The only reason FP is so expensive, is because that's where the Porsches
are. Everything else has cheaper engines....
If ya wanna play "follow the money" just follow the Porsches....
Oh yeah, AP is pretty standard, except for when the Porsche RSR shows up....
<grin>
Mike
CP 58
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Salem" <eric@mail.brown911.com>
To: "'Peter T. Fehn'" <pfehn@airmail.net>; "'David Butler'"
<gdb@dbSystems.com>; "'SCCA F Prepared list'" <autox-fp@autox.team.net>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:28 AM
Subject: RE: turbos ?
> AP stuff is pretty standard as is BP, CP we know can be won on a modest
> budget, EP budgets are a well kept secret. But let's think about it,
> where do the MOST EXPENSIVE cars (GT2) in club racing go?
>
> FP.
>
> It's the deep end of the pool. Not a rip on you but there's more money
> in the engines of the two fastest 914/6's in FP than you've spent on
> your car. A set of standard aftermarket pistons is $1500 a pop without
> rings or pins for god's sake. (and they aren't using standard
> aftermarket pistons.) And that doesn't pay for the cylinders which come
> with pistons nobody would want. Another $2500.
>
> People live in homes that cost less than some of the FP trophy winning
> motors.
>
> If somebody wants to spend a bucket of money to beat Greg who are we to
> argue?
>
> My Guess is we'll not see a WRX in FP for a few years unless the owner
> is a real idiot or has factory money.
>
> e
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