That pretty much sums it up for me too. My priorities are:
1/ make the car and myself quicker than my competitors
2/ make the car pretty (can't do much about myself there, unfortunately - am beyond help!)
I haven't got onto item 2 yet as i'm still working on item 1.
To be honest i do feel some shame about the state of my car, especially as in our category we build them ourselves, but i was told by a very experienced campaigner that one second after you tighten the last bolt you have to be prepared to chuck it all in the bin. Only that way will you push hard enough out on track to beat people. Ultimately i worry less about the cosmetics of the car because i fully expect it to end its racing career in a barrier somewhere. It's not a nice thought but perhaps just on the cynical side of pragmatic.
