Let me get this straight.

[Mike McCandless]

A counter to my own argument. A lot of people sitting in those pits are likely quite upside down in their "rigs". While there are plenty of people that race that own what they have, there are plenty of people that live beyond their means. What you're seeing in racing is just a microcosm of the big issue our society has with living beyond their means.

I know I always look at prices for rigs every few months, in case I get the itch again. I see prices dropping big time.

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by Mike McCandless

A counter to my own argument. A lot of people sitting in those pits are likely quite upside down in their "rigs". While there are plenty of people that race that own what they have, there are plenty of people that live beyond their means. What you're seeing in racing is just a microcosm of the big issue our society has with living beyond their means.

I know I always look at prices for rigs every few months, in case I get the itch again. I see prices dropping big time.

Mike,

Good point. Can also add, many of these rigs are likely "owned" by racers whom own businesses or have livelyhoods that can support such items. My wife's boss is an excellant example of this. He races circle track dirt cars. My wife takes care of the books, he funnels a lot of the racing stuff through his business. I can't count how many different trucks and trailers he's gone through. Right now, he's running off his father-in-laws equipment. He's uses all this as a write off. If you're in a financial position to do it this way, I can't blame anyone. I'm just not in that kind of situation, I have to pay my own way. Until the finances say I can, I won't be in an enclosed rig anytime soon. Right now the money is better spent prepping the cars.

Robert Swartz