But, in another sense, the racetrack is a sickness, a fill-in, a copout, a substitute for something else that should be faced. Yet, we all need to escape. The hours are long and must be filled somehow until our death. And there’s just not enough glory and excitement to go around. Things quickly get drab and deadly. We awaken in the morning, kick our feet out from under the sheets, place them on the floor and think, ah, shit, what now?