Racing and dieting

It occurred to me today as I was emailing a guy with tires and wheels he can't take with him when he moves that trying to slow down my race budget is exactly the same as trying to lose weight. I have to be constantly vigilant around donuts, Whoppers.....

Last season I spent all the money in the world, won my region in class and overall, came home with about $30 worth of trophies, glory, and a satisfied feeling. I was sure that I was going to run 2-3 events at the most this year.

I have 6 new Rota Slipstreams coming on the UPS truck, 6 Goodyear R's coming through the local circle track supplier, and now gently used Nittos and Koseis seem to be on the table too. I can only behave for so long, then I weaken.......Hoefully he's sold them already.

I feel your pain. I had a pizza buffet for lunch today.

I thought this was going to be about rider weight reduction vs. chassis weight reduction. Instead, I'm now jealous that I have 0 Rotas, and you (potentially) have 2 more than any car can use at one time.

Smith did say it was easier to get the race car driver to lose weight than the race car.

Shaddup alla youse

I have even worse problems. Classing be damned, I just bought some used Koni's and Eibachs for my Supra on ebay for 210 dollars!

MrMook wrote: I thought this was going to be about rider weight reduction vs. chassis weight reduction. Instead, I'm now jealous that I have 0 Rotas, and you (potentially) have 2 more than any car can use at one time.

O rly?

I'm nearly finished with my 24 day Challenge:

http://www.the24daychallenge.com/

I've lost about 20 inches of fat from around my body and dropped only 15lbs of weight (gained muscle and definition in the process)

Figured, I couldn't do anything but lose weight if I wanted to continue fitting in small cars, like I still can. Plus struggling to climb over the door bars in our ChumpCar told me I needed to do something as I sit all day for work and my muscles were atrophying badly and the random workout schedule wasn't helping.

I used to take fitness for granted - jumping horses, running and working out at the Y kept me in great shape in my 20s and 30s. And if I slacked off, 2 weeks of working out and I'd be buff again. But man! Does that ever change when you hit mid-forties. Not to mention the sedentary nature of working on a computer. I gained ten pounds last year and I'm struggling mightily to lose it, and whittle down some of the little extra I've picked up around my waist. I can still fit easily into an Elise though, would like to keep it that way.

mtn wrote:

MrMook wrote: I thought this was going to be about rider weight reduction vs. chassis weight reduction. Instead, I'm now jealous that I have 0 Rotas, and you (potentially) have 2 more than any car can use at one time.

O rly?

I have a total of 8 Rotas, show me a car that can use all of them at one time.

Did I just win a set of Rotas?

Dr. Hess wrote: Smith did say it was easier to get the race car driver to lose weight than the race car.

I'm going after the king of bad weight, that nasty unsprung stuff.

Plus I've gotta weight the Neon up to 2650 anyway. It still has a radio in it.