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04-07-2022, 07:12 PM | #21 |
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my 2 cents from down here .
The commited racer will race effectively no matter the fuel cost . I wish i was paying $4-5 a gallon . Last month i drove to a national event , 12hrs just over 600 miles each way . 98 pump gas averaged $2.35/L that = $9.40 a US gallon . My Satellite gets 10.5mpg on the highway . Did i groan , yep . But it didnt stop me going . And winning a xmas tree , class , and top qualifying took all the wallet pain away . Only downside was shearing trans oil pump drive lugs a 100 miles from home . We have not many tracks and a long way between . That trip is about the closest away track i run . December was 15hrs . Tex |
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I also don't doubt that "common folks" have motorhomes. We're not financially conscious racers though. We've got cars that were specifically built to compete in a certain class. We travels hundreds of miles from home, to spend 3-4 days at a track to compete in one race for that class we built a car for. We pay $200 for an entry, to maybe win $1500 and some contingency if we're lucky enough to go that far. It's a lot more financially conscious to leave a bracket car parked in a trailer all year at Maple Grove, enter the Money Trail for $75/race, and run for the $2000 payout. What fun would that be though? Last edited by Steve Stasko; 04-07-2022 at 08:30 PM. |
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04-08-2022, 10:57 AM | #24 | |
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04-08-2022, 02:43 PM | #25 |
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This is absolutely correct. I wouldn't go back to racing without one, but it can't be justified on finances alone.
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04-08-2022, 03:05 PM | #26 |
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04-08-2022, 05:23 PM | #27 |
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Barry, FINALLY, something we can agree on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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$6600 for motel rooms? I find some of the hotel rewards programs can really add up for complimentary rooms. My parents used to have a motorhome and literally something would break every week. |
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04-09-2022, 12:10 AM | #30 |
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Every onei know that ownes a mh has it break down alot' my frend jef had a smart steering wheel go ou last year cost him over4k to get it fixed. Jimmy bridges had his genarator nearly fall out of his mh. Heandi went st louis a few years ago and we had to change every filtere on the mh. Thomas baker bought a mh in ala it shut down on the way home. A year later he finally fie at a cost of10k.i like my one ton and trailer
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