Originally Posted by Scott

Here lies the difference that you and many other racers for that matter do not see. You said yourself it is a matter of how much someone really wants to race, the fact they do not want to go every week or run in a points series does not mean there car may not be competitive or otherwise. It means they probably have other priorities.

Me for example. I have two active children, I coach my sons baseball team. Guess when games are ? Most Saturdays. Guess when practices are ? Wed or Thurs., same days as tnt to do some practicing. I will not sacrifice time with my children to go racing, period. I have other priorities nor want my children running around a race track while I self indulge with racing.

After that comes my career. I am self employed, I work on and off on the weekends many times with little notice. I can not be gone to the track half the day every weekend, it would effect my livelihood and at the end my family. Again racing takes a back seat and is not a priority.

I worked for a championship sprint car team for two years before we had children. I know what the commitment is to be competitive. Luckily for me we had a wealthy car owner so he wanted us to bring our families ( for me my wife) when we went out of town for races and she went, lucky for me. If that opportunity came up again now, I would never do it. It would not be fair to my children even though they may like it once and a while. Again someone else may want to take their children, so be it. But not here.

I am trying to put together a short series of races ( a few times a year) where the average person can come and try to be competitive and have a chance but does not want to commit to a series. People that do not have a truck/trailer at their disposal all the time or have to make a lot of changes to conform to a set of rules. Basically a grass roots level of racing.

So lets not lump people with other priorities in with well they must not be competitive or are making excuses. I know some lonely people that go racing every weekend, not for me. But if someone goes to the races every weekend and that is there thing, great for them. I have plenty of resources ( money and good people to help ) to go racing all the time and no doubt be competitive, the difference is I cherish the time with my family more than racing at this time time in my life and thus this does not make me any less of a racer, just one with other priorities.