I'm not going to be racing this year.
Between my sponsors not having any $$ to spare and some other personal issues I just wont' be able to make it work this year. I probably could make it work but I would guess not piliing myself into massive debt would be a good decision. You'll be seeing the Buell up for sale soon so hopefully someone will jump on it and make some money with it this year and I can buy a cheap trackday bike to help teach with at Gateway this year. I will probably be at some of the HPT events and I'll be helping run the Gateway events so I'll see some of you guys around.
Keep in touch!
No! Anthony won't be able to find his way around the track without you to follow.
Sorry to hear that Dan, I'm sitting this one out too.
hope it works out for you. I believe this will be the trend for a lot of people. As it stands now, I only plan on doing 3 race weekends this year. If work picks up, I'll do more. If it gets slower, I'll do fewer to none.
Dan - hate to hear it, but you need to do what is right for you. My family and I have a very clear understanding about priorities and while I would love to make more race weekends and step my game up to a higher level, this is not something I can allign with my other priorities. Family, work, and savings are all very important factors to me and everything else can only be considered after I have ensured that these are taken care of first.
I don't know you specific issues, but maybe you can hold onto the Buell and just make 1 or 2 race weekends this year. Throttle back a bit to stay safe and stretch out a single set of tires... If your alternative is to sell the Buell this year, buy something cheap and then replace it next year with another Buell this may not be the smartest long term move. Over the long run you may be better off in not eating costs on dumping the Buell in this economy and then buying something new in the next year or two... Even though I only made 2 race weekends last year (HPT and Road America) I had a blast and I feel justified in owning my Buell crushing Ubber Ducati!
Think about it. Take time to consider your issues, judge your priorities and set a plan that takes into account the more complete range of factors. Don't just react to situations, make a honest calculation of long term costs and benefits and all of your options.
George
I didn't know that my getting a Buell would have such an effect on the grid...
That sucks, Dan.
Well if you live reasonably close to Blackhawk and are not gonna be racing, come on out to help cornerwork.
Quote from: GrecianFormula40 on March 09, 2009, 04:17:51 PM
No! Anthony won't be able to find his way around the track without you to follow.
Sorry to hear that Dan, I'm sitting this one out too.
I'll make sure anthony still has a carrot to chase :biggrin:
Sorry to hear that Dan, I was really looking forward to running against you again this year... I know its what you need to do, and I'm sure we'll see ya out there again soon!
see ya at the track!
Dan- ditch the Buell & buy something cheaper- you'll still kick the poo out of most everyone! I've got a 39cc Blata you could run in ultra light weight.....LOL
Let me know whats up with the Buell. I am having work done to the garage pretty soon, so let me know if you want me to put it in the basement or if you need to pick it up- I'm cool with either until you can figure out what you need to do!
:wah: Damn. Sorry to hear. I was looking forward to getting spanked by you again this year!
I can still spank you if you want. :boink: :boink: :boink:
:spank: Dan likes spanking! LOL
That stinks Dan. Racing is awesome, but just getting to go ride at the track is a pretty great thing too-so be sure to enjoy any of it you can do.
Between the baby(born last Thursday) and some recurring symptoms(headaches/blurry vision) from the concussion last August, I'm not sure how much racing I'll be doing this year. I'm hoping to have my bike ready soon, but I'll probably just start with track days and see from there.
Best of luck to everybody this year and I hope to see everyone out there!
congrats jack...name?
Quote from: skiandclimb on March 10, 2009, 07:38:25 AM
Dan- ditch the Buell & buy something cheaper-
This is coming from a guy that's going to race a Ducati? LOL!
And, Congrats Jack!
Quote from: Super Dave on March 10, 2009, 05:17:17 PM
This is coming from a guy that's going to race a Ducati? LOL!
And, Congrats Jack!
I already had the Duc conveniently sitting in the garage with a shit-ton of spares...it made sense at the time- LOL