Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together?

david christy · 08-25-2011, 09:05 PM

My son's are out of the house now and i havent race stock since 95! There will be a time when it all comes together lol hang in there!

Jeff Goss · 08-25-2011, 09:07 PM

Thanks David!

I know it'll work out, it's just been a really long time for me!

david christy · 08-25-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Goss

Thanks David!

I know it'll work out, it's just been a really long time for me!

I know what you mean bracket racing just doesn't cut it. I am tires and a tranny away from cleaning of my cob webs! Nice wagon by the way very cool.

Jeff Goss · 08-25-2011, 09:13 PM

P.S. When I said I have the potential to win any race, that sounded cocky.

I retract that statement. LOL!

I meant to say that just getting to the track gives me an opportunity to win.

It's been far too long since I have raced!

Robert Swartz · 08-25-2011, 09:49 PM

I feel your pain brother. I have my Chevy II bracket car that is actually "pretty close" to being ready to run. Maybe next spring?

My stocker, I dunno? The actual car, is still setting on jackstands, partially disassembled. I have various pieces, the roll bar, subframe connectors, the Cal-tracs and springs, wheels, ect, setting in piles. I have many engine pieces. Some still in boxes, others in piles, a few in the cleaning tanks. All waiting to be used.

If only work and life didn't stand in the way, maybe I could find extra time to work on these cars, LOL! As to making passes down the drag strip, my partner and I last raced our bracket car in 1988. I personally, haven't driven a competitive pass since, I believe, 1977!

Sounds like you're close. Keep working, you'll get there. So will most of us, for me, just don't know when?

JRyan · 08-25-2011, 09:58 PM

Jeff,

My old buddy Don Kennedy used to have a sign in his old straight truck that said " The luck will come if the money holds out". True for most I presume. But I said, "If you don't have any to start with, it just takes longer". Stick with it my man.

Jerry

55 Chevy · 08-25-2011, 10:19 PM

Hello Jeff

I may know how you feel. To date I have made twelve passes with my '55 in the last eighteen years! Not nearly enough to satisfy my needs.

Sounds like you are not far off though. Hang in there and see you at the 2011 Mission divisional.

Allan

Dave Turner · 08-25-2011, 11:11 PM

No worries, you have company!!

jmantle · 08-25-2011, 11:58 PM

Jeff, we haven't seen you out for a couple of years. We stopped at Camping World in Burlington on our way home from Seattle and were thinking about you, hope to see you out soon.

Jim Mantle

Lew Silverman · 08-25-2011, 09:54 PM

Jeff, just remember that you can only do your best, nothing more. Everything happens for a reason, whether it makes any sense to you at the time or not.

I've had my wagon out three disappointing times this season, so I can understand how you must be feeling! I'll step back for a while, the motor has to come out, AGAIN, due to a problem with my low oil pressure (the car's not mine!) I'm not a happy camper, but this is the mission I've given myself. Indy will have to wait another year, but I'm not upset, not yet anyway. I just pray that G-d gives me enough time to do everything I've planned to do.

Hang in there!

Lew

08-25-2011, 09:05 PM	#1
david christy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? My son's are out of the house now and i havent race stock since 95! There will be a time when it all comes together lol hang in there!

08-25-2011, 09:07 PM	#2
Jeff Goss Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Burlington, WA Posts: 361 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? Thanks David! I know it'll work out, it's just been a really long time for me!

08-25-2011, 09:13 PM	#4
Jeff Goss Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Burlington, WA Posts: 361 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? P.S. When I said I have the potential to win any race, that sounded cocky. I retract that statement. LOL! I meant to say that just getting to the track gives me an opportunity to win. It's been far too long since I have raced!

08-25-2011, 09:49 PM	#5
Robert Swartz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nineveh, Indiana Posts: 512 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? I feel your pain brother. I have my Chevy II bracket car that is actually "pretty close" to being ready to run. Maybe next spring? My stocker, I dunno? The actual car, is still setting on jackstands, partially disassembled. I have various pieces, the roll bar, subframe connectors, the Cal-tracs and springs, wheels, ect, setting in piles. I have many engine pieces. Some still in boxes, others in piles, a few in the cleaning tanks. All waiting to be used. If only work and life didn't stand in the way, maybe I could find extra time to work on these cars, LOL! As to making passes down the drag strip, my partner and I last raced our bracket car in 1988. I personally, haven't driven a competitive pass since, I believe, 1977! Sounds like you're close. Keep working, you'll get there. So will most of us, for me, just don't know when? __________________ Robert Swartz - Swartz & Lane 66 Chevy II Pro 95 Achieva EF/SA, 78 Mustang II U/SA (work in progress) #354 stock

08-25-2011, 09:58 PM	#6
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? Jeff, My old buddy Don Kennedy used to have a sign in his old straight truck that said " The luck will come if the money holds out". True for most I presume. But I said, "If you don't have any to start with, it just takes longer". Stick with it my man. Jerry

08-25-2011, 10:19 PM	#7
55 Chevy Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Calgary,Alberta area Posts: 229 Likes: 23 Liked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? Hello Jeff I may know how you feel. To date I have made twelve passes with my '55 in the last eighteen years! Not nearly enough to satisfy my needs. Sounds like you are not far off though. Hang in there and see you at the 2011 Mission divisional. Allan

08-25-2011, 11:11 PM	#8
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: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? No worries, you have company!! __________________ Dave Turner SS/GT #1153

08-25-2011, 11:58 PM	#9
jmantle Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Black Creek, BC Canada Posts: 331 Likes: 79 Liked 172 Times in 81 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? Jeff, we haven't seen you out for a couple of years. We stopped at Camping World in Burlington on our way home from Seattle and were thinking about you, hope to see you out soon. Jim Mantle

08-25-2011, 09:54 PM	#10
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Anyone else bummed that you just can't get it together? Jeff, just remember that you can only do your best, nothing more. Everything happens for a reason, whether it makes any sense to you at the time or not. I've had my wagon out three disappointing times this season, so I can understand how you must be feeling! I'll step back for a while, the motor has to come out, AGAIN, due to a problem with my low oil pressure (the car's not mine!) I'm not a happy camper, but this is the mission I've given myself. Indy will have to wait another year, but I'm not upset, not yet anyway. I just pray that G-d gives me enough time to do everything I've planned to do. Hang in there! Lew __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA