[Fot] Sebring race weekend results

[Jamie Palmer]

As long as we substitute used, stock parts, they are free.  Fan belts and
other 
"consumables" are OK new.  We have some leeway as we're considerably
slower in a 
straight line than most cars on the course.  If we were in danger
of winning 
something, we'd be looked at a lot closer...  :-)
________________________________
From: John Herrera <jrherrera90 at hotmail.com>
To: tr6driver at yahoo.com; Friends of Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue,
September 28, 2010 12:56:37 PM
Subject: RE: [Fot] Sebring race weekend results
> To
> put it mildly, it was a frustrating weekend. By the time the checkered
flag
> fell at 9 pm Saturday after 11-1/2 hours, we had replaced and/or
rebuilt the
> following:
> * distributor
> * alternator (twice)
> * fan belt
>
* cap and wires
> (twice)
> * rotor button (twice)
> * front carb jet and
reset float
> * fuel pump
> * exhaust system central mount

Too bad the
weekend was frustrating, but at least you were running at the end.
 
My
question is: Does the cost of the parts you replace at the track count
against the amount you spend on the car? Or are these parts considered "free"?