An Average Guy's Introduction to Do-It-Yourself Drag Racing

There are all sorts of psychological hurdles that an average guy, with average skill, average tools, and an average budget has to deal with when he owns a classic car (ok...doesn't have to be a classic...just "loved"). One of those is the fear of something breaking, either while you're driving it or working on it. Can I fix it? Do I have the right tool? What if I can't? Do I know anyone that can? For free? Can I afford to get it fixed? Even worse - how long will I be deprived of driving it?

These are my concerns--always.

So with these worries..what in H....E....double L am I doing drag racing!?!?!?! Where's my head at?!?!?!?!

I hope you aren't sitting there waiting for an answer cause I don't know. I just do it.

"But dude....you are so average....especially in the budget....heck..in ALL the areas listed above."

"Oh and BTW....how about SWMBO (she who must be obeyed)...how's that going to go...'Hey honey guess what? I was at the tree and the light turned green and I got a huge jump on the V.W. next to me and the darnest thing happened...little pieces of my u-joint flew everywhere. Would you mind moving your car so the tow truck can back into the driveway....Thanks snookems!!!'"

Um...sure...good luck with that!!!

So, over the next few posts, I'm going to give some average guy tips for handling a little test and tune drag racing.

Next up...do I need different tires?

Thanks for reading,
Tim Sweet

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