I always thought a "break even" race car meant it would break even the
largest race budget. Or that the car would break even though you spent 500
hours prepping the thing for each race.
Of course we all know the past tense of break even ...
Mark Palmer
>From: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>
>To: S800Racer@aol.com
>CC: MHKitchen@aol.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Vintage Racer: what car to buy?
>Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 15:25:14 -0500
>
>I always thought "Break-even" meant that it would "break" you "even" if you
>tried to stop
>it.
>
>Reminds me of the dim dark days when I used to work as well as race - the
>guys in the
>office were always asking me if there was much money in vintage racing!
>
>Derek
>
>S800Racer@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 1/31/0 1:39:21 PM, MHKitchen@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > <<Other "entry
> > level" cars (like Sprites and Alfas) are at least a break-even
> > proposition.>>
> >
> > Vintage racing small bore production cars -- A "break-even
>proposition!?????
> > ROTFLMAO (rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off!)
> > Hoo-boy, that's a good one! Myles, you've been out in the garage
> > sniffing too many fumes.
> >
> > Doug Meis
> > 1967 Honda S800 (all ears for how I can turn this into a
>"break-even'
> > proposition)
>
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