no respect!!!!!!!

[jimpat]

some times i wonder... if i could win a race people and would say...he was fast and good.
We won a few MDR races.. last month the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge..... we got 3rd at san felipe
and the going gossip sunday was: if the other trucks in the race did not break down he would have been last.
What do I have to do to have a small compliment... just a pat in the back or some one say.. good race.
The only people that shared a beer with me were the guys i raced against.... we are friends and have respect for each other... Mike D, Nick V, Jos K, and the others.
Maybe its easy to judge from the side lines.... if your spent your life spectating...
jim patelli

when everything is under control, you are going to slow!!!!!

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[jimpat]

the previous post was not aimed at the people in this forum....
so many of you came to us and shared a drink.
thanks from the bottom of my heart
jim

when everything is under control, you are going to slow!!!!!

[John_Bitting]

Jim as a very involved spectator I am sorry you have to go through this, I think no matter what class you race, you are working your azz off to be out there race after race, it is not a cheap thing. I want to thank all the racers that are at the races giving us the show. Thanks

A man is not finished when he is defeated,
he is finished when he quits.
-- Richard M. Nixon

[klaus]

Some of you may not know who Jim is.
Besides racing the Class8 Blazer today (now driven by Joe his son) he has done almost every form of motorsport there is. Indy, Drag racing (top fuel ?) and Paris to Dakar is what I know of. He grew up with motorsport and Hot Rod legends such as Iskindarian (sp?), Hilborn and Andretti.

Unlike some of our today's racers Jim wasn't born with the silver spoon in his mouth. Everything he has done he worked hard for.

If I had to name the single most influential mentor in my live it would have to be Jim Patelli. Jim is extremely generous to others. It hurts me hear about anyone not giving him the respect that he disserves.

[fishd00d]

Jim, I was am always behind ya, all of us at Andrews Racing were behind you this last weekend also! We saw ya a couple times and it was always a good time! Keep on Racing! You guys racing MDR next month?

Go Big Or Go Home

[Steve_Sourapas]

Jim from someone who knows how much time,effort,people and $$$ it takes to race in the desert today I will share a Corona with you anytime.Don't give up don't ever give up (Jimmy V).

BEERMAN

[rdc]

Jim- you kick ass,and i love hearing your Blazer pass me in my class 11. Keep it up. Screw the rumors and gossip, point is they BROKE and therefore they LOST. Hell I'm happy to finish...haha

[Gabe_Lara]

Jim,

Well, they just have no idea what it takes.
I've always been a fan, and always enjoy the show you and your guys put on!

-Gabe

[BIG_FAT_LOSER]

They only broke because they were trying to catch you. Congrats. One pat on the back from me.



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[dezertchick]

Jim, Joe, Doug, and team are AWESOME people, Klaus is right, Jim has done about everything there is to do in motorsports. When I saw the pics of the Paris-Dakar and Indy 500 - racing that only some of us dream of doing, my respect grew to levels that, yes, Klaus, I agree with you, Jim worked for everything he has, nothing was handed to him.
I came to Jim's shop one day, the fill bolt on my tranny was wasted-stripped. Joe spend about 30 min under my truck, in the heat, and got the damn thing off. That was so nice of them...my fee-- a 12 pack of beer.

Love ya guys!