Here it is in December and the season is officially over. Christmas is around the cornor and there is not a driver that I am aware of looking at a list of up coming races. So I thought about what usually takes places in the off season. For a lot of the full timers, it is a chance to get some much needed time at home while they reflect on the past season and think about the upcoming one.
Some driver are not heavily involved with prepping of new cars. No, some drivers are usually meeting with their PR people, lawyers and bankers to discuss the upcoming season. By the way, earliest racing in 2012 starts in February in Florida, in sequence with the Nextel Cup drivers getting ready for the Daytona 500. Many dirt late model drivers and renegotiating with sponsors. Some might be looking to take out a loan or two for the upcoming season if the previous didn't turn out as well as planned. Some are also taking time to do stuff for fans like small meet and greets or doing interview for magazines.
In regards to the machines, the driver and crew meet to discuss their strategy for the 2012 speedweeks and what they need to get ready with. What kind of cars should they prep. Where the chassis competitive that they ran the year before. Are their motor programs solid. Are they happy with the horsepower they were getting during the season. Some drivers will opt to keep running the cars they had from the year before so some offeseaons work may be less for other drivers.
In summary, it is a time of rest, but with a short offseason a lot of decicisons need to be made. Come Jan 1, expect to hear the air compressors running more and the the sounds of dynos running more.
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