- 1. Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Erichreich@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:51:32 EST
- Hello to the list: I would like to ask a question regarding operating expenses. Assume for the moment, that I am not going to do any mechanical work myself and I have a sports racer powered by a push
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00175.html (7,727 bytes)
- 2. RE: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Poe, Wayne" <WaynePoe@cousinsproperties.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:31:40 -0500
- Make your best estimate, add $2000.00, and double it. Hello to the list: I would like to ask a question regarding operating expenses. Assume for the moment, that I am not going to do any mechanical w
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00180.html (8,370 bytes)
- 3. RE: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald J. Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:53:11 -0500
- It's sort of like the old adage with yachts,,,,,"If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00181.html (7,522 bytes)
- 4. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Donald Queen" <donqueen@Inreach.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:03:56 -0800
- It's a little frightening to actually sit down with a pen and paper to calculate the actual costs, but look at these figures for a typical race weekend with my 56 Alfa; Race Entry (average) $300 Race
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00189.html (9,301 bytes)
- 5. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:50:49 -0800
- That sounds about right to me. I usually spend more on the hotels out here, and less on parts per race. I do figure in some significant mechanical work every 2 years or so. I think I'm averaging $500
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00200.html (9,078 bytes)
- 6. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Jody007@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 19:17:52 EST
- Here's how I help people figure out the cost of restorations and I think it will work for racing too. 1. Carefully list every item needed and its cost. 2. Add it up 3. Double it. 4. Now you're half w
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00203.html (7,900 bytes)
- 7. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: S800Racer@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:33:32 EST
- << Now you can see why none of us want to discuss the subject, it's too damn depressing. >> Worse than that, our wives might find out how much it really costs! If that happens, the reaction to the Ea
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00208.html (8,099 bytes)
- 8. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:00:41 -0500
- Exactly! In the late 60s, my brother and I ran a McKee ASR (Can Am) car for a year. We later figured it cost more than the rental cost of a Learjet! Today, I think we probably spend $500-1000/hour of
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00211.html (8,147 bytes)
- 9. Operating budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Kerry Seibert" <ckchapel@fast.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:40:57 -0500
- or the old joke about how to make a small fortune in auto racing . . . . . . Erich - I think Don has it just about right. Maybe a little more for accommodations, food, tow vehicle gas, misc. I did fo
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00217.html (9,387 bytes)
- 10. Re: Operating budget (score: 1)
- Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:01:22 EST
- I'm not one for keeping quiet on controversial issues, so here's my 2 cents worth..... And, maybe I can bring 2 threads together here....think about the Earnhardt situation...most of us are not gett
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00218.html (8,307 bytes)
- 11. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Reynolds <grant62@starpower.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:57:10 -0500
- C'mon, Gerry, that's true with the exception of Formula Vee! Grant Reynolds
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00221.html (7,963 bytes)
- 12. Re: Operating budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles Christ" <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:33:39 -0000
- good preperation is importaint! but if there ever was an occasion you needed anything........ask. we just might have it with us......... chuck. . nights I new own limited be
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00222.html (10,167 bytes)
- 13. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: JWoesvra@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:09:58 EST
- << Worse than that, our wives might find out how much it really costs! If that happens, the reaction to the Earnhardt crash will pale in comparison >> After all of these "honesty/budget" comments, it
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00232.html (7,935 bytes)
- 14. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: "Myles Winbigler" <mwinbigler@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:36:40 -0800
- There's another option to discussing the budget: put her in the seat, that's the mistake I made. When I started back into this ridiculous hobby in 1994 after a 22 year layoff, I slyly thought I could
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00239.html (8,361 bytes)
- 15. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:09:30 -0500
- My wife Catherine is wonderfully supportive of my racing. She pays all of the bills (I earn the money, she's the "controller")for all of my racing expenses - she wrote a cheque for my new race motor
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00241.html (8,989 bytes)
- 16. Re: Operating Budget (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:26:57 -0500
- Except for those of us whose wives own horses... J
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00273.html (7,437 bytes)
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