Gilroyboy
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Well it all started last year i began to race my can am in the Ave racing series in california city ca, It did not take long to get hooked. Built the car in house at the shop i work on as a side job to help a buddy with his business. The year had some ups and downs and got quite expensive, but at no point did i want to stop. Ended up finishing off the year in a top 5 spot of the pro production class as a rookie, as much as i wanted to win it all i had to accept the fact that i had put up a respectable result. The car really started to come to life when i was able to join up with Radflo suspension, my shock god Jason hess wanted NOTHING but the best for me and the car and his devotion helped drive me to prove his work was worth it.
Now we end that year and i told myself when i first started that i wanted to step up to the "big dogs" class the next year and not stop until i could. Well then a month into the year, i missed the first BITD race due to car issues, i woke up one day and literally said F it i am going to work for this and not give up. I had exactly 4.5 weeks to do what i thought was impossible, and that was to modify the car to be legal for the BITD series. Working my own career job as well as my side job and trying to maintain my household and dogs(we all know they arent that easy haha). Ive spent every spare moment, every weekend, late nights, days stressing and thinking about whats next. My hat goes off to you guys who have been doing this for years, i understand why a team is what can make or break a season. I come from a motorcross backround, grew up racing full time, it was just me and the bike, no one else to rely on, no one else to blame. Only after racing in the desert last year did i realize i cant do it alone. I relied on myself almost entirely, drove the whole year with no co-driver, built the car on my own, tested the car alone. Every mistake i made i made sure i only had myself to blame and accepted it. Now i know, you have to loosen up and trust a team to help you through it all and it looks like i am starting to get a grasp on that.
The car is still under the torch and grinder but i can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and its becoming real that i am doing something that i have only dreamed about and have had family and friends back me entirely, as well as my sponsors that stuck with me through the year.
i figured i would post some progress pictures just to show some of the hard work going into this season and i hope to continue on to the rest of the BITD series...fingers crossed...
Now we end that year and i told myself when i first started that i wanted to step up to the "big dogs" class the next year and not stop until i could. Well then a month into the year, i missed the first BITD race due to car issues, i woke up one day and literally said F it i am going to work for this and not give up. I had exactly 4.5 weeks to do what i thought was impossible, and that was to modify the car to be legal for the BITD series. Working my own career job as well as my side job and trying to maintain my household and dogs(we all know they arent that easy haha). Ive spent every spare moment, every weekend, late nights, days stressing and thinking about whats next. My hat goes off to you guys who have been doing this for years, i understand why a team is what can make or break a season. I come from a motorcross backround, grew up racing full time, it was just me and the bike, no one else to rely on, no one else to blame. Only after racing in the desert last year did i realize i cant do it alone. I relied on myself almost entirely, drove the whole year with no co-driver, built the car on my own, tested the car alone. Every mistake i made i made sure i only had myself to blame and accepted it. Now i know, you have to loosen up and trust a team to help you through it all and it looks like i am starting to get a grasp on that.
The car is still under the torch and grinder but i can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and its becoming real that i am doing something that i have only dreamed about and have had family and friends back me entirely, as well as my sponsors that stuck with me through the year.
i figured i would post some progress pictures just to show some of the hard work going into this season and i hope to continue on to the rest of the BITD series...fingers crossed...
