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That equates to only $17.50 a day. What a bargin in this economy, and to top it off your at the Grand Daddy of all races.
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Highs..... well just an opportunity to win THE biggest race of the year.
usually, maybe not lately...the larger than normal fields...esp COMP ...5 sessions of Pro Stock Qualifying Lows....DNQing... ...losing in the finals twice..once having someone covered index wise...they were used up we were clean, only to have the wire for the trans brake fall off in the pan prior to staging ![]() ![]() ..having Roy Hill drive down the side of your race car with his motorhome in the staging lanes while waiting to tech in , telling me later that every one waved him on as there seemed to be ???? plenty of room.....a$$clown ...going red in the finals of class ruining a chance to qualify ..oiling the track 3 out of 4 runs with a mysterious leak....hence looking like we never ran a race car let alone a Comp Elim car!!! Need I say more....we are coming back, as we do every year....sometimes I ask myself...WHY..then I wake up!!! Turkman
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Highs:
1) vacation 2) a chance to qualify and win the biggest race of the year 3) class eliminations (win or lose) 4) hanging out with friends 5) meeting new people and making new friends 6) seeing cars from other divisions 7) eating and drinking with friends 8) beautiful sunny days 9) competition with the best 10) best car show in the country 11) did I mention eating and drinking with friends 12) HEMI's 13) this race is only 207 miles away 14) and of course, eating and drinking with friends 15) bench racing between qualifying and racing 16) watching stock and super stock 17) trading performance secrets 18) getting a great parking spot 19) not breaking anything 20) and last but not least, eating and drinking with friends Lows: 1) entry fees 2) cost of fuel 3) getting whipped in class 4) oil downs 5) rain 6) not qualifying 7) tear downs 8) lousy pit spot 9) running out of adult beverages 10) coming home and going back to work 11) not being able to get to minumum weight cause you ate and drink too much with your friends
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I agree with Chuck, but after winning Indy there isn't anything any better. I know I didn't win but when my father did in 05 and my mother was runner up in 91 there isn't any better feeling then that
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Chuck, the eating and drinking with friends is first. I hope I am in your 'friend' column. Biggest problem I have is as I approach 67, I can't remember anything anyway, add a couple of cold 'retardents' and memory just doesn't exist. I'm thinking this year maybe some crawfish or non-oiled shrimp etoufee'. Bring that already done so the altitude don't screw it up and do the rice at the track, a good martini, don't get much better. Gotta check my schedule on what night. Maybe some french bread too. I will have to check with my social director. More later.
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Chuck, looks like the highs out weigh the lows! You are right on.
Jeff, hope to hook up for some adult beverages with the Southland bunch!!!
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You are welcome. If we run out of beer, they got this new thing. It's a plastic card, and you just give it to them in the store. They actually give you the beer. Life is good.
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Boy, I like all that eating and drinking with friends! We will have a full bar. Most anything you want. Hey, Jeff, that ettouffe sure sounds good. I think I won't drink as much as we did 2 years ago when neither of us qualified and drank our sorrows away. Larry nor I still don't remember who drove the golf cart home that night!
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And when we come for Thursday only, it is $105 a day. Simply inexcusably outrageous in this or any other economy...
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The matchups are always fun to watch.........
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