What are your goals for PWD?

[HurriCrane Racing]

I'm curious as to what motivates each of us in this league. What are our goals and what do we hope to get out of this hobby?

My goal has always been to be competitive. I just wanted to feel I had a shot. I wanted to be able to run with the Big Dogs like Kinser, QT, DD4H, JBD, LB, Hogan, WK, Bullet and Skippy. I had no idea the amount of work and effort it would take to achieve this goal. But, to see a car that came from my workshop running in step with the top tier racers is a thrill.

What I hope to get out of racing PWD, is a group of friends that share my passion/obsession for this hobby. With my first full year of racing in the NPWDRL complete, I'd say that I've made some quality friends and learned so much along the way.

See you guys on the track next month for the Fire series!

 

[bracketracer]

My immediate goal is to get off the second page in the classes I enter! After that, we'll see. I enjoy the process of trying to make my cars faster, making new friends was just a happy benefit of racing.

 

[TRE]

I'm curious as to what motivates each of us in this league. What are our goals and what do we hope to get out of this hobby?

My goal has always been to be competitive. I just wanted to feel I had a shot. I wanted to be able to run with the Big Dogs like Kinser, QT, DD4H, JBD, LB, Hogan, WK, Bullet and Skippy. I had no idea the amount of work and effort it would take to achieve this goal. But, to see a car that came from my workshop running in step with the top tier racers is a thrill.

What I hope to get out of racing PWD, is a group of friends that share my passion/obsession for this hobby. With my first full year of racing in the NPWDRL complete, I'd say that I've made some quality friends and learned so much along the way.

See you guys on the track next month for the Fire series!

You said it best right there

 

[Vitamin K]

Right now I want to build a car using stock axles and wheels and graphite that will run sub-3 on a 42-footer. After that I want to learn oil and switch to better wheels and axles.

 

[561 racing]

You know when I first joined here, I had one goal and that was to learn how to make fast cars and sweep the MA race (I know very big goal, but still have 2 years to go) I started out in the BASX class because I needed to learn how to be fast prior to putting on light wheels and fenders to make me faster. This year was a down year for us at MA as we felt, that a couple cars truly underperformed. My goal has stayed the same but now I'm fully into becoming a better league racer and will jump into street stock this year too. I plan on working on that division all year to see if I can catch Brian (Hurricrane) or at least make it to my first finals, after I feel comfortable in street stock, I plan on jumping into street pro sometime next year. Anyhow I am really enjoying getting back into the leagues this year and I'm positive this will assist in my main goal. Ps this is why my daughter joined as well as she is tired to losing to Richards (Aircooled) granddaughter. I really regret not having enough time to spend with most of you during Nationals this year and I plan on making more time next year as those that I met at this years race were truly classy people with the same passion as me and my family with our great hobby.

 

[Fumbles]

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

 

[BulldogRacing]

My goals are similar to many who have already spoken. I want to have a hobby I enjoy that keeps my mind busy on a wholesome activity that is less expensive than many other adult hobbies and sports. I want to encourage my sons to compete. I teach my kids and other young men I work with that hard work pays off. I would like to prove to them this is true by continuing to get more competitive each series. We are the fastest racers in our whole district by far which is not much because the second fastest tunes on a treadmill. We are helping a lot of scouts and dads learn to build faster cars the right way, this has only been possible because of hat I've learned here and by racing at the NPWDRL. I feel like I've made so good friends on this forum and I thank you guys for that. I don't like getting my butt kicked but I will always be the first to give props where they are due, for we all know how hard it is to win a race at this level. Hurricrane, great topic!

 

[Kinser Racing]

At this point my goal is to hold all of the track records and win all of the classes for a long period of time./images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif

 

[B_Regal Racing]

To win a single race event. I do not want to be too ambitious. Baby steps for me...

 

[dpatrick911]

My goals have been and will be for some time on the engineering side of things... Some people here say "race against yourself". I have adopted that mindset from the beginning. Now, do I want to win? Of course, but at the same time. Getting faster and more knowledgeable about building and understanding what I am doing when I run testing is more important than race day. If I have done my testing right and my prep and re-prep are consistent. In theory, I should have a pretty good idea about what my car will run before the first time it hits the track. Initially, I started to think... "How can I compete with these guys?". "There is no way!". But then it dawned on me, if I focus on what I know or have observed and continue to test and learn, I will get faster. There is no "magic" that I have found. Sound engineering principles seem to be the rule at the top. I have wondered, and now I think I am beginning to understand it better... Some of these guys are racing multiple cars in the same class. I don't think that is happening by accident. Guys are running "prototype cars/ideas" and learning on the fly. It is a great hobby and look forward to putting more principles into practice over the next few months.

 

[dpatrick911]

Sorry guys... Goals? "To be faster than the last race."

