The Exact Moment My Dreams Were Dashed

Chasing your dreams means taking a risk. What if the risk falls the wrong way?
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[@Fester_]

Four years ago today my wife Margaret, died from Covid. I took up sim racing and solar. My seat is a Sparco Circuit ll, yeah, they take up all my money except essentials. No drink no drugs. Our lives changed. Now I understand you a bit better and the coming, going accent I mentioned. Now get out there and drive, works over for the day. Peace.

[@dannyleeracing]

Peace

[@modr0160]

Sorry for your loss.

[@atticushexcel9567]

So sorry to hear that man. I hope your heart heals and any grief leaves you.

[@Kefuddle]

The finest people in life build something great from the ruins of a previous disappointment. Good work Danny.

[@doug_vickers]

Interesting video Danny. Never let people tell you that you can't do anything you want to do. People laughed at me when I was 64 and said I was going to do sim racing. Well I'm 68 next month and still sim racing and uploading videos to KZbin. I may not be the fastest guy but I love it and it keeps me young at heart. Be the best version of yourself that you can be and life will be great. 👍

[@dannyleeracing]

You say you're not the fastest guy, but put 10,000 of the UK's 67-year-olds in a laptime competition - my money's on you!

[@doug_vickers]

You are too kind Danny.

[@user-si9lf8bw9p]

Awesome story, would be a pleasure to race you sometime online

[@ukigumo4557]

Incredible. Subscribed to your channel and now am looking forward to watch your content. Keep on racing.

[@garryhemmington9033]

Subscribed Doug, I'm a spring checken at 65 though 😅

[@Paynos]

Had the exact same experience, at Blyton Park, at the Ginetta G40 Want2Race session on a September day in 2013. Skipped my first day at Sixth Form for it, and just wasn't good enough at the time against the competition, with limited experience. It's humbling, and probably teaches you more than winning it. Keep going boss. We got this.

[@dannyleeracing]

If someone was to ask me if it's a good idea to enter a Scholarship competition, I would say 'Yes, so long as you're prepared to learn some valuable lessons about yourself' - people can flourish from failure if they've got the right attitude

[@Paynos]

@@dannyleeracing just the very act of putting yourself out there, and like you said, puts you above the parapet beyond 90 percent of people who’d never try. You never know where you might end up

[@brendanariki]

I'm close to entering the second half of my life now, and currently embarking on a new challenge. I can say without doubt that the greatest and most valuable lessons I have learned in life have come from understanding and overcoming my failures. You cannot win at life unless you're playing the game. Try, Fail, Mourn, Evaluate, Learn, Practice, Change, Try again. That is the cycle of life that will win success. Good luck lads.

[@Paynos]

@@brendanariki Thank you, good luck to you too.

[@stevegreenwood1790]

Not what I expected when I clicked on your video but wow I'm glad I did. Respect man and my best wishes on whatever you decide to do, go for it.

[@NovaRova]

Thanks for everything Danny, you're a gem mate. Never give up on your dreams, we're all going to make it.

[@chiefbrody3406]

What a humble guy God bless you mate your channel rocks!

[@SimQuips]

I've done that track a lot and even on road tyres I span at that corner in my GT86 when it was damp and cold. My friend in the passenger seat reckoned I just did something stupid, so he drove the next session and on the first lap span out on that exact same corner lol

[@brentonedwards]

It takes a lot of courage to talk about your failures. Thanks for sharing this story, it's is very inspiring. And love the face at the end haha after such a serious video.

[@Sushi227]

The biggest surprise I've gotten out of sim racing is how well it teaches you to deal with failure. Spend weeks or months preparing for an event, and it can all end from one missed braking point, one bad decision on track, one dropped connection. The frustration or even anger sucks but you have to pick yourself up, absorb any lessons to be learned, and move on to the next thing. Your video really reflected that feeling.

[@YeahImAnthony]

Dude, go for it again. I just got my license at 30 because i no longer live in a city. I was so damn nervous. But i did it. Just keep trying and chase the dream.

[@Yakjzak]

2 days since i've discovered this channel, that's quite the interesting story, and shows how people can learn from their "mistakes" and get stronger and better still in ways they didn't knew before, tha's a great life lesson you give us here, thanks a lot mate

[@andrewcremins]

I'm no professional, but I've gotten podiums in the most competitive club racing in my area. I've spun on the outlap a few times when driving a new tire compounds cold for the first time. It can be tricky! Once you are used to how they come in, I'm sure you wouldn't make this mistake again. It also sounds to me like your instructor was being genuine. Making mistakes is fine as long as you are moving towards consistency. I hope you get another shot!

