FAMOUS ACTOR CLAIMS TO KNOW ABOUT RACING

March 04, 2020 • TODD BROWN

I CAN'T THINK OF ANY STATEMENT THAT BETTER CLARIFIES what racing is all about. And, it's from an actor...that's right and actor... is there anything more fake than acting? Yet, this actor gets it.

The emotion is real and raw... and resonates through every bone in every realracer's chiseled-on body.

Because... he actually raced.

A lot.

And won.

His words come from that place only people like us have experienced.
Only a racer gets this.
It's unmistakably pure.

Racing is life.
Everything else is just waiting.
-Steve McQueen

I love that.

For me, it's not that time stops when racing.
It doesn't exist at all...
... just life.

The inner voice, gone.
The cares of the world, gone.

Just me,
my bike,
and my beating heart.

When the finish line is crossed, and the bottles are empty, I tend to want to keep my kit on. Relish the moment kinda thing. Sometimes a little longer than I should.

Which is one of the reason, before the race, I like to lube up the area of my crank and cogs. Somehow that sounds a little pervy, but it's not...

... it's a simple call to action: Protect thy special purpose!

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