You guys related? CR Richard Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bill,
I think you are missing the point. You can road race on a budget. I have, and will, do it. Yes the entry fees are more for road racing, but you can cut cost by: A. camping at the track - deduct the $150 per weekend for hotel fees. B. Use the same set of tires all season or two - they never wear out, just get hard. C. Run regionals only - they never check the fuel - buy ten gallons at the local gas station before you enter the track, you should have enough for a double race weekend. D. Bring food with you to the track from home - potato salad and hot dogs taste real good after a hot day at the race track. E. Just go to several double regional race weekends. You get the number of races under your belt in two weekends to keep your regional license. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Schmidt" To: Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [F500] Need Tips Re. Install Crankshaft in Kawi. > Chris, > You are missing the point. I am not talking a $/minute of competition > here. I am talking about overall costs. If I could afford it, I would > give up autocross in a heartbeat and go road racing, but my income wont > allow a $8K to $10K annual budget. My friends that do bass fishing dont > spend $8K to $10K a year for their hobby, either. > Bill Schmidt 88 RD Kawi > > >>> Chris Reinhardt 01/14/07 10:22 AM >>> > You have to look at what you're getting for that money... > You can't compare driving in a parking lot to road america, and how > much track time do you get at an autocross? Tires, unless you're a top > national guy, a set will more than likely last a season, at least.... > > > CR > > Jan Schmidt wrote: > Joe and list, > I personally autocross a 88 Red Devil with Kawasaki 440 power. The cost > of converting my car to rotax is around $2000. That alone is not > stopping me from road racing. The cost of road racing is stopping me > from doing it. Here is what I see......$250 entry fee, $200 worth of > tires used (approx), $100 in gasoline to get to the road race, $150 > motel bill, $75 in meals, etc. Basically a $1000 weekend, if I dont > break the car or its motor. Very expensive stuff. I can do a local > autocross for under $100 (me and my wife , both) using the same expense > areas, just smaller amounts. Road Racing is expensive, its the nature of > the beast. If I was a road racer, I would want to do 8 to 10 races a > year. That amounts to $8000 to $10000 a year!!!!!! That is a rich mans > game, sorry. > Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
