Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Towing is going to be a huge expense this summer, not looking forward to that at all. Probably just have to miss a few of the "away games" we used to go to....
I am with Dave on this one.

Shirley and I have talked about the expense of towing the 32" goose at 5MPG x $4 a gal, and then the price of alchohol for the race car, entry fees, not to mention all of the other expenses just getting the car ready for every race. This could be a bad year for racers and tracks alike.
We live about 75 miles from 3 different tracks, so that is a minimum of $120 for gas. 20 gal of alcohol at $4 is another $80, entry fee is $75+ that's $275.00 just to get there. Then there is pit passes and food for the family and crew and we are talking another $200-250. So a day of racing will cost us $500 if everything goes well.
Now add to that the cost of maintenance and insurance on the trailer, replacing dated safety equipment, freshening the backup motor and trans for the season (won't even talk about the need to build a replacement motor for the one we blew last year), stocking the trailer with oil, spark plugs, gaskets, cleaners, towels, etc, and all of a sudden the cost of this hobby gets out of hand fast.
How about you other racers, what are you going to do?
John