Saddled up, ready to head to the track…cherishing being able to race

Getting harder and harder for me to get things around to go racing. Load, unload, load, unload.
I have emphysema or COPD whatever you want to call it. I get short of breathe just doing what we’re once easy things.
just finished getting everything around and have been picking away at it off and on since 10. It’s now 1:30.
it is what it is. I stupidly starting smoking menthol cigarettes back in 1974 in boot camp. Didn’t quit till 3 years ago.
my advice to young people is..please don’t start smoking.
I find myself whenever we go somewhere thinking about where we are gonna be parked compared to where we have to go. Never entered my mind before.
Anyhow, not absolutely positive( probably 90% though) that this will be my last year racing. Next year probably just be a spectator.
it isn’t the racing, it’s getting everything around , and that’s part of racing. The other thing is being dependent on others to do stuff I cant do, that sucks too.

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Beautiful car and yeah, it sucks getting old. I'm in the same boat and not sure when I will hang it up but not looking forward to it anytime soon.