[Fot] Sad news from Road America

[GSFuqua1 at aol.com]

As a newbie in the Vintage Racing Arena I'll offer a comment.  Yeah, I get 
lapped occasionally, never have been several times but I wouldn't care if I 
were.  Who are we really racing and for what?  In my opinion we race ourselves 
individually, we race the track and we race our own personally prepared 
equipment.  Would I like to win?  Sure but I also know my limits and try my best to 
avoid the red mist of competition.  Been there and done that but many years ago 
and in sports that you usually don't have much of a chance to get killed in.  I 
race to improve my own skills and do my best not to get in the way of others 
that I know are much better.  At least for now.  I also remind myself that I'm 
racing equipment that despite my best efforts to maintain and keep safe is 
pushing 50 years old.  Things break..... unexpectedly.  I like going Mach III 
with my hair on fire but not if I'm going to be endangering others.  When you 
win, what do you get?  Points or some $10. Plaque?  To me winning is not always 
finishing first.  First it is finishing, second it is improving my own lap 
times, lines in an out of corners and making some of the best friends I've ever 
made in my entire life.  THAT is winning, at least to me.
 
It is NOT my intention to be contentious or argumentative but I race with a 
lot of people too and many of them feel the same as I do.  No, it isn't a 
parade but is sure isn't worth dying for either.  On the other hand if I were to go 
out that way it wouldn't hurt my feelings one little bit.  At least I would 
be with some of my very best friends and doing something I have come to love.
 
Again just my opinion and probably not worth the time it took to read or 
write it.
 
Gary Fuqua
Classic Sports Cars
Branson, MO



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