I thought things were OK. Ever since that accident back in February, I haven't quite felt what I call normal. yeah, I'm recovering..... that's not the issue. Something about how I feel isn't quite right. I've test driven a couple of cars just to get some ideas for maybe replacing my WS6, all were very tame in comparison. Not that my WS6 was a rocket, it was a brisk performing streeter. The other day I stopped while on a road trip and ran across a candidate. A 2001 T/A with all the bolt ons. Heads, cam, exhaust, n20, gears, trans, you name it. A solid 11.0 car on slicks, maybe better. The guy was an old contact from years back and he knew what I was accustomed to driving. He tossed me the keys, I fired it up. Sweet....... really nice sound, it kinda poped and loped just right. not like an LT-1, it was different. I promptly shut it off, thanked him but said no. I didn't want to drive it. Not because I wasn't in love with the car, I didn't want to drive it. 
I thought maybe it was because it was a T/A. Anyway, just for kicks I stopped by the Chevrolet dealer just up the road. They have a C5 Z06 sitting in there and I felt like taking a peek. I knew the salesman from various meetings over the years and he tried to get me to take a test drive. No dice. Now I know something is wrong. The salesman hands me the keys to a Z06 and I won't drive it. 
I get into my 94 and drive off and contemplate the whole sequence of events. I can't put my finger on what it is, but I've been able to come up with a few definate things.....No desire to take a friend's 11.0 car down a 1/4 mile track, no desire to take a Z06 on a test drive without a salesman present, thoughts of restoring my GN back to stock. I think I've lost the razor's edge when it comes to performance.
I used to think that my 10.30 pro streeter (steet tires) was a little too tame for serious action, now I seem perfectly fine in a 4cyl 84 Fiero. I never thought this day would come, and I never saw it coming.
I thought maybe it was because it was a T/A. Anyway, just for kicks I stopped by the Chevrolet dealer just up the road. They have a C5 Z06 sitting in there and I felt like taking a peek. I knew the salesman from various meetings over the years and he tried to get me to take a test drive. No dice. Now I know something is wrong. The salesman hands me the keys to a Z06 and I won't drive it. I get into my 94 and drive off and contemplate the whole sequence of events. I can't put my finger on what it is, but I've been able to come up with a few definate things.....No desire to take a friend's 11.0 car down a 1/4 mile track, no desire to take a Z06 on a test drive without a salesman present, thoughts of restoring my GN back to stock. I think I've lost the razor's edge when it comes to performance.
I used to think that my 10.30 pro streeter (steet tires) was a little too tame for serious action, now I seem perfectly fine in a 4cyl 84 Fiero. I never thought this day would come, and I never saw it coming.
i have a 406 SBC in my garage i just need pistons rings then i got a 10.1 sbc. but i dont have a car for it and im trying to get a trucking job and i want a pick-up again. maybe u just need a break for a while
is better than actually getting what you want. You know how when you were a kid, and for months all you wanted was that one toy, gotta have it, NEED it. Christmas comes around, you get it, your overjoyed, then you realize that now you have it and that wanting feeling is gone. Happy and sad at the same time. So enjoy your time without a fast ride. And remember, that once you go fast, you want to keep going faster, until eventually you come full circle again.
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