Closing out the year.

Christmas has come and gone and 2011 is almost in the bag.  As the year draws to a close, I often think of things I didn’t get to do or didn’t get enough of and then decide if they’re worth carrying over to next year.

2011 has been a bit of a rollercoaster year, changing jobs can really take some of the wind out of sails of the “U.S.S. Fun” yacht.  So I didn’t get nearly enough race time and fell way short of the number of car show attended or participated in. I didn’t get as far as I thought I would with the Mustang mods either… although the upholstery and transmission were pretty key and did get finished.   I didn’t make my goal of 500 posts this year on the blog, but there’s still a little time left so I can get close.

Creating the commercial side of Average Guy’s Car Restoration, Mods and Racing got kicked off with taking on the project management for a 1975 VW Beetle restoration (a $20K restoration, yes REALLY) and shortly I’ll have completed my certification for classic, racing and specialty car appraisals.  I still need to finish my web site and grab some sponsors and then pick up a business license.

So my carry-overs will be more racing, SCCA and local drag strip; more mods for the Mustang (and maybe a little something for the Vette).  The car shows numbers will be increased and that will start in January, with the car show of all car shows, the Barrett-Jackson 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ.  (Yes, I do consider it a car show – it’s only an auction to those that go there to buy.)  I’d like to spend more time with my Corvette Club (Arizona Corvette Enthusiasts – ACE) and maybe hook up with one of the all-purpose car clubs as well.  I’m looking forward to having an article or two published…somewhere and boosting the commerical side of things.

That’s a pretty big personal agenda for next year, but I’ve got some up and coming things for the blog as well.  I’m going to expand the engine series a bit and include crate engines.  I try to stay way form fuel injected engines and just keep it ‘old school’, hard to do when you own a new-ish Vette, however so don’t be surprised some modern-mods.  Will try to do more “live feeds” from events, those are fun but a lot of work.  I have one more avenue to try and that’s pod casts.  They’ll be hosted on my site and maybe even try a couple video blog cast.

Ok that’s it for now. 

Thanks for reading and stop by and drop me a note on the blog.

Tim