Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842138
10/30/10 03:33 PM
10/30/10 03:33 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH
WILD BILL
Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
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Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
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Posts: 10,542
BROOK PARK, OH
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You only live once.
I say get out there and enjoy it.
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842140
10/30/10 04:11 PM
10/30/10 04:11 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,058 bigfork mn
dragram440
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super stock
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Dont sell it unless you have to. You will regret it and they arent getting any easier to find.
67' charger 499 RB
10.57 at 127
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842142
10/30/10 04:13 PM
10/30/10 04:13 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH
WILD BILL
Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
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Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
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Posts: 10,542
BROOK PARK, OH
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kind of appears as thought the good times are over and may not return, kind of depressing.
Times are what you make them
Does your son have any interest in racing?
Maybe just go out with the 2 of you and have a ball
What part of PA are you in?
Are you close enough to come to any of the CCE races regularly?
Always good people to hang with
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842143
10/30/10 04:22 PM
10/30/10 04:22 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 3,410 Belpre,Ohio
CHAPPER
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Belpre,Ohio
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Been there/done that. I just started racing again after a 10-12 year retirement. I had raced off and on since 1968. Sold my car, trailer,etc in '05. I thought I was getting too old and was busy with my business. Times change, and I have put together another car to play with. I think I enjoy it more now than I did years ago. This time, I can go as often or as seldom as I want. No self pressure to go often and race hard and be PO if you don't do good. Now I just go and enjoy myself and what happens just happens.
If you like drag racing, support your local track.
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842146
10/30/10 05:04 PM
10/30/10 05:04 PM
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,532 off the grid
340B5
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I know that feeling. At age 52, I've only been doing the dragstrip only thing for a few years, and have been thinking about getting a street car. Restorable bodies are hard to find and getting expensive, but running a drag car isn't cheap either and that takes some of the fun out of it. It's real hard to find the balance between saving for retirement, kid's college and having some fun too. you only live once, but I don't want to eat dogfood when I retire. My advice would be to run a street car occasionally to "get your fix", and it could double as back-up transportation when your other vehicles are down for repairs.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
#842148
10/30/10 06:52 PM
10/30/10 06:52 PM
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 409 pa
73roadbird
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Yea, I sit down and figure the costs as well, as you said fuel for the car, truck, gate fees,belts, food, either there at the track or you take from home, still adds up. I like the races, but things arn't what they used to be. I have a street car that I almost have finished, needs a few small things, and have thought about selling the race car then putting some of the money in a nice smallblock for the street car and run it once in a while. I don't want to race the original motor or trans. because it's numbers matching. Now it takes a small fortune just to get to the track. I have other interests as well, motorcycles, hunting, which all cost money, but at this point I think the wow factor in me building another motor doesn't excite me as much, heck I hope I'm not getting old yet.
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842149
10/30/10 06:58 PM
10/30/10 06:58 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,506 Az
Crizila
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I stepped out of the racing scene for over 30 years due to many different things. Finally retired about 8 years ago and again had the time to get back in to what I really enjoyed. My suggestion - Make a plan and go for it and remember, although happiness is a low ET, it only applies when you stay within your financial means.
Fastest 300
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: Crizila]
#842150
10/30/10 07:28 PM
10/30/10 07:28 PM
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Posts: 409 pa
73roadbird
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Some good points. 30 years wow that's quite a span of time. When I first built my car I worked alot of overtime, before I opened my own business. When the local economy went down and my business suffered for about 2 years and just decided I had enough of the long hrs. The race car still sat. Back then I had some time and not much money, as everything I made went back into the business, now I work for someone else I have the time and some money, just not sure I want to get back into it. Years ago it was fun, but now it seems to take so much. May be that's why some of my friends no longer are into it, may be it's taking me longer to realize it, don't know, but for now the car will set patiently waiting in the trailer awaiting my decision. I may take my street car out before the season closes up here and make a few passes and see how I feel, if the interst comes back then the motor may happen over the next few months, we'll see
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842151
10/30/10 08:28 PM
10/30/10 08:28 PM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.
roadhazard
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but for now the car will set patiently waiting in the trailer awaiting my decision.
It don't cost you anything for it to sit there for a while. Many times that I wished not selling a car that I liked.
If no rush to decide these cars will rebound in value IMO
Mild motor on the cheap to have a running vehicle and play with it when you feel like and would also be worth more.
I hear ya on the small business owner thing
Greg
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: 73roadbird]
#842154
10/30/10 10:12 PM
10/30/10 10:12 PM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 694 Michigan
Super Scamp
mopar
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mopar
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Michigan
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Most of the racers we go racing with are older. I'm 46 and my Father 66 just got back into racing after a 25 year vacation. He was at a race that I was running in and caught the (In THE BLOOD BUG) I was born into Drag Racing. If I can't afford to race the car sits. Thier is a 440/Trans for sale on RJunk for 3500 get it and put it in and go racing.
Just One Man's Opinion
Mopar Mafia Racing
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Re: Decisions,Decisions ?
[Re: Super Scamp]
#842156
10/31/10 12:27 AM
10/31/10 12:27 AM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,506 Az
Crizila
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I'll be 66 in a few weeks. I'm very happy just running in the 11's at around 115. At that level, I don't break much stuff ( translates - I'm not spending big $ and up & down on the creeper every weekend ). I do all my own engine, trans, diff builds cause nothing has to be so exotic that I have to send it to a "specialist ". Running my dial-in is uaually no problem. If I can cut a good light, I can be competative in pro at any track. I'm having fun for little dollars.
Fastest 300
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