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Racing Excuses – The List

For those who know me or have been reading, you know I'm not a big fan of excuses. I became so tired of hearing them, I started a list of all the excuses I've heard in my days of racing. I had some help from the WERA community as well, filling in some I had missed. What originally was to be a list of 50 grew to the amount where it became difficult limiting it to 60 - which is what the list is at now.

Of course I can run through the list and find excuses that I've used, but some people are excuse-throwing gunslingers at the track. In the making of the list, it became almost comical in that you can't say anything without it being considered an excuse. Exactly what I wanted. :) We do it all the time without even realizing it.

So here's the list. Let me know if you have a favorite excuse that I missed.

Racing Excuses

ex. #01 – "One more lap and I would have had you."
ex. #02 – "I ran out of gas."
ex. #03 – "My visor fogged up."
ex. #04 – "I got a bad start."
ex. #05 – "My tire warmers weren't plugged in."
ex. #06 – "I missed practice."
ex. #07 – "I missed a shift."
ex. #08 – "My bike is slow."
ex. #09 – "I'm slow."
ex. #10 – "That lapper held me up."
ex. #11 – "A bolt came loose."
ex. #12 – "The JB weld wasn't dry."
ex. #13 – "Your bike is lighter."
ex. #14 – "I was hungover."
ex. #15 – "I haven't ridden in awhile."
ex. #16 – "You've got motor on me."
ex. #17 – "I had air in my brake lines."
ex. #18 – "I thought I felt rain."
ex. #19 – "My tires are three years old."
ex. #20 – "I just don't get it, I'm really fast on the street!"
ex. #21 – "I only had in one earplug."
ex. #22 – "My throttle hand cramped up."
ex. #23 – "I didn't have rain tires."
ex. #24 – "I almost ran with you there."
ex. #25 – "I've never been at this track before."
ex. #26 – "My clutch was fried."
ex. #27 – "I had the wrong gearing."
ex. #28 – "It was hot."
ex. #29 – "It was cold."
ex. #30 – "My suspension is crap."
ex. #31 – "I lost my lucky penny."
ex. #32 – "My tires were gone."
ex. #33 – "My pitboard was wrong."
ex. #34 – "My skirt blew over my eyes and I couldn't see."
ex. #35 – "I didn't know that was the last lap."
ex. #36 – "My steering damper came loose."
ex. #37 – "I didn't want to crash in front of my girlfriend."
ex. #38 – "This is my first year racing (when it's really your 2nd/3rd)."
ex. #39 – "I don't like the rain."
ex. #40 – "My dog drank my VP."
ex. #41 – "You've got a weight advantage."
ex. #42 – "I've got a weight disadvantage (I really can't twist the throttle)."
ex. #43 – "It's the bike, not me."
ex. #44 – "I was pushing the front (and sliding the rear) ALL OVER THE PLACE!"
ex. #45 – "I need a new bike."
ex. #46 – "I had you until that red flag came out."
ex. #47 – "I'm Canadian."
ex. #48 – "This isn't my home track (I'm only fast there)."
ex. #49 – "I forgot to stretch."
ex. #50 – "They must be running traction control."
ex. #51 – "My tire pressures weren't set right."
ex. #52 – "My legs cramped up."
ex. #53 – "I think there was oil on the track."
ex. #54 – "If I had their bike, I'd have won."
ex. #55 – "I was the fastest in practice."
ex. #56 – "He's got a cheater motor."
ex. #57 – "You have slicks."
ex. #58 – "I was riding up a class."
ex. #59 – "I was gridded in the back."
ex. #60 – "I was riding so hard, I stretched the throttle cables out."

Friday, July 21st, 2006 | POSTED AT: 6:36 AM
FILED UNDER: General