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Hi, I'm Ian. I'm preoccupied with cars and driving them to the limit.

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In My Garage:
1999 Mazda MX-5 turbo (NB)
1999 BMW M3 (E36)
1985 BMW 535i (E28) ChumpCar project
2001 BMW 530i (E39)

Past Project Cars:
1994 Mazda MX-5 (NA)
1988 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)

Shopping List:
Honda S2000 (AP1)
Mazda RX-7 (FD)
Porsche 911 (993)

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My wife asked me, `Why do you need to do this anymore? You’ve got a house full of trophies, you’ve got a Champ Car championship and all those wins. What are you trying to prove?’

The problem is, I don’t remember all those wins, I only remember what happened yesterday.

Racers are different. We have a mental shut-off switch that blocks out all the bad things that can happen to us. Without that switch, it’d be impossible to do a job that requires you to risk your life every time you compete.

Paul Tracy


October 19, 2011, 9:05pm  Permalink  

» Paul Tracy Mulling Retirement: "I saw him dying in front of my eyes"

hitthepacecar:

An amazing read. Paul Tracy is one of my favorite personalities in all of auto racing. He’s not afraid to speak his mind, even about himself and his doubts.

 “I’m not a 20-year old kid anymore. I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and what I saw when they wheeled Dan into that medical unit is something I’ll never forget. I saw him dying in front of my eyes, and that memory is etched into my brain forever. I don’t need to drive anymore. At this point, I’m not in equipment that allows me to win races, anyway. I am doing this purely out of ego. I spend my own money to do it, and I need to ask myself, `Are the risks worth the reward?’ I think it’s finally time for me to weigh those options and decide if I should look at doing something else.”

(Source: twitter.com)


October 19, 2011, 9:02pm  Permalink   Reblogged from Hit the Pace Car.