Howdy,
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Charles wrote:
> 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.
Money you spent on consumables in 2002 for the 2002 season doesn't get to
get counted again for the 2003 season. The Cooper S was in DS in the 2002
season.
> you can do an alignment yourself for 0 cost ??? You have a callibrated
> eyeball that is as accurate as a 50K computerized alignment rack?
Sorry, you're right. You'll also need a camber/caster guage (I've got a
SmartCamber, but there are certainly cheaper options), some string, and
four jackstands.
And yes, I can get repeatable alignments as good as the two alignment
racks we compared against. The advantage of the alignment rack is that
its faster, not that its inherently more accurate.
> 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've run national events since '99, ran nationals in CP in 2000, and 2001,
ran nationals this past year in SM2.
I've had some national trophy finishes during that time, but I'm certainly
not the same caliber of driver as John Thomas or Sammy, or lots of other
folks.
> 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!
I wasn't aware that only national champions spent money to autocross, but
whatever. If you think spending money is the main thing that makes you
faster, go for it.
Mark
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