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I never really understood why when it comes to performance cars, people can't give due respect and then walk away. Just because it's not your particular style, or doesn't fit your "taste" (ex: import vs. domestic, ford vs chevy etc etc). This doesn't mean you have to talk trash or belittle the owner for having different tastes.
I've never been into Honda's, but if I see a legit fast Honda at the track, I think it's cool.
Different strokes for different folks. Easy as that. Like I said earlier in the thread, I've driven a couple GTRs and I would never buy one. But I also respect the hell out of them for what they are and what they are capable of.
That is pretty funny.. esp considering someone like Mario Andretti who has a few more races on every continenent under his belt than any of us and guess what. He's not bored by any track. He still loves anything from local short tracks to the biggest known and he'd still be racing if his family didnt give him such a hard time about it. He still makes everything from sledding (snowmobiles) to track tours competitive.
If youre so bored by it, its not by your "wealth of exposure or experience". Its either cause you really werent that into it or that good at it as youd like others to believe. I know tons of guys that raced both amatuerly and professionally for years without ever becoming very good at it and "retired because it got boring". For most of them, closer to the truth was that sucking at something got real boring.
You may believe whatever helps you sleep at night but the fact you may think I sucked at it is far from the truth. I got bored of the grueling schedule, the travel, the cost and the fact I was doing other things like playing rugby semi-professionally (while pushing for a professional spot) meant I was racing sore physically most weekends. I got tired of that. I wasn't the worst or the best. I won races and I competed for championships though I failed my goal when it comes to that. I hold my head high when it comes to what I've done in racing.
Rallying which I did try and I think is exponentially tougher than road racing is more up my alley as of now. It is usually bi-monthly and the cost is a little cheaper (though unlike back when I was racing that is far from an issue now). You were right about one thing. I wasn't that into it. I was a serious track guy as in I was always there doing something (racing, tuning and instructed on the very rare occasion) but I drifted away mentally due to the cost of racing. Racing competitively in any discipline is a very costly endeavor in more ways than just financially. I wasn't willing to continue to pay the price. I won my share of races and I made my money. I made enough money to live on while I was doing it even though it was just a supplement. I love the driving part of racing and still do. I love to get in a car and rip it around a track. I don't love all of the necessary things behind the scenes that must be done to make the driving part possible. Have a good one.
By the way I might have missed it, what year is your GT-R? What do you like most and least about yours?
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