Why racing?

Racing is in my blood. Its what fuels me. The sense of speed, the demand of competition, the desire to win, the thrill of victory, all the aspects come into account as you approch the track that morning.
    My father and grand father both raced, my dad turned it into a professional career climbing all the way up to the NASCAR nationwide series. In 2001, Carlin financial, the team he raced for went bankrupt. This led to the closing of the team just weeks later with the championship approaching. My dad won two NASCAR slim jim all-pro series championships against the current points lead in sprint cup Matt Kennseth.
     I attened my first first race when I was only 4 months old, I grew up at tracks all across the country. My father bought me a racing go kart for my 4th birthday. I never slowed down since then. I raced go karts for 3 years racking up wins at 8 different tracks in South Carolina. I then moved on to the lower classes of stock car racing in the from of 4-cylinders, and street stocks. I finally received the opportunity   to fulfill my life long dream of racing against my father. On April 4th, 2012 in my first super truck start it would be along side my dad on the front row. At the end of the race, I was the one to come across the line first. In dominating fashion I took the victory in my first career start.
 

What I learned today

In the late 1700’s racial tension was beginning to climax. Slaves had a big part in the production of crops after the revolutionary period. The increased numbers in slaves from the early 1700’s led to the increasing number of plantations and white slave owners. When the American Colonization Society was introduced in 1787 is primary cause was to rid the country of all black because of the rising racial tension. They proposed that all slaves be sent to Africa to find religious prosperity, economic, and political leadership. Nevertheless the African Americans would receive none of this if they were actually sent off. African Americans and Indians were refused the civil and political rights that the whites were given. The expansion of the colonies westward led to increasing problems with the Native Americans. Indian tribes believed that the whites were implemented to support and aid the struggling nations. Little by little the whites would take Indian land, via backing of the government. Although the white men that did encounter the tribes spoke of the Indians in good praises. Thomas Jefferson described them “In body and mind, equal to the white man."

FALL BREAK!!

     I play to spend my Saturday at Dillon Motor Speedway. I am running in the PASS Pro Late Model Series, this is my 3rd time racing the late model at Dillon this year. Dillon is my "home track" in this series, but I have some of my worst finishes of the season there. I hope I can turn over a new leaf as the season comes to an end. 

     The rest of my weekend will consist of absolutely nothing. I want to catch up on some much needed sleep! I also plan on going to my girlfriends house to see her and her nephew. Depending on how the weekend goes, I may go down to Charleston. 

I am currently typing this blog on the side of pocket road. I was leaving FMU when I noticed my truck was acting up. First my radio cut off, then all the gauges zeroed out. When I turned on pocket my truck battery died. I am not waiting on my dad to get here with a new battery. This makes me hate chevy…. I have already had to change fuel pumps twice, i changed my power steering box last month. This will be the second battery I have put in my truck since I bought it. 

Are racers considered athletes?

Many people do not consider race car drivers real athletes. I have played baseball my whole life, year round. I have had first hand experiences of true athletes. I can honestly say there has been no 9 inning baseball game that has worn me out like 50 laps in a race car. The longest race of my career has been 125 laps. After the race I climbed out, drenched in sweat I took a seat inside the trailer. I remained seated there trying to catch my breath fully and regain control of my body. Inside a race car temperatures can reach up to 130 degrees. If the physical demand seams easy try being inside a car with  600 horsepower and only weighing 2,800 pounds. In the corner touching the gas takes your breath away. As you are traveling down the straightaway the pressure lessens, but you still hold your breath until you let off the gas. If this claim does not justify that racers are true athletes maybe considering the fact that instead of playing against another team, there are 25 or more drivers and teams all striving for the same goal. Combining all of these aspects together creates an incredibly challenging sport.

English

For my English 111 class is was given the assignment to write an argumentative essay on a topic of my choice. I choose to write on my beliefs concerning Major League Baseball players found guilty of using any performance enhancing drugs should not be considered for induction into the hall of fame. Growing up the only thing I wanted to be was a professional baseball player. I always dreamed of playing in front of 65,000 people, having kids imitate me on the field as I did with my favorite players. With my love for the Atlanta Braves my two favorite players were Javy Lopez and Gary Sheffield. In 2003 Sheffield stood in front of a grand jury pleading guilty to using BALCO steroids that are undetectable on a normal drug test. Sheffield also admitted to receiving the steroids from Barry Bonds I remember sitting on my bed watching Barry Bonds strip Hank Aaron of the all time home run record. I was devastated to see a man cheating his way to the top of Major League Baseball using steroids. I feel that any player implicated of using PED’s should not receive any votes for induction into the most prestigious home in the baseball world.

History

Today in History 201 we focused on the causes of the whiskey rebellion.  Alexander Hamilton implemented a revenue tax on distilled whiskey and spirituous liquor. This angered many farmers because they used their excess crops to make these sprits. The tax hurt all farmers, but the small farmers in western Pennsylvania were particularly upset. They sent petitions to the state and federal government, along with refusal to pay the revenue tax. When this did not work the farmers took matters into their own hands. The farmers in the western part of Pennsylvania were of the poorer class. They had just settled on the land in hopes of making profit. The taxes incorporated by Alexander Hamilton made it hard for the farmers to increase profits. The farmers did not have enough money to buy the distilled sprits from other countries.