Well, all of that is true
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In most cases I have my tools spread all over the paddock shortly after the green flag waves. I have taken my cars to some of the nicest tracks in the Midwest just to work on them in the parking lots! But it is worth noting that I would rather drag my trailer, getting 6 mpg, 8 hours one way to have that chance to race even one lap with/against my friends than to wax my paint and armorall my tires, drive down to the shopping mall and win first place in the "other" class while fielding the same question hundreds of times, "Is it real?". Then pack up my chair and my $9 plaque and drive back to my garage and park a faithful reproduction of the greatest sports car in history with 600 hp, side pipes, wide tires and racing stripes next to my wifes minivan until the next "Show and Shine".
( I just spilled my coffee all down the front of my white shirt!)
Anyway, if that is your car, it's shedding a tear under your $300 car cover.
Let him out from under there and let the horses run!
See you at Run n Gun, running or not, still having fun.