Think Racing

Dreams can be realized

Forget what mom said about just plugging along.

I have been daydreaming, planning and plugging along with the hopes and wishes of building the next great vintage race car. I want to compete - at first in SCCA's Solo competion ( http://www.scca.org/Solo ) and then eventually in vintage sportscar racing ( www.svra.com ).

It was going to be hard to swallow, but I had accepted that it would take a few years to build that car. Then a turn of events changed that plan for the better. As follow up to the last post, I did take the car to the welder and he did a great job. That car is in fantastic shape and will make a great project car, but for someone else:)

I logged in this morning at work and went through the daily routine of checking e-mails, planning the work day and reading the latest headlines. I also logged into my personal e-mail account, because I had not taken the time to do so last night. There was a message from a guy I was familar with through the MG experience forum. He was selling his pristine 1967 MG race car and was giving me the first right of refusal.

Called the wife, mentioned it in passing - surely she would not bite - she said get it. I did not hang up on her, but I came close as I had to hurry up and let the guy know in my pure excitement.

The big get is that this car is everything that I was planning to build and more. It will immediately put me on the autocross circuit and require very little to get me on the race track. And for a lot less money, time and sweat.

Dreams are realized. Now, how do I get that thing to North Carolina from South Carolina?