Why is it so hard to get out of racing???????????????????????????

[laffman]

I thought i was gonna be done racing, but dam it is hard to get away. I find my self wanting it more and more. Why???  Should i jump back in or stay out?  Tell me what you think even if you don't know who i am.  I am sure you know someone in my spot.

[les01]

It's addictive!  The struggle to get the perfect setup, the perfect lap.........  I'm thinking about cutting back to a partial season next year and I can't imagine knowing the races are running and I'm not there--we'll see how that works out.  I guess when you're not racing, you remember the fun and the thrill and forget the HOURS of work that it takes.  When you're at this point in the season and you are racing, you just tend to remember the HOURS of work and forget the fun.....That's my opinion, for whatever it's worth.  You just have to decide if the 12 minutes of fun each week are worth all of the time and effort and if you have the time to devote to it to do it right.

[Casper60]

As I've told people before, racing is worse than any drug addiction you could think of. I "got out" twice before.. first from Micro Sprints, only to get back in again in 2001 to run Street Stocks and Sportsman. In 2007 I sold out with no intentions of getting back in. In the mean time I have been working for a Grand-Am team, working on and even driving the cars. Unfortunately this year, after finally being happy with the decision to not race (after 2 years struggling with it) someone gave me the opportunity to go racing again and needless to say there is a new Bicknell sitting in my shop, despite my better judgement. moral of the story, don't argue with it, don't deny it, don't fight it. No matter what, in the end your going to be racing anyway.

[deacon3j]

It truly is an addiction. I was active for 30+ years and 'retired' when it got to not being fun anymore. I stayed away from the track for all of 10 years then last week my daughter said we're going to the races. I figured after being away that long, it wouldn't be too bad. Well, as soon as the cars got on the track, all those feelings came back in an instant!!!! I guess the good thing is, I'm too crippled up to climb into a car again!
The best advice I can give you if you want to get out of racing is, find something else to do! It's hard and it takes a long time to get over it!!! Almost like being an alcoholic is the way I treat it. It's not fun to get over and will always be there!!! Good luck!

[ModRoCmaniac]

dont know ya but just a thought for what its worth...did you have a Heart to Heart w/your 5 Biggest Fans(top 5 knows best)....cuz it sounds to me like you KNOW what you want to do    i been addicted for over 25 yrs & im just a fan ~ i KNOW i cant live w/o it...eat breath & sleep it  ~ is there 12 steps fur this ? lol if so i'll avoid it "RACEoholic for LIFE !" 
                    RACE ON !

[Burgess Family Racing]

I would say that until you can't imagine what else you would be doing on race day, you're still hooked on racing...  When it gets less like fun and more like work, than maybe it's time to start imagining...  I'm not at that point in my life yet...  Will I get there eventually?  Who knows...  I do know this-  If I quit racing, I'll do it "cold turkey"...  There won't be any occasional visits to the race track to see how my old buddies are making out...  I'll be on a big ol' boat somewhere and you'll never see my checkered shorts again...   

[ModRoCmaniac]

 .......LOL COLD TURKEY !....thats how its dun ~ there aint no question
                RACE ON !
*& the top 5 best fans are usually always the closest ppl to ya

[Rainman]

I love the smell of the racing fuel LOL and the thrill of a first time winner taking the checkers. Honestly, the last race of the year at Holland when you had 3 sst mods going for the championship 60 10 and 91.

The drama of not knowing who will be the champ.

60 and 10 get together then the 91 is in the points lead. Then the 91 had issues and then the 10 takes over and the 2nd last lap the 10 spins and the 60 wins the championship. As a non driver, Man I was hooked since. In the LAMOT division you had the 2, 0 and 99 going at it every week last year was cool to.

One day I will race.

Sorry Fiebs Jr and Evans for that memory but that got me hooked.

[dennis]

Its easy to quit i've done it a 100 times.

[bigshow39]

It is an addition I've only been doing g it for ten years and even when you work on car as much a full.time job I still love it it makes it worthwhile when you have that good run

[Zack]

I thought i was gonna be done racing, but dam it is hard to get away. I find my self wanting it more and more. Why??? 

LOL that happens

[2ol2]

best way to get out of racing is to never get in it

[sbs23]

I'm not really sure what keeps us all coming back week after week. Once, after destroying my car two week in a row my wife offered to buy me a new boat AND a new Harley if I quit racing. Let's just say she saved a lot of money.

[laffman]

I'm not really sure what keeps us all coming back week after week. Once, after destroying my car two week in a row my wife offered to buy me a new boat AND a new Harley if I quit racing. Let's just say she saved a lot of money.

I bet by time you get out she wouldn't have and she knows it lol ! n
Thanks for all the advice!

[JW91]

Getting out of racing is easy. Just go completely broke doing it and you'll be out in a jiffy.