Counting Cars

As I was thinking about some of the cars I used to own, I realized that I wasn't even sure how many cars I have had since I was a teenager.  I have lost count in recent years. I had to pull out a copy of my book and review the list that's at the last couple of pages. Adding a few for the ones I have owned since the book was printed, over last few years, the total is now somewhere over 75.
That's a lot of cars to remember, but there are always those that are special in my memories, for one reason or other. You always here people say, "I wish I still had that car, I should have never sold it". I never have been that guy, though many of my cars would have made excellent life-long treasures. Thinking of some of them still puts an ache in my heart, they were special for many reasons. I never have the money, or storage facility, to have more than two or three at once. And there's always something new on the way that catches my eye. I may have slowed down in recent years, but that's still the case.
I could write a book on what was special about many of those cars, and many are mentioned in the book I did write. Many of them play a big part in my racing stories.
Anyone interested can check out my book, or even read some sample pages by following this link;  Grab Some Gears

One of the special cars I have owned;   2007 Shelby GT500  Mustang.

A Walk in the Park

Today, I got back to something I've missed for the last couple of weeks. I took a walk in the park. Snow Canyon State Park  that is, something I do as often as possible. The weather, family events,  and other activities, have kept me away for more than two weeks.
It's a simple thing, "a walk in the park" and as the old saying goes, something easy to do, but for me it's very important. I usually do a two mile walk, the first mile is up hill, and a pretty good work out.  Then, the second mile back is all down hill to where I park my car. All together, it's about 40 minutes of good exercise.
People can get their exercise in many ways, but for me, this is the most enjoyable. Snow Canyon is a very pretty place, and, only about a 10 minute drive from my house. The time of day for my walk varies, depending on the season, and the general weather conditions. It's all about health and fitness, but this location is like icing on the cake.

The beautiful  Snow Canyon State Park  in Southern Utah.

40 Years of Street Racing

"Grab Some Gears - 40 Years of Street Racing" is the title of my book. I finished writing it in 2006, after several years of thought and jotting down notes. It was first suggested to me by a young street racer, after a late night racing session, when we were all standing around talking. Noticing that I was older than most of them, this young racer asked me; "how long have you been doing this"?  I responded; "since I was about 14 years old".  He made the remark; "Wow, a lot must have changed in all that time, you should write a book". That planted the seed that about 10 years later, and after some more years of street racing,  became my book.
For a life-long car guy, the book is a history of many of my racing experiences, street racing and on the drag strip, and the changes that I've seen over the years. It also contains about 40 color photos of some of the cars I have owned in that time.
I'm considering an update to the book, to add some new things that have happened in the last 10-15 years, and add some photos of the cars I've owned since 2006.
Anyone interested can check out my book, and read sample pages at; Grab Some Gears