Project Junkyard Dog

smracer2002 · 06-22-2014, 09:10 PM

Any updates yet. Joe?

Joe Toller · 06-22-2014, 11:08 PM

Not much new to report, family stuff took over so I have kept pretty quiet as to not jinx myself too bad lol. Engine is complete, trans less converter, body and suspension done, interior needs a little help as does the body. I hoped to have it complete by the end of July and make some passes by August. Not sure if it will happen, but once I have a timeslip in hand I will update the whole deal, good or bad. I need to find some extra funds or a temporary converter option. I guess I am not even able to afford a dime rocket lol!

Joe Toller · 06-28-2014, 10:26 PM

It's over. I have had to put things to paper, and a harsh reality has hit me. I personally lack the capital and the patience to do this. This is really not easy. Class racing is an enormous challenge, and not one for someone strapped for time and/or cash. For me, staring at an almost-yet nowhere near completed project, and my bank account, and factoring in the odds-and-ends, fuel, and entry fee, and the fact that beyond 1 LODRS race and 1 National Open this is basically a Sportsman bracket car unless I want to leave the state (and it's a BIG state), and I see this is not going to give me what I am searching for. I'm not mad about it, if anything maybe I put unrealistic expectations on what I could do. I was not meant to be a Class Racer, no matter how much I like the challenge or the concept. So with that, I have put the car up for sale, and am dusting off the fwd dirt car. I will always be a huge fan of Stock. I think it's not a matter of making it affordable, or watering down or dumbing down the class, but more about finding those people whose personality suits this. I am very grateful for all the people I have encountered and all I have learned. In the end, I failed. But, I tried, and that's something. Thank you all, and good luck.

HandOverFist · 06-28-2014, 11:30 PM

No shame Joe...it's a really expensive hobby for sure. We don't have a world beater by any stretch and probably never will. I still enjoy attending the Combo events even tho I would likely lose in a heads-up pairing. We took our car to a local bracket race last weekend for some carb TNT and ended up in the final. We have a blast with it no matter the venue.

MICROMACHINE72 · 07-15-2014, 09:01 PM

Don't beat yourself up over it Joe. Sometimes you gotta just step back. I had myself all worked up in running comp eliminator with a dream I too could do it on pure skill and low or no budget, but as time went by, and funds were low I too bailed on my engine project for my dragster after less than satisfactory results. Oh well, life goes on. Keep your chin up! -Mark

Joe Toller · 07-16-2014, 11:53 AM

Oh I didn't beat myself up too bad lol. I just needed to try it to see if I could pull it off. I sold the car, and will go back to the dirt track for now. I need to just get on a race track again! I will revisit this again someday, when I have the time and some more capital to put towards it, because I still want to experience it. I most likely will buy a car first (should have to begin with!) and go from there. I really need to get the race itch out of my system and then over the winter sit back and decide what it is I really want out of the deal; is it the competiton, or is it the building I enjoy? There may be a move to a better suited area for racing in the works as well...

goinbroke2 · 07-17-2014, 08:01 PM

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea that it's cheaper to race a circle car (pave or dirt) than drag....I've got a circle track 6minutes from my house as opposed to the 2-6hr tow to dragstrips and I wouldn't even consider doing it. They seem to hemorrage money and parts on a weekly basis. When I ran stockcars back in 78-82 I'd work on the car 6 1/2 days to race it 1/2 and then tow home a destroyed car and start over again..and most of the time it wasn't my fault, caught up in traffic etc.

More power to you, good luck, sorry to see you go.

06-22-2014, 09:10 PM	#1
smracer2002 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: So Tx. USA Posts: 92 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog Any updates yet. Joe? __________________ First On Race Day

06-22-2014, 11:08 PM	#2
Joe Toller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 550 Likes: 78 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog Not much new to report, family stuff took over so I have kept pretty quiet as to not jinx myself too bad lol. Engine is complete, trans less converter, body and suspension done, interior needs a little help as does the body. I hoped to have it complete by the end of July and make some passes by August. Not sure if it will happen, but once I have a timeslip in hand I will update the whole deal, good or bad. I need to find some extra funds or a temporary converter option. I guess I am not even able to afford a dime rocket lol! __________________ Joe Toller Lewistown, MT Last edited by Joe Toller; 06-24-2014 at 11:04 PM. Reason: discouraged

06-28-2014, 10:26 PM	#3
Joe Toller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 550 Likes: 78 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog It's over. I have had to put things to paper, and a harsh reality has hit me. I personally lack the capital and the patience to do this. This is really not easy. Class racing is an enormous challenge, and not one for someone strapped for time and/or cash. For me, staring at an almost-yet nowhere near completed project, and my bank account, and factoring in the odds-and-ends, fuel, and entry fee, and the fact that beyond 1 LODRS race and 1 National Open this is basically a Sportsman bracket car unless I want to leave the state (and it's a BIG state), and I see this is not going to give me what I am searching for. I'm not mad about it, if anything maybe I put unrealistic expectations on what I could do. I was not meant to be a Class Racer, no matter how much I like the challenge or the concept. So with that, I have put the car up for sale, and am dusting off the fwd dirt car. I will always be a huge fan of Stock. I think it's not a matter of making it affordable, or watering down or dumbing down the class, but more about finding those people whose personality suits this. I am very grateful for all the people I have encountered and all I have learned. In the end, I failed. But, I tried, and that's something. Thank you all, and good luck. __________________ Joe Toller Lewistown, MT

06-28-2014, 11:30 PM	#4
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog No shame Joe...it's a really expensive hobby for sure. We don't have a world beater by any stretch and probably never will. I still enjoy attending the Combo events even tho I would likely lose in a heads-up pairing. We took our car to a local bracket race last weekend for some carb TNT and ended up in the final. We have a blast with it no matter the venue. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

07-15-2014, 09:01 PM	#5
MICROMACHINE72 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog Don't beat yourself up over it Joe. Sometimes you gotta just step back. I had myself all worked up in running comp eliminator with a dream I too could do it on pure skill and low or no budget, but as time went by, and funds were low I too bailed on my engine project for my dragster after less than satisfactory results. Oh well, life goes on. Keep your chin up! -Mark

07-16-2014, 11:53 AM	#6
Joe Toller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 550 Likes: 78 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog Oh I didn't beat myself up too bad lol. I just needed to try it to see if I could pull it off. I sold the car, and will go back to the dirt track for now. I need to just get on a race track again! I will revisit this again someday, when I have the time and some more capital to put towards it, because I still want to experience it. I most likely will buy a car first (should have to begin with!) and go from there. I really need to get the race itch out of my system and then over the winter sit back and decide what it is I really want out of the deal; is it the competiton, or is it the building I enjoy? There may be a move to a better suited area for racing in the works as well... __________________ Joe Toller Lewistown, MT

07-17-2014, 08:01 PM	#7
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 892 Likes: 1,631 Liked 393 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Project Junkyard Dog I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea that it's cheaper to race a circle car (pave or dirt) than drag....I've got a circle track 6minutes from my house as opposed to the 2-6hr tow to dragstrips and I wouldn't even consider doing it. They seem to hemorrage money and parts on a weekly basis. When I ran stockcars back in 78-82 I'd work on the car 6 1/2 days to race it 1/2 and then tow home a destroyed car and start over again..and most of the time it wasn't my fault, caught up in traffic etc. More power to you, good luck, sorry to see you go.