When are you officially going overboard....

[Dangermouse]

"what i have read here is that most of you are afraid of competition"

Is that what is hiding under the bed?

Could be we are afraid of competition could be that we get more fun running cars than racing cars with a win at all cost attitude. Eg - we ran a classic GP class the other night - previously I have done well in this class and have a nicely tuned car for it. I also own quite few cars that suit this class - so that night I ran a different car in each heat - give them all a run and I had a ball.

To me the biggest lesson to learn is stay in the slot - from there the rest becomes quite simple I have raced guys who set 2 or 3 lap records in each heat yet still finish behind me...... I imagine they are having fun - I know I am :)

[btaylor]

The term Race it self implies competition, so i doubt anyone is actually afraid of it. The minute you pick up a controller with another car on the track, you are in the competition mode. How seriously you take it from there is a personal decision.
I would not want anyone to tell me what my "fun" level is, i find that on my own. If running full tilt on a commercial track with a tricked out car is your thing, then so be it. If you get more enjoyment out of home set cars and track,then that is your deal. You cant go overboard till you have wet yourself laughing during a race, but at that point, you have already won!

Bob

[HomeRacingWorld]

It's getting "mushy" in here now :)

[indybob007]

[sadco racing]

What keeps me in check is getting to race with my 13 yo grandson. That's him in the green Danica hat and me next to him ine the Valvoline jacket. He didn't warm to the slots much at first but now calls me to make sure we're going. And he beat me straight up in the second race last night. (And he handles the "racers" out there just fine). Soon I hope to get him to sit still long enough to start building and tuning his own cars.

[btaylor]

Some times that warm feeling you get , isn't all that great! :oops:
We had an endurance race not long ago, Between the coffee and Pepsi, the mandatory fuel stops were a blessing!.
Very hard to race while laughing hard and having way to many liquids, I needed two relief drivers.

Note to self= Race tools.= .035 Allen wrench, oil,tape, Depends.

Bob

[strangebrew]

Been following this with interest & I'm hesitant to reply, but what the heck!

This thread is about RACING & not running at your home track right??
It's apples & oranges where I'm concerned.
If you race, you should try to win. Winning does not make you a conceited moron.
I'm pretty sure a guy has that personality any way. Wait 'till he loses one & see what
happens. (Especially if it's you what beat him)
I raced 1:1's for 28 years & we would knock each other's wheels off when the
flag flew, but would hang around the track afterwards & empty each other's coolers.
IT WAS ALL FUN (most of the time) Some of these comments remind me of little kids
soccer where they don't keep score. That's fine when your 5 years old, but at what
point do we teach kids to try to excell & try their best. Personaly I want to be the fastest
& the prettiest. The sad fact is......you never will be.....someone is always going to
out-do you. This site is the best example of that. That should only make you do the
next project better. Everyone has to be a beginner sometime. Watch - Do - Learn!
Competition makes us all better at the HOBBY. With the 1:1's I
always wanted to race with the best to learn from the best & make our team better.
I would rather be the small fish in the big pond rather than the big fish in the small pond.
If you don't win YOU'RE NOT A LOSER you're a competitor. I didn't spend near the
money lots of the other guys did, but we still won some races 'cuz we worked a little harder
& were prepared. It's fun to beat 'em with less. Slots are the same way.
TUNE YOUR CAR AT HOME, NOT THE TRACK.
If you put you car in the box 'till next time, I bet you won't be as fast as the last time out.
___Get everything straight, lubricated, trued & clean.
___Race the track, not the other cars.
___Watch the fast guys.
___Run all the laps you can, maybe enter other classes just to get track time.
___Most of all....Ask the fast guys for help. (they will)
___Hang around afterward & "bench race". Amazing what help & info you'll pick up.
Preparation & laps make winners. (not neccessarily money)
Maybe build a "test car" to try some stuff. No loss if it doesn't work.
Innovating isn't cheating. You all see Smokeys quote on here. "They didn't say I couldn't"
..........I know I was responsible for a couple of rule changes in my time......LOL
Remember..........IT'S ALL FUN!!! Hope I didn't offend anybody.