You're right, it's way more complicated. I will absolutely say that in my family, how much the entrance fee is matters. Not saying that is necessarily should in some instances, but it does. I don't know how much I paid in fuel to get to Summit Point last weekend, nor do I want to know. (I just imagine Jake going to Mapquest the moment he reads this then doing his little calculation. Grrrrr.)
Since you requested....you spent about $200 getting your stuff to and from Summit, not including the gas M spent touring the area and DC. (The price of happiness)
So, that means each additional race cost $100. Or if Jerry figures out a way (he will
) to make LRP Regionals 2 race weekends, it's $200 more for the additional race. Still not bad, ignoring the time spent towing, etc. But it's still way more complicated.
Some people are just cheap and greedy.
Really? I assumed most of us donated to the fund. I always, always (once in awhile I forget, but it's an accident) add $20 to my entry. And I feel guilty that it isn't more.
If one races six races in a season, that extra hundered dollars here and there per event adds up. All a matter of perspective.
Yea, but, each race, as jeff points out costs $1000 or so when you include all racing related expenses. (you might be more, Dave, with your incredible appetite for hubs and engines. (temp gauge working?
). Your six race season runs about $7 or $8K I bet. So, yea, an extra $400 (you don't race LRP exclusively) is still $400, but a small percentage of $6-8K.
I read recently that the cost of living adjustment(COLA) is based on an index of young singles living in urban areas(not exactly the demographic for most of us. So many of the things we use and consume as racers aren't even on the Federal charts. When the government tells me that there will be no COLA for Social Security receipiants for 3 years because costs have not increased, I have to laugh. Any of you spending less for food and housing and health care, lately?....LOL. The only area of any luck is that gas has stayed down because the economy is so poor!
So, are you telling the Social Security people that racing expenses have gone up, and they should reclaculate?
