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This is the 3rd post from Guy Drigger's new blog, Reinventing the Wheels, be sure to check back every day next week for new updates!

It’s a rainy day here at my home which, generally, means I’m not going anywhere for the day. It’s been raining for most of the afternoon and the weather folks are saying we might get a snow flurry or two later on tonight as the temperature drops. Normally, this part of South Carolina gets hardly any snow that actually accumulates, but last month we had a good 6-8 inches of it on the ground.

Forgive me for going into detail, but in all of my years I have never seen snow like I saw it last month. I remember the last time I saw it anywhere close to what we got last month was back in 2000 or 2001. I was in school that day and we got maybe a half an inch of snow. Mind you, it was great fun then, but it was nothing like the stuff we got a few weeks ago.

Since it is a pretty slow day, I’ve been catching up on work on the C2C website. I know some folks are wondering why many of the artist profiles aren’t up yet, and the reason for that is, I’m still trying to get everything in order for them. We’re also trying to get good pictures to put up in place of the ones we have right now. I can speak personally when I say I’d prefer a picture of me without a hat, but between that picture and some others of me, that’s the best I can do for now.

I also plan on adding some work samples to the site so people can get a better idea of what kind of work we do. I’m still trying to work out some details in regards to how it will be accomplished, but rest assured, we’ll find a way.

I was thinking about what I said in my earlier blog about how C2C was in a good spot with our clients. I think I need to clarify it a bit. We’re a brand-new company, and we’re all trying to figure out the best way of doing things. I’m grateful that things are moving at the pace that they are because it allows us the opportunity to learn and make adjustments to provide for our clients. We’re not “under the gun” so to speak, so we can soak in information and really appreciate and understand the inner workings of the sport of NASCAR racing.

Everyone here takes pride in the schemes we do, and we do our very best with what we have. For me, seeing a race car, designed by a C2C artist, on the race track is a source of immense pride for myself and the entire team. For me personally, each car that I do that makes it to the race track is a part of me – my God-given creativity and talent manifested into something tangible.

I remember watching the first Nationwide practice at Daytona last month, trying to find the Herd Racing #75 on the track, and the first shot of Dr. Jerry Punch showed the back end of the 75 car. It was a teaser of course, but I started laughing and cheering because I knew that dream of mine had finally come true. I had designed a car that was now at the famous Daytona International Speedway. And though that car wasn’t able to qualify for the race – for circumstances out of everyone’s hands – it’s still an immense source of pride for me. C2C is out there now. We’re in the game. That makes all the hard work, all the times wondering if we were cut out for this, all the times we doubted we’d ever get to this point, it’s all worth it.

I’m sure there will be challenges that we wind up facing as C2C grows and expands, but my faith tells me that no matter what the challenge may be, it’s an opportunity to grow and see new doors open up.

Anyway, I’m off to do a little work to the C2C site. I’ll share some more personal thoughts on things tomorrow. Until then, have a great day.

Guy Driggers

Hey all,
I’m going to keep this short and sweet, but I just want to welcome you to my new blog. It’s pretty simple, and hopefully  it will feature a good bit about me and my experiences with designing race cars.
The past few months have been a whirlwind for me. My company, Coast 2 Coast Racing [...]