Roger's post, as it applies to autcross-only cars, makes perfect sense to
me, IMHO, so I'm not comenting on that philosophy here :)
My comment is from the other philosophy -- running a street car locally --
so here's that perspective using his as a basis, if I may. It shows why I'm
happy to use the street car/street tire approach, though I do have better
than a minimum wage job and don't like polo (also not for people with
minimum wage jobs). :)
>Expenses related to the tow vehicle 31.7% of
>the total
Local street car: $0.00
>Expenses related to the trailer 22.1%
Local street car: $0.00
>Dues & entries
> 7.8%
Even my humble efforts have a sponsor, so: $0.00
>Meals (average $20.02/day) 8.0%
OK.
>Lodging (Stay in the trailer)
I only go to local events up to 2 hours away with a street car, so: $0.00
> Breaking out the vehicle expenses:
>Depreciation 8.4% of the total
Used vehicle, fully depreciated in the first year. Nevertheless, it's a
street car used personally and for business, so it wouldn't be reasonable
for me to allocate any significant depreciation to autocross, so in my case:
$0.00
>Parts/Maintenance 8.1%
OK. It's WELL used, so plenty gets spent on parts and repairs.
>Tires 6.4%
Let's see, two sets (annually) of used (50-75% tread) ZR tires (Dunlop,
Pirelli, Goodyear, or Fulda) @ $160 per set all inclusive of tax and
mounting. Let's say I'd go through only one set if it weren't for
autocrossing, so: $160.00
Add to that dedicated wheels for autocrossing -- don't use 'em, so: $0.00.
>Insurance 3.8%
>Fuel 1.9%
>Tags .2%
Street car allocated to personal expense, and way less than 1/4 tank of fuel
per event, so for autocrossing: $0.00
Roger's point is well taken, and this is just a different perspective for
discussion's sake.
Flame shields UP!
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, CA
1986 Mustang SVO
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