Speeding to Salem

I want to start by apologizing for not updating my blog in a couple of weeks. This time of the year is the most busy portion of my season, both athletically and academically. As the school year is dwindling, and the second half of the Spring semester is beginning, I find myself in the same position as most college students, having tons of work and even more distractions. Not only do I have the distractions of the beautiful weather and wanting to go take a walk through the Botanical Garden or the Bronx Zoo with my friends, but I also have the ensuing long hall of my Spring racing schedule.

This upcoming weekend marks the first of three weekends where I will be away racing. Salem will be the first race, followed by Texas and Talladega. I would be an understatement to say that I'm excited to get back in the car, since its been over a month since my last race; but, I would have to say that I'm equally nervous about the amount of extra effort I will have to put into my school work as well, being that finals begin right after Talladega. I'm sure I'll find myself studying in between practices, reading Kant and calculating balance sheets while I'm going over gear rations with my crew chiefs.

I know what your thinking, because many of you have told me, "Why are you doing so much?" "Doesn't it exhausting balancing two completely different lives?" I guess the answer to that would be yes, its extremely exhausting, and often I have the urge to give up and quit. Yet, I feel what I'm doing is right. I believe that becoming a better person means becoming as well rounded as possible, and I know this requires hard work. If I was afraid of hard work, I would have never decided to go to Fordham University, I would have never become a race car driver, and I would be no where right now. Balancing my life at school with my life at the track is a little crazy, but it only becomes an issue when I let it. As long as I keep my wheels straight and my eyes peeled for misplaced modifiers, the road to being a educated driver will continue to become more clear, and my future in racing and in the world will become more firm.