New Years Racing Resolutions

Eric Merryfield · 01-01-2020, 07:18 PM

I'll start:

This year, for the first time in a decade, I am going to try and not race hurt. Just about each and every year, I get a few injuries playing 30+ baseball, now its 38+ baseball, but most of us are not in our 40's....ouch.

Over the years the worst by far for racing was a left hamstring pull(truly, truly sucks to try and footbrake)

next worse, was getting drilled in the left knee and having to wear a brace...also didn't work out too well.

A spiral shoulder fracture left, dove for a ball against Doug Fluties team, didn't make the play, it did made life challenging, especially in the pre-Goldman fixed steering in dragpak...

Broken wrist(right) happened at track, fluke Pitbull came out of nowhere and went after the Beagles, flipped up didn't nail the landing. Opted to race the Gremlin that day as the swelling got big, and bigger...But it was a ASRA race and ...Not too bad....Just towed home with arm up, and went to the Ortho guy in the AM, as the previous sholder fracture was somehow not seen on a xray by e-room types, lesson learned.

Soft tissue/tendon damage.....thumbs, wrists, this year was left wrist getting drilled(I catch, fluke), and elbow UCL tweak(my fault, threw too hard in early season, and the vibrating stick shifter in the Dragpak puts a hurting on it. Good things with these, you don't feel them till after the run, so they are more of a distraction. You certainly feel them loading up though.

So I am going to train a bit harder this off season for baseball, so I don't hopefully get hurt, and will armor up more, and go easy in the early season.

Eric

Billy Nees · 01-01-2020, 07:24 PM

I've been told that I'm getting too mellow in my old age so my racing resolution is to not be such a nice guy.

Larry Hill · 01-01-2020, 07:29 PM

Same as always, win national championship and be next years All Star.

Dave Turner · 01-01-2020, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I've been told that I'm getting too mellow in my old age so my racing resolution is to not be such a nice guy.

I kinda warmed up to the "new" B. Nees....last time we bonded, I thought you were Canadian.

Dave Turner · 01-01-2020, 08:55 PM

Promised myself that I would get to more tracks where I have never raced.....might need to bump this one to the top for a couple of years.

Glenn Briglio · 01-01-2020, 09:16 PM

Going to Indy 2020

HP HUNTER · 01-01-2020, 09:18 PM

Never leave anything on the table.

Bob Bender · 01-02-2020, 08:21 AM

Take the 383 stroker out of the car.

btrc · 01-02-2020, 11:46 AM

I have two. 1. Try not to overthink things. I tend to screw up when I start thinking too much. 2. Don't worry so much about red lighting. This is similar to number 1. I need to just try for my best light every time.

01-01-2020, 07:18 PM	#1
Eric Merryfield Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 872 Likes: 1 Liked 502 Times in 130 Posts	New Years Racing Resolutions I'll start: This year, for the first time in a decade, I am going to try and not race hurt. Just about each and every year, I get a few injuries playing 30+ baseball, now its 38+ baseball, but most of us are not in our 40's....ouch. Over the years the worst by far for racing was a left hamstring pull(truly, truly sucks to try and footbrake) next worse, was getting drilled in the left knee and having to wear a brace...also didn't work out too well. A spiral shoulder fracture left, dove for a ball against Doug Fluties team, didn't make the play, it did made life challenging, especially in the pre-Goldman fixed steering in dragpak... Broken wrist(right) happened at track, fluke Pitbull came out of nowhere and went after the Beagles, flipped up didn't nail the landing. Opted to race the Gremlin that day as the swelling got big, and bigger...But it was a ASRA race and ...Not too bad....Just towed home with arm up, and went to the Ortho guy in the AM, as the previous sholder fracture was somehow not seen on a xray by e-room types, lesson learned. Soft tissue/tendon damage.....thumbs, wrists, this year was left wrist getting drilled(I catch, fluke), and elbow UCL tweak(my fault, threw too hard in early season, and the vibrating stick shifter in the Dragpak puts a hurting on it. Good things with these, you don't feel them till after the run, so they are more of a distraction. You certainly feel them loading up though. So I am going to train a bit harder this off season for baseball, so I don't hopefully get hurt, and will armor up more, and go easy in the early season. Eric __________________ Eric Merryfield 1883 STK

01-01-2020, 07:24 PM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,489 Likes: 3,593 Liked 7,704 Times in 1,734 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions I've been told that I'm getting too mellow in my old age so my racing resolution is to not be such a nice guy. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

01-01-2020, 07:29 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,633 Likes: 1,928 Liked 10,687 Times in 2,225 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions Same as always, win national championship and be next years All Star. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-01-2020, 08:55 PM	#5
Dave Turner VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Schomberg, ON, Canada Posts: 1,222 Likes: 1,606 Liked 364 Times in 138 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions Promised myself that I would get to more tracks where I have never raced.....might need to bump this one to the top for a couple of years. __________________ Dave Turner SS/GT #1153

01-01-2020, 09:16 PM	#6
Glenn Briglio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Massapequa Park,NY Posts: 1,281 Likes: 1,894 Liked 969 Times in 307 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions Going to Indy 2020 __________________ 1989 Camaro Iroc-Z I/SA B&B Auto Machine Shop.

01-01-2020, 09:18 PM	#7
HP HUNTER Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca Posts: 656 Likes: 82 Liked 372 Times in 129 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions Never leave anything on the table.

01-02-2020, 08:21 AM	#8
Bob Bender VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,733 Likes: 1,599 Liked 459 Times in 90 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions Take the 383 stroker out of the car. __________________ Bob Bender 144 O/SA 2010-2012 National Record Holder

01-02-2020, 11:46 AM	#9
btrc Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 253 Likes: 286 Liked 84 Times in 42 Posts	Re: New Years Racing Resolutions I have two. 1. Try not to overthink things. I tend to screw up when I start thinking too much. 2. Don't worry so much about red lighting. This is similar to number 1. I need to just try for my best light every time. __________________ Bob Tilton 568 FS/H