Yes, the F40 and the 360 have both seen the track but I'm pretty judicious about which tracks and how many people are on there, for obvious reasons. Most of the tracking that I do these days are with my kart. It keeps my skills sharp and is very easy to do as my kart lives at the track, which is near my office.
I love my little collection of motorcycles as much as my cars. When I was a teenager, it was the Ducati 916 that ignited my lust for motorcycles in a whole new way. Before I made enough money to get sweet cars, I bought a gently laid down 748 and rebuilt it. I had to give up motorcycles for a few years but now that I've come back to them, I feel very reconnected with that gear head kid inside.
On another note, there is nothing like connecting with the machinery of our passions with dialing in, restoring, building, and using.
My issue now is that, like you back in the day, instead of spending my money on serious garage, I've spent it on machinery and so now with three cars and seven motorcycles, I'm out of room!
MarkT wroteThank you for your kind words about my Dino-- we have been together for over 41 years.
NO!-- it does not sound Dumb-- all machines speak to me- the ones which remain with me continue to speak the sweetest.
A bit of an understatement when speaking about those three cars--each is an amazing, amazing machine. Pretty staggering actually, that you have all three in your garage. As I recall you drive and enjoy your F40-- very cool! Do you still track your CS? An F430 60A has to be a great car to spend hours in just driving- to nowhere.
Understand what you are saying about how certain machines speak to your passion in such a way that you no longer feel the need to explore others. Of the cars I have owned and spent hours making my own- only the Dino and the '61 cab remain. Each give me maximum grins in completely different ways.
My real passion is motorcycles- riding gives me full freedom of body and soul. The 851/888 street bikes and most of all- the Corse's- captured my full attention/passion early on. Before my retirement my SP2 and some sort of Sport/Touring BMW for on the street and my restored Corse's for the track.
Now that I have retired and have the big garage and paint booth I always dreamed of-- I have been able to go in all different directions in addition to restoring my last two Corses. I even now have a bike lift- do not know how I built bikes without one.
A 1941 Indian Four, a 1946 Indian Chief, a rebuilt/salvage D16, a BMW R1200RT wethead, and a 2008 Confederate Wraith now join the 1969 BMW /2 "conversion" and a number of Corses in the garage. Sadly I let the SP2 go on to a new Caretaker.
The Indians meet needs I never knew I had-- The Wraith is a crazy crazy bike which is a hoot to ride in the mountains. Will ride as long as I am able