[@rajadeejay]

Class act you are Danny! Gave me a lot of food for thought for my life choices. Best of luck for the future ❤

[@s.baldrick3807]

Love the channel, mate. Keep up the good work.

[@DouglasThom]

I, too, am appreciative! Thank YOU, Danny!!

[@DramaFreeGaming]

Thank you for sharing this experience. Timely.

[@JanneKaakinen]

Thank you for sharing your story, important lesson to learn for anyone.

[@chasezas]

Get back up that horse, Danny. You’ll find your way in, anything can happen. We all face rejection constantly throughout our lives, but all it takes is one yes for an opportunity for you to realize your dreams.

[@arnoldvanoosterhout537]

Thanks for sharing Danny!

[@Emmo2g]

This video took a very different tack than I thought it was going, I enjoyed it :)

[@267cal]

Great message, made a mistake but didnt give up and now has inspired many in sim racing with youtube 👏💪🤘👏

[@Bergie_78]

I’ve only just found you dude as I’m looking to get back into sim racing after probably 10 years off, Oh how things have change! I love your content and your story! Well done!

[@dannyleeracing]

Thanks man, that's great to hear - welcome back to the game!

[@motorsportprospects]

I will be posting this video on the Motorsport Prospects blog next week. Great insight and inspirational.

[@dannyleeracing]

Thank you very much, I like what you're doing there!

[@motorsportprospects]

@@dannyleeracing Thank you for the kind words.

[@DarkDMD]

Good on you mate! Turning coal into diamonds. Love your channel.

[@donoteatmikezila]

I would counter the assumption that you wouldn't/shouldn't enter a competition unless you think there's a reasonable chance you can win. Competing is in itself a skill, and it's important to compete even if you know you're destined for last place. If you always choose to start from the pits, you'll never get good at starting from the grid.

[@phoenixmotorsport647]

Blyton is an awsome circuit

[@dannyleeracing]

The fields just on the edge of the track are particularly lovely, I recommend stopping on track to have a look!

[@phoenixmotorsport647]

@@dannyleeracing I drove in a sprint event there and the caterham championship where there. They where having a "see how far you can throw yourself into the field" competition at that very corner

[@vanishingpointracing.2199]

Failure is success in progress 👍👍🏁

[@davidcupra4913]

Danny how u liking the dd clubsport so far? I know u have coil whine any change there?

[@dannyleeracing]

Clubsport DD is back on the sub bench for a bit whilst I dusted off the Logitech for a few videos, and I'm back on the La Prima for a bit - my CSDD replacement still had coil whine, so I'll be taking that up with them eventually. I won't be focusing on the CSDD again in any major way until Fullforce is available in iRacing and a 'full' review and 'comparison' can be given against the La Prima

[@davidcupra4913]

Ya I hear ya. Iv also very mild coil whine on my dd+ bought 2 weeks ago. But only after it warms up cold nothing. And even at that u have to listen. Not sure what to do. But apart from that I love it so far feels amazing over the Gt Dd pro.

[@slaphead90]

If you don't spin it or bin it occasionally then you're not trying hard enough.

[@dannyleeracing]

Definitely - probably best to wait a bit longer than lap 2

[@bodinski100]

hard lesson,,,,,,,,you need seat time BEFORE any kind of scholarship...and lets be honest...there is no FREE racing season.....you need a full budget regardless whether you win a free drive or not....motorsport: the quickest way for a billionaire to become a millionaire.....

[@Missch_1]

0:11 At this moment I already understood that you will spin. It looked like you overloaded the front at that moment.

[@hotlapper]

Great video. A little personal insight behind the man of the channel. I'm also a guy who expresses my joy of cars/driving and racing via sim racing. Have my little hotlapper youtube channel as a hobby. Make sure you carry on! I really enjoy your tutorial videos personally. I watch yours and suellio almeda's driving lessons for entertainment and to try make sure I'm not missing anything. So in a sense I'm glad you had that spin that day. :p Keep up the good work!

[@dannyleeracing]

Thanks so much - proper kind