RE: Cost Per MPH

[James Tone <gmc6power@earthlink.net>]

For me I think this would be impossible. #1: I've run for over 30 years. I was 
running 120+ at the begining, 3 passes first year would have been 360 mph. (Set 
record took 3 passes) A room for 4 days was about $100 + food and gas total 
trip was 350. Total into the car was $1500. Works out to be little over $5 a 
mile..In my opinion you need to use all the miles per hour. 

Used the same car for 5 years setting records every year now over 140 then into 
the 150's adding up the miles per hour per run this is starting to get more 
inexpensive as I go. A few gaskets here and there and more each year for 
expenses and it's still a bargin.

Now for the fun stuff. After my son set a record of 202 and got a "red" hat in 
our second car in 2002; I wanted to ride. An inexpensive rebuild of the engine 
happened with 2 changes. An oil pan for $370 and 2 - 18" rims and 2 Dunlop 32" 
tires for $1500. I set a record of 210 mph in 2003 not counting anything else, 
8 average miles per hour was $1870. And I got a "red" hat. The best $1870 I 
ever spent including the other $30-40K I had spent in all those other 
years.....Add it up by miles driven on the salt 1 mile at a time it gets really 
expensive.....JD


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