I rarely go to watch. Once a year if that, and only because I can watch the Pro Stock cars at Bradenton from the starting line for free.

I guess you would have to look at all the angles of the question. If your ready and the cars not and you have a ton of friends racing then I would say it would be a nice experience to go watch and cheer them all on, maybe even help out if someone needed a lending hand. If you and the car are ready and you dont have the cash to race then it might tend to bum you out to go watch knowing you could be racing if them cheapskate bosses had just paid you what your worth I think myself I would still go watch as it always seems when im racing I dont have as much time to watch with everything else going on. I do know that when Jeff Duff sold his car and trailer he said it was too hard to come to the track just to watch, but that was his take on it and everyone is different!!

I'm having an awful time just getting up to go out to the garage.

It helps to have a supportive partner.