One of my racing ‘buddy’s from down Chattanooga was has been giving me the
\n"heat" the past couple of days — we’re basically not agreeing on
\nanything about anybody for the 2003 season. He thinks Ryan’s going to falter
\nbecause of the switch to Dodge; that the "uniform" body style will
\ncreate even greater disparity as the teams with the "big bucks" will
\ngain the advantage and have the ability to find the means to adapt. I could go
\non, but basically we are on opposite sides; the good news being that it leads to
\ncreative bantering\u2026<\/p>\n
It’s been a busy week; haven’t given much thought to "Part II" so I
\nthought I’d send along a piece that my friend and cohort, Jason Jarrett, put
\ntogether this week. The essence of this article rings true to so many of us (in
\none form or another) that I thought I’d share it with the racindeals.com
\nreaders.<\/p>\n
Oh, one more thing; how about that Bobby Hamilton; gets to Daytona testing
\nwith his truck team and kicks butt. All the ‘fussin about his supposed
\nretirement; and the reality is, he’s just not going to drive for a WC team that
\ncan’t give him a competitive ride\u2026.a man with integrity. Although the deal is
\nset with the truck series, I can’t help but think that there will be a shake-up
\n(in one of the "big teams") fairly early into the season, and we’ll
\nsee Hamilton back in Winston Cup.<\/p>\n
As written by Jason Jarrett:<\/p>\n
Fire that Burns"<\/p>\n
The "Fire that Burns" – I heard this expression used by someone at
\none of the pre-banquet gatherings; referring to the intensity of one of the team
\nmembers he works with. The fire burns in each and every competitor in the sport
\nof racing. Whether you are an owner, worker, or driver; it makes no difference.<\/p>\n
This is the time of year that the fire gets rekindled, if you will. The
\nowners get ready, the workers are working harder than ever to make their car
\nbetter than the next team, and yes, the drivers are now getting ready to do
\nbattle again.<\/p>\n
I am going to give you my take on the types of "fires" that I think
\nburn in us as we try for those hard to come by wins. The first, "fire"
\nis the flame everyone can see, "external," I guess is a good name for
\nit. This person shows everyone his competitive spirit. They make it known that
\nthey love to win and hate to lose. Now we all do not like losing, but these
\npeople will pitch fits just to show you that they do not like losing one bit.
\nAll of us know competitors like this, and have come to know that it is just
\ntheir way of expressing their pleasure or displeasure about something.<\/p>\n
The next type is just the opposite; the "internal" fire that burns
\nin some competitors. I would say that this is the one most misunderstood. And, I
\nwould probably consider myself one of this breed. This person is not
\nconfrontational and few people know just how they feel about competition. There
\nis a quiet fierceness to their spirit. You will rarely, if at all, see this
\nperson blow up or lash out, unless they have thought it through for a while.
\nThis personality often gets mistaken for not having that competitiveness inside,
\nbut I am here to tell you that it most certainly is!<\/p>\n
I want to win races just like the next competitor, but most of all, I want to
\nknow that I had the highest expectations of anyone on any team. That fire
\nburning inside me is the way I know my expectations are higher than everyone
\nelse’s. It’s sometimes hard to explain, but the person that has the internal
\nfire is just as competitive, if not more so, than that person with the external
\nfire.<\/p>\n
The third and final type of fire that I believe burns in people is, yeah, you
\nguessed it, a combination of the two above. This person can somehow balance
\nbetween the external and internal modes. Some days you will see that external
\nflame and some days that internal flame burns brighter. So, does that mean that
\nthis competitor is only competitive on the days in which you see this fire? Does
\nthis mean that he is more fired up on the day he shows nothing? I don’t think
\nso; it’s just the way the flame burns for that particular person.<\/p>\n
I want to conclude by saying that there is nothing wrong with any of these
\n"types" of people. My main point goes back to something that I learned
\na long time ago, and that is not to judge people. At the end of the day we are
\nall competitors and we are all trying as hard as we can to win. So, whether you
\nburn that flame bright, keep it inside, or let it show at certain times, know
\nthat we are striving for the same goals.<\/p>\n
Up next, Daytona and we will all be burning those fires as bright as we can
\nmake them burn. Burn on! Drive on! Feel the heat\u2026<\/p>\n
That’s it for now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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