 

[Mister B Racing]

I don’t have any PWD goals really. I’d like to maybe have a few competitive cars, but that’s about it. The 2014 season introduced me to a lot of new building and prep techniques, and I want to apply them on a couple of new cars.

My 2015 goal is to push myself to complete some new cars, and to really apply the things I’ve picked up over the last year or so to the point where I close the 2015 Fire Series in the top three of the AM BASX class.

See you on the track for the Fire Series!

 

[HurriCrane Racing]

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

Yea, the trash talking is fun too!!!

 

[Skippy Kicky]

my goal this series is to win in Street Stock and Street Rod MOTM. I know almost everyone out there racing those same classes probably have the same goals. If I don't get it I'm happy for whoever does. For the SS I'm working on a few new cars, and SR I have a new model (corvette funny car) that I have high hopes for. In theory it should be faster than my current car. I'll post a picture of it soon. It has a super neat paint job done by the same guy who painted the GT for me.
It's cool talking about goals. I got into this hobby because of a couple races at work and church. My wife and I didn't have any kids at the time and my thought was that I wanted to learn how to make fast cars for when I did. When I was a kid in Cubs My dad handed me the kit, a can of black spray paint and a tube of graphite, a sheet of sand paper and let me go to town. I am the oldest of 6 kids, so everything was new for my parents as my dad was never involved innScouting before. They had no idea about the serious nature of PWD. I used the cement on the driveway to round the corners of my block, sanded it smooth, sprayed it, then hammered in the wheels. Race day my wheel fell off and that was it, so as an adult I have really got into it to redeem myself from my failure so many years ago.
This has been fun! sometimes I'm tempted to take a break because I have so much going on, family, school, scouts, work, other hobbies with fitness and martial arts, but I can't stop. Once the car is built, tuning and prepping is not bad. The whole process is a lot of fun.

 

[561 racing]

Skippy, I think you made a good point about the failures from our childhood. That was one of my driving points as not one of my cars as a kid ever made it to the finish line ( as my mom just reminded me of this ) so we focused on looks instead and did win best looking once.

 

[OPARENNEN]

My goal is to consistently beat Kinser and QT. of course that's been my goal for 3 years now, and I am gradually running out of time.

 

[BulldogRacing]

Opa, you'll never be outa time, we are going to race in heaven too!

 

[OPARENNEN]

Opa, you'll never be outa time, we are going to race in heaven too!

Up there, they have special lubricant for the ball bearing classes. Also,the method for wheel/axle preparation is a tightly held secret which they have a not allowed to be transmitted to earth.
Just so you know!

 

[BlewBYu]

What am I looking to get from this hobby/ sport....what does it mean to me?

Last year, on the day before my birthday, I found out I have stage 3 colon cancer that had spread to my lymph nodes. I battled the cancer and as of now, my cancer is in remission. During that time, all of the extra work (with my job), was given to several other people. I was left unsure of what was important in life. I believe that God is using this bad thing to bring about good in my life. For example, I enjoy spending time with my kids and wife, and not working all the time. My perspective has definitely changed!

So what does this sport have to do with all that I am referencing? I needed something that my kids and I enjoy doing together. I needed something to occupy my mind during all the uncertainty. This hobby has allowed me to dream about a better tomorrow, while enjoying the time of today. I enjoy finishing a car, and thinking, "Is this going to be the car where I have put it all together?" I enjoy working with the wood and the attempt to be precise in all I am doing. I enjoy the thrill of seeing my car on the start pin about to race against 3 other devoted and competitive individuals. After a race, I enjoy thinking, "what if I had done this instead of that." I enjoy watching the "proxy-cast" with my son and daughter. I enjoy the pressure of trying to get a car finished with a deadline looming right in front of me. I like looking at the information from this board and adding my thoughts to what someone else thinks and seeing if I can find an advantage. I like when I have ordered parts and I get home from work to find a DD4H box waiting on me. I feel like a kid at Christmas when I open that box! I hope I make 10,000 friends from this hobby. I hope to go to Nationals next year, and for 40 straight years after that. I enjoy when I am completely uncertain about a car and it surprises me. I also find humor with my car when I really think it's going to be fast and it lays an egg! I like the camaraderie on this site. I like that my competitive nature has a wholesome outlet. I like that many of you have been EXTREMELY helpful and have allowed me to ask so many questions. I feel like I have found a place where I belong.

I like that before I go to sleep at night, my mind has something to think about that is constructive and positive.

So, I guess to answer what you are asking, I'd say that my motivation for racing has been to use racing as cathartic therapy.

Sorry I was so long-winded! LOL!

 

[BulldogRacing]

Damn Blue! You're my boy blue! Prayers are coming your way! That was a very heart warming post. Your attitude is that of a winner, I feel very similar to you on many levels of your post! Thank you for the information about your personal life, that took guts and you are an awesome man. God bless you Blue!