and look at your investment in shambles. Wait.. Bad idea..
After taking nearly 3 years to get it back up and running, you get the itch back.
I would suggest you try Drag Week.. You have a street car.. On my "Bucket List"
Mopar Billy's thread kind of shines a light on how much fun/work it can be. And what an experience.. It's all about the memories..
I used to street race only for soooo many years.. (you already knew that).. Got bored.. Same ol, Same ol..
But when I met Gecker, it all changed. Just change it up a bit..
The MATS is also a great event..
Chris..
The drag week thing is the direction I'm going now...
been on a couple and had a riot but now I want my
own car for it.... thats what my Rampage is for
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Re: Anyone else ever get bored with racing or their Mopar??
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#1130762
12/10/11 05:11 PM
12/10/11 05:11 PM
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Posts: 1,927
Seaford, Va
Kindafast
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top fuel
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Posts: 1,927
Seaford, Va
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55 years young here and just yesterday started the teardown on my old bucket to completely go through it from front to back. I figured if I didn't do it pretty soon I won't be able to. "old age and all that crap that goes with it " . Anyway I still love it and I guess I will until they put me out to pasture.
Joe
6.50 @105.26
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I hate to admit it but from my Doc having me on pain meds (tramadol , oxycodone) the over the counter stuff lost its punch years ago. I dont like it but I could take 20 Alieve and it would do nothing. When my pain gets where I cant stand it (which is more then I like) I have to take at least the tramadol and alot of times thats not strong enough. 
The good thing is I go to a hearing in the next month or two as my lawyer is trying to get workers comp to send me to Pain Management. Ron
