Who is " a racer " ???????

[DAREDEVIL]

So how long do you have to be out of it before you're a has been I am pretty sure I fall under this designation at this point....

Thats kind of what i ment asking !!!!!

We have so many "racers " here and i only see 10 % in the actuall races !

That is why i asked this question .

Also we have competitors on this site,,which are not any competitors or racers at all.

mhhhhh

and we have wanna be racers that went broke and still haev the boat and effort but never show,,,only talk.....

AGAIN,,,,WHAT OR WHO IS A REAL RACER ??????

 

[phragle]

If you have taken a green flag........

 

[Scarab KV]

So where does keyboard racing fall into this?

 

[phragle]

At one time I raced blow boats... does that count?? I did port huron to mac in 38 hours, long course...

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

I think that being a "racer" is different than being a "competitor" or participating in racing... I think being a "racer" has to do with your committment and sacrafices made to go racing.

Lets say you got a guy who can only afford to race once or two races a year. He eats Top Ramen every day and holds his shoes together with duct tape just so he can afford to put his car on the track, boat in the water or bike across the starting line in Ensenada... I'd be hard pressed not to call that guy a racer.

Or you got a guy like Haggin who isn't clipping coupons to go racing, but clearly has invested a huge amount of his emotional and psychological energy and time into racing. I'd be hard pressed not to call that guy a racer.

On the flip side, you've got guys who show up to PCA and Ferrari club races who's relative investment in racing, finanically and emotionally, is negligable. They show up at the track on Friday afternoon, eat at their prep guy's hospitality tent, cruise around 10 seconds a lap slower than everyone else, claim everyone's cheating and then go back to the office Monday claiming they're a racer...

For me, being a racer is something you have on the inside.

 

[DollaBill]

I figure there has to be millions, because everytime I pull into the gas station with the boat. I meet someone that use to race.

LOL. Thats true. I even get that when people come into my office and see pictures all over the walls. "Yeah, I had a Scarab w/ 502's beack in the day. Nobody could beat me. Ran around 90". Hmmm, was that the 22' model? hahaha

 

[DollaBill]

At one time I raced blow boats... does that count?? I did port huron to mac in 38 hours, long course...

You may want to keep that part secret

 

[phragle]

I think that being a "racer" is different than being a "competitor" or participating in racing... I think being a "racer" has to do with your committment and sacrafices made to go racing.

Lets say you got a guy who can only afford to race once or two races a year. He eats Top Ramen every day and holds his shoes together with duct tape just so he can afford to put his bike across the starting line in Ensenada... I'd be hard pressed not to call that guy a racer.

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Been there done that..except it was mac and cheese... generic mac and cheese, not the fancy kraft kind either... And yes, I won.

 

[Gordo]

I'll be the first to agree that I "was" a racer.
Ahhhh, the good ole days of living on eggs&cheese for weeks so I could race-like-a-rockstar for a weekend.

 

[Phantom1]

Food for thought.......

Multiple categories of "RACER".....

The die-hard RACER - willing to endure divorce or bankruptcy to race. No priorities. Puts a third mortgage on the house for a new set of props. Blames the sport for his ****ty life.

Trust Fund RACER - Doesn't have to worry about a real sponsor. Clip a coupon and go racing......until a sanctioning body pisses him off. Clip another coupon and start a new racing organization. Repeat......

Industry RACER - His/her business is tied to boating/marine industry. The better he does on the race course, the better he does in business. The time and effort has a return on investment......if he is on the right team.

Casual RACER - The goals are to be safe, not end up divorced or bankrupt, and have a lot of fun. Me...... I raced for three years way back when on a strict budget. Great fun and great lifelong friends. It was fun for that period of my life, but not now. I love offshore racing but have no withdrawal symptoms.....my lifestyle never suffered because of a racing addiction.:hurray: