Case in point - I can't get my Subaru to run a 13 second qtr mile in its current state. best so far is 14.22 at 98.6mph.

How am I dealing with it? I'm not doing too well - drag racing is so ego driven and pissing contest based. Everyone on the interent says you suck as a driver or your car sucks and that you wasted all your time and money.

So drag racing isnt your thing - there's a small Kart track that hosts time attack events for actual street cars - so its more like an autocross course. My best time there is 50.49 seconds. Track records for similarly prepared cars is in the 47-48 second range. Hell - one of the regulars there runs mid 49s in his A048 advan slick equipped prius.

I dont think I've done my best, as of course things take practice, It's just hard to stay motivated. One moment you're totally having fun, and then you realize your fun is being smoked by a prius.