UnNatural Abilities

Somethings come so easy for people but the changes to my race car have not been the easiest to get used to. I am not like other drivers, hop in and instinctively know how to adjust immediately. Some may have this ability naturally but for me, it takes me some practice before I have a grasp of something. Even after practice, I am still going to make a mistake or two... I write about this because I am feeling good that I am more at ease with my car and felt comfortable that I am getting it, I am actually liking the changes particularly the transbrake. I resist change so often I am missing out on the better options available in life. I guess I was feeling pressure from Dan and others to just jump in the car and be used to the complete change of habits I had developed in the past 8 years of racing. It was like learning anything new, you struggle, feel like it's too challenging and then suddenly it's just there, the skill becomes natural.
I will not get over confident but I feel more confidence after Saturday night. I was hardly expecting to be competitive already but it turns out, I can still compete and do well. Sometimes the lord knows when we need a confidence boost!
So the weekend was spectacular, the movie was an emotional rollercoaster. I was dissappointed that some details did not follow the original story but I was impressed how well the story was woven. I was dissappointed that Lucas didn't use Padme in a stronger fashion given his use of strong female characters. I still left the theater in awe and very affected. I doubt the things that bugged me are concerning to others.
Saturday Hunter and I had a full day of Star Wars toys at BK and Walmart. We watched "A new hope" prior to heading to the track (maybe that is why I did so well) The race was fun and felt so good to win some rounds, it has just been so long since I felt competitive. Unfortunately a few oil downs made it for a much too late night as we got home at 4am...
Sunday was very special also as we picked up the enclosed trailer for my car. I was so darn tired, it was hard to comprehend until Dan drove Big Red into the trailer around 8pm. It is such a dream to have this, I am so blessed. I did feel sorta emotional I wished my parent could have enjoyed this dream they shared with me. Actually I always felt bad we didn't get the RV for mom to enjoy whereas my dad would have been beaming over the trailer...
I am not getting things done I want in my summer days so far, I need to buckle down and not lose precious time without students. I am taking an online course right now and in two days, it has been very informational and useful for improving my classes. I always wondered how online classes work, it is good for me to experience it.
I haven't heard any good 80's today as I didn't get to listen to BOB. I have been listening to FM96 in London today.
I did have an odd couple of happenings at the race Saturday night. Having a website has many good and bad points. I try to keep my site as positive as possible and keep the news tidbits away from any controversy or opinions. I do use a kidding around style on occasion. I made a reference to a racer, totally kidding around that he was mad at the forum because he hadn't been sharing his results like he used to. What I didn't know was, he really was "mad" at me. I honestly have no idea why as I thought I got on fine with this young man. I always wrote extra items about him as I was a fan of his racing. So I happen to pull up behind him Saturday night and said hi and he proceeeded to come over to me and unload on how ticked off he was at "my shit" and how I was one of the reason he would want to quit racing for the shit I write. He said he came out there to race not put up with people like me. I was truly dumbfounded and sorta thought as he was yelling,"he must have other issues because this was way beyond a tiny blurb I wrote" He called me stupid and other not so nice things. I only responded with "I am not like that" but he was already walking away when his tirade was finished. Usually someone yelling at me like that would get me all discombobulated (sp?) but I let it roll off me. It didn't really make any sense really. I am always amazed how angry I have seen some people at the race track, it is sorta sad that someone puts that much weight in how they perform at their hobby. I understand pressure to do well but there are so many other more important things in our lives than how you do at the track. It all started from me mistakingly referring to his car as "purple Yurple" instead of it's correct name "purple nurple" He yelled at me about that at a race a few weeks ago but I thought he was kidding.... I honestly don't know him well enough to understand the outrage but he also doesn't know me at all to accuse me of maligning him. Anyone who knows me I have only good intentions with the site. I wanted to tell him it was completely innappropriate to yell at someone who is sitting in their race car , strapped in, ready to go make a pass in a high powered vehicle. I observed him for the rest of the night and witnessed him to be angry all night. I saw him sitting away from all the other racers when there was an oildown, isolating himself from everyone, I also watched him go out of his way to avoid me. He was helping another guy who played some games on the starting line and got disqualified. His buddy got out of his car and kicked cones and the two of them stompped off together. His buddy even purposely blocked a line of cars from running while he protested his DQ. I am stunned if I am the only cause of Purple Nurple's bad night. I can't believe that at all. I would like to talk it out with him as I am always one to apologize if I wrote something he was that upset about. He certainly wasn't going to give me a chance that night. I suspect he is not doing as well racing this year as he did last year. For some people, that is all they hang their hat on.
It was a night full of lessons as another racer yelled at me later for something else. He asked me what kind of games I was playing but I had just made a mistake that he perceived as a head game-hilarious.... Most everyone knows I am just still getting used to the car. I quickly explained to him and he backed off. Ryan said it must have been a full moon, I looked up later and it was nearly full. Full enough... I am stunned that anyone pays that much attention to how I race. It is sort part of the sport but sometimes I think it has to do with being a female in a male sport also. I doubt either of them would have had the courage to come up to my window and make accusations if I was a guy the size of Dan. I don't think it's only about being a female but it makes it easier for them. I find it sort of facinating to analyze it. I am sure that would piss them off too!