I have some life long friends I still get to meet with regularly that are outside of the car experience. One of them is much older and is a very well known psychologist and is always trying to figure me out. He doesn't see how the car thing fits in based on the rest of my life---I do mostly Finance and Accounting for a living (as Assistant VP of Business and Finance) and in his way of lining up personalities and such, it just never fits. It drives him crazy since that's how his brain works-- trying to figure out how peoples lives line up in all that they do. He is still trying.
I've come to the realization the older I get that ignorance is bliss. I don't care to know why I love it the way I do. I love working on it as much as driving/racing it. The people in the hobby/sport are a great group. I am grateful to have something I enjoy this much and hope it never dies off. I slow down when or if the car gets overwhelming (problems, issues, etc.) to remember how blessed I am to be able to do this at all when there are so many who wish they could have a PT car that runs and drives.
I know this wasn't exactly your topic, but it made me think about it and how I've arrived at where I am at right now with my car.
To answer your question, I would say I am building my car first for how I want it to look, then see how much performance I can get out of it. I will sacrifice some seconds on the autocross or road course to keep the car low and at the ride height I like personally. I am building it to drive long distances so that I can drive up the coast, to Vegas, to Arizona and perform in any situation well, all the while looking the way I would like it to. I will admit I want it to be faster and have more bite that it currently does, but the wait for those things is worth it. It's part of what keeps me interested in the car---always looking forward to the next modification that I have planned.
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