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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN
Ive been called worse.....lol. Call me whatever you feel like. Like I said I wont be "building" anything at this point and age. Plus its less expensive in the long run than building from scratch. I think IF I race again I will buy a running car (probably a Corvette). Most likely a stocker as I have done cylinder heads for over 40 years and several class engines in the past so I could maintain it and try some of my own changes. This thread was to stimulate some thinking on this forum instead of bitching. Lots of good replies and for some I hope....food for thought. I realized a long time ago not many could come out ahead in this game especially since the cost of everything has gone up and the pay outs have come down. Its mainly an ego trip and something to talk about and a chance to be with friends who have the same interests. Im surprised we havent heard from some good racers like Toby, Fletcher, and some others.
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Terry, a lot of what I've read (the first 4-5ppgs), and here's my .02...first you wouldn't build a car as slow as mine, because it would need to be quick enough to run Pro ET. Secondly I'd try to find a class (most likely a stick class), in Stock that seldom has any entries in it. Finally, I'd look at the contingency list to see how many products could you use that pay class contingency money...you just might be able to claim enough class contingencies to break even with most (if not all) of your expenses (provided you travel like Mike Beard with his truck and Volare does)?
The hardest part of the above will be the Pro ET part, but you've played this game so you know what you need to do. Lane Weber can help me out with this one, but back in the '90's there was a racer at Bandimere Speedway who ran an orange Camaro in Pro ET. He was the Dan Fletcher, Pete Biondo, Scotty/Edmond Richardson of Pro ET at the track, and if you beat him you likely either caught him on an off day, or you were closer to perfect than he was (and he was spot on at most every race he attended)! You do that good with a car that can win class often (and can win some rounds of elims), and you just might be able to make a little bit from our great sport???