Well you also don't HAVE to win or even race, so that would =$ 0 costs!
Old racer's saying: "going fast costs $$$, how fast do you want to go?" We
want to go as fast as possible.
Really all that expense doesn't count? You got someone paying it for you? Do
they want to adopt us?
Even if you take out the 6K of expenses involved with testing and learning
the characteristics of the car, that still leaves 8.5K in vehicle costs.
you can do an alignment yourself for 0 cost ??? You have a callibrated
eyeball that is as accurate as a 50K computerized alignment rack? I spent 6
years working as a mechanic, and know that statement is "pure crap" as you
say! Besides I don't have a garage, and my unpaved driveway is a 20* slope.
Wonder how much it would cost to rent a shop or put up a garage??? (or are
those "free" too?) Just out of curiosity, so I can understand where you get
your info from, what class did YOU run at the nationals and how many
national trophy finishes did you get last season?
I can document all our expenses, we keep excellent records, but I'm getting
tired of people telling me how much cheaper they could do it. I'm always
willing to learn from someone with the credentials, but I'm not recognizing
most of these names from the national champions list, so I'm not going to
respond to this issue any more! Have a good day!
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark J. Andy <marka@telerama.com>
To: autox mailing list <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: New Car Classing
> Howdy,
>
> Hey, so I can sympathize with you with the Cooper S getting classed into
> GS. Seems like a potential overdog to me too.
>
> But this...
>
> On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Charles wrote:
> > Re: Our prep costs: shocks - $3K
> > 5 sets of racing tires, mounting and balancing - 3.5K
> > 3 sets of racing wheels -1.6K
> > 5 alignments -.5K
> > entry fees, travel costs, lost income, T&T schools, etc. to get enough
seat
> > time to get familiar with the car through the 2002 season for 2 drivers
>6K,
> > so actually 10K was an underestimate.
>
> ... is total crap.
>
> Tires, entry fees, travel costs, lost income, schools, etc. don't count.
> They're consumables & driver training, not car related stuff.
>
> You also get to count one alignment. After the first one, learn to do it
> yourself. Then it costs $0.
>
> You also decided to get $3k shocks and three sets of wheels. You
> certainly didn't _have_ to.
>
> Mark
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