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[ironworks]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

Greg, it's not $4-500 for me, it's $1,000 just for entry fees, then there's food, lodging, and fuel... not hard for it to turn into a $3,000-$5,000 weekend depending on the distance traveled and that's if nothing breaks on the cars. I'm seriously thinking about selling one of our cars and buying a used stock car for track days.

When I started racing at the local dirt track after selling my 67 camaro. I bought the whole car for 6800 ready to race and capable of winning. The driver was not capable. But I had a great time in that deal. Just the repair work from the door to door damage was insane. Plus we raced every other saturday night. It cost like 15 dollars to race as long as you made the A main race the previous weekend. When I redid the engine, the builder told me a full on engine capable of running up front where ever was 35.... I said 35K. He said no...... 3500. I said I will take 2.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

Greg, it's not $4-500 for me, it's $1,000 just for entry fees, then there's food, lodging, and fuel... not hard for it to turn into a $3,000-$5,000 weekend depending on the distance traveled and that's if nothing breaks on the cars. I'm seriously thinking about selling one of our cars and buying a used stock car for track days.

Hey -- Tell me about it..... I trailer the big rig a day and a half (at less than 5 MPG) to an event.... burn race gas at $10 a gallon and use 5+ gallons every 20 minute session... A set of Hoosiers will last me about a weekend... Brake pads... Add Sutton's weekend fee (I do that because it's fun and it's like going to driving school every weekend)...

When you add in my shop - back up cars - tractor trailer - I have over a million dollars in support of 3 or maybe 4 track weekends per year.

Ridiculous.... Just shoot me! I'm a moron.

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Hey -- Tell me about it..... I trailer the big rig a day and a half (at less than 5 MPG) to an event.... burn race gas at $10 a gallon and use 5+ gallons every 20 minute session... A set of Hoosiers will last me about a weekend... Brake pads... Add Sutton's weekend fee (I do that because it's fun and it's like going to driving school every weekend)...

When you add in my shop - back up cars - tractor trailer - I have over a million dollars in support of 3 or maybe 4 track weekends per year.

Ridiculous.... Just shoot me! I'm a moron.

you asked for it.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Blake Foster

you asked for it.

I'm going to sell it all shortly..... buy a $1500 GoKart and drive it thru the neighborhood and post YouTube videos. Or maybe go Trash Can racing with Payton King and Ron Schwarz...

[clill]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Hey -- Tell me about it..... I trailer the big rig a day and a half (at less than 5 MPG) to an event.... burn race gas at $10 a gallon and use 5+ gallons every 20 minute session... A set of Hoosiers will last me about a weekend... Brake pads... Add Sutton's weekend fee (I do that because it's fun and it's like going to driving school every weekend)...

When you add in my shop - back up cars - tractor trailer - I have over a million dollars in support of 3 or maybe 4 track weekends per year.

Ridiculous.... Just shoot me! I'm a moron.

Mission accomplished......

[Panteracer]

Greg,
Where in the world are you buying race gas at $10 a gallon
Cost me $19 a gallon for 110 or 112 leaded.. and yes I also
burn 5 gallons a session but love it

Bob

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

Greg,
Where in the world are you buying race gas at $10 a gallon
Cost me $19 a gallon for 110 or 112 leaded.. and yes I also
burn 5 gallons a session but love it

Bob

Wow your getting hosed. I bought a 55 gallon drum for like 450 delivered.

I buy 5 gallon pales for 54 bucks.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Wow your getting hosed. I bought a 55 gallon drum for like 450 delivered.

I buy 5 gallon pales for 54 bucks.

Okay -- can you even do math??? 54 divided by 5 = $10.80 per gallon


Oh wait --- you were referring to Bob paying $18 or 19.... yeah -- that's at the Pantera only station. HAHAHAHAHA

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by clill

Mission accomplished......

Yep!


"Hey! You know what you need...... "

[Chad-1stGen]

I get what Tim and Gerno are saying when you compare pure cost to seat time, none of these events ever paper out. It has been that way since I attended the first inaugural Run To The Coast in SoCal.

Open track days are always far cheaper and offer more seat time. So there has to be something more a non podium finisher gets out of it. For me, its the chance to run with a much larger vintage turnout than open track days give. Run in the best organized series and yes be able to compare my own driving skills and car's capability to the best in our area of the hobby. I know I'm not going to win and thats ok. I just want to see how close I can get! For me that is fun, but I also don't attend events USCA across the country. I attend the ones in my back yard.

I too would like to run Lemons or Chump or some other race series. It would be much more competitive, safer and *cheaper* than what I do with my 68 Camaro. But it would have to be in addition to, not instead of, my camaro because I love running vintage iron on a race track.

I disagree with Gerno's comments about SCCA autocross though. Gerno, how in the world you think goodguys is easier or more fun than SCCA blows my mind. Goodguys, you are there for 9 hours and if you aren't a pro get either 4 or 5 runs in a single day. I attended an SCCA autocross yesterday. I was there for less than 5 hours (including time to set up, walk the course, work etc.), got 8 runs on a HUGE and challenging autocross course all for $55. I'll take that any day over the goodguys events.