Everyone has their own set of priorities, I believe it's safe to say that most people who are involved in all levels of racing cherish their time that they spend with their family just as much as you or the next person. Some are willing to make sacrifices to race that others won't, however that doesn't mean that the sacrifices that are made on one hand aren't made up for in some other way that you may not see. Everyone has jobs, commitments, livelyhoods to support..

In my opinion, Joe's perspective is a little different than yours as racing IS his livelyhood (or at least his livelyhood is tied closely too it) so to him racing week in/week out showing what the capabilities of him and his shop are doing will benefit him and his livelyhood. He lives/breathes/eats it and the sacrifices he makes are for his livelyhood where i'm sure anyone else who is self employed realizes that there are sacrifices that need to be made to better themselves. Two totally different positions, neither of them any more/less wrong/right than the other. Not nutswinging here either, just what I know of Joe as a person and what I have learned about him in the 10+ years I've known him.

Good luck on setting up your weekend warrior class.