Bill, You could do as I do and spend my daughters inheritance.
And - I think it's working - she's going back to school Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:48 PM Subject: RE: [F500] Need Tips Re. Install Crankshaft in Kawi. > I somewhat agree with Chuck here....however.....It takes more than 1 > hand to count the # of folks I know in my area that were husband and > wife autocrossing together on a meager budget. The husband then decides > he is going to the big league and gets into road racing (scca). For the > most part, the wife gets stuck being the pit crew and timer for her male > counterpart. After a year or 2 of the guy having all the fun, the wife > doing most of the dirty work, and racing expenses have multiplied 5 to > 10 fold, the wife gets sick of it, and wallah instant divorce! I have > been married to my wife 25 years now. We barely scrape by to be able to > autocross together. It would be suicide for me to get into road racing > with our current income. It is all about living within your means. As my > my Dad always said, "Dont buy anything you dont need and dont buy > anything you cannot afford." I may think that I "need" to go road > racing, but, I guarantee I cannot afford it. > Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi > > >>> "McAbee, Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/15/07 4:44 AM >>> > Racing is something that either you want to do badly enough to find the > resources necessary...or you don't and use cost as an excuse. I have to > agree with Richard that once you have your car and trailer, Regional > racing can be done on a very tight budget with one big caveat....DON'T > WRECK THE CAR. It is not necessary to have fresh tires each weekend for > Regional's they will last more than a normal Regional competition > year...I got 8 National events out of my last set, and managed to win > VIR with that set on their last race. Brake Pads will last the entire > year. The big costs over and auto-x car is the potentially longer tow's > to the events and the entry fees. Where there is a will...you will make > the way. > > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard > Schmidt > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [F500] Need Tips Re. Install Crankshaft in Kawi. > > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > ----------------------------------------- > This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may > contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only > for the use of the intended addressee. 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