1969 Torino

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

You're funny.

I really enjoy & relate to your signature line ...
"And people who don't know the game ask me why we race. I always reply that it has nothing to do with the racing, what we do is a people thing. The cars are just what we use to measure skills from one day to the next".


It reminds me of when Neil Bonnet was reflecting on his career after he came back from a bad crash & said, "I used to think I was racing against all these people ... until I got perspective & realized I was racing WITH all these people. It's the relationships I value most."

That struck a cord for me after I broke my back in a high speed Kart wreck in 1991 at Sears Point & has been one of my guiding principles since. I want to win ... and I'll work as hard as necessary until I do ... but I value enjoyable relationships more. When I look back on all my racing exploits, it's the great people & the good times I remember & enjoy most.

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100% agree'd!! There is nothing like the racing family/car community (yes Sieg motorcycles too). When I'm inside those race track gates... the rest of the world doesn't exist.. It's in your blood or it's NOT Neil was one of my favorites, And sorry you broke your back.