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- .RJ - 06-29-2006
Feersty Wrote:Do rising gas prices have anything to do with attrition? I feel like it does.
What would gas prices have to do with racing with one group vs. another? You spend just as much to go to the track either way.
- ViPER1313 - 06-30-2006
<rant>If you are a true car guy, don't bitch about the price of gas. Even at $3 a gallon driving is a great bang for the buck.
Owning a nice car and saying you arenÔÇÖt able to afford the gas for it is like owning a place at Aspen and saying you can't stay there during the winter because it costs too much to heat the house :roll: .
So quit bitching. </rant>
- white_2kgt - 06-30-2006
ViPER1313 Wrote:<rant>If you are a true car guy, don't bitch about the price of gas. Even at $3 a gallon driving is a great bang for the buck.
Owning a nice car and saying you arenÔÇÖt able to afford the gas for it is like owning a place at Aspen and saying you can't stay there during the winter because it costs too much to heat the house :roll: .
So quit bitching. </rant>
Nobody that actually tracks their car is bitching about gas prices...
- Feersty - 06-30-2006
white_2kgt Wrote:ViPER1313 Wrote:<rant>If you are a true car guy, don't bitch about the price of gas. Even at $3 a gallon driving is a great bang for the buck.
Owning a nice car and saying you arenÔÇÖt able to afford the gas for it is like owning a place at Aspen and saying you can't stay there during the winter because it costs too much to heat the house :roll: .
So quit bitching. </rant>
Nobody that actually tracks their car is bitching about gas prices...
yeah exactly I just thought that might have something to do with people continuing in racing or end up swaying them from even getting into it. From the outside looking in, I tend to think people see it as a big issue, where as Chad stated it clearly isn't. So for every thousand you spend $100 goes to gas. Unless you running 100 octane.
- white_2kgt - 06-30-2006
Feersty Wrote:white_2kgt Wrote:ViPER1313 Wrote:<rant>If you are a true car guy, don't bitch about the price of gas. Even at $3 a gallon driving is a great bang for the buck.
Owning a nice car and saying you arenÔÇÖt able to afford the gas for it is like owning a place at Aspen and saying you can't stay there during the winter because it costs too much to heat the house :roll: .
So quit bitching. </rant>
Nobody that actually tracks their car is bitching about gas prices...
yeah exactly I just thought that might have something to do with people continuing in racing or end up swaying them from even getting into it. From the outside looking in, I tend to think people see it as a big issue, where as Chad stated it clearly isn't. So for every thousand you spend $100 goes to gas. Unless you running 100 octane.
Higher octane fuels are not subject to the price fluctuations that regualr gas is. This is due to the manufacturing process and not the cost for raw materials. VP high octane has remained pretty stable for quite a while now, but I'd rather stick w/ 93 that could cost me 2.50-3.10 vs VP that cost $6/gal.
- Evan - 06-30-2006
white_2kgt Wrote:Regardless of the actual impact of the price of gas on your weekend budget (although Im willing to bet its well over 1/10) it still affect peope psychologically. Its tough to put $70 worth of gas in the truck....twice...if you're towing out of state. I do know a lot of racers pared their schedules down due to this. To relate it back to the previous discussion, the "crossover" races are going to be the first to get droppedFeersty Wrote:Do rising gas prices have anything to do with attrition? I feel like it does.
ha, Gas is about 1/10 of my total budget for a race weekend, yes, even the gas for towing to the track.
- white_2kgt - 06-30-2006
Evan Wrote:white_2kgt Wrote:Regardless of the actual impact of the price of gas on your weekend budget (although Im willing to bet its well over 1/10) it still affect peope psychologically. Its tough to put $70 worth of gas in the truck....twice...if you're towing out of state. I do know a lot of racers pared their schedules down due to this. To relate it back to the previous discussion, the "crossover" races are going to be the first to get droppedFeersty Wrote:Do rising gas prices have anything to do with attrition? I feel like it does.
ha, Gas is about 1/10 of my total budget for a race weekend, yes, even the gas for towing to the track.
For Summit it is actually less than 1/10, between tires, brakes, trans/diff/oil, entry fee's, etc. Now this depends on where I go, VIR cost me more in gas to get there so it works out to about 1/10 or so. In my budget I factor in everything that it cost for me to go out for a day, all fluid changest and wear/tear, things I know that will need replacing like seats/belts, everything.
- .RJ - 06-30-2006
Evan Wrote:Regardless of the actual impact of the price of gas on your weekend budget (although Im willing to bet its well over 1/10) it still affect peope psychologically.
Good point... spending $250 in fuel alone for CMP sucked alot.
- white_2kgt - 06-30-2006
.RJ Wrote:Evan Wrote:Regardless of the actual impact of the price of gas on your weekend budget (although Im willing to bet its well over 1/10) it still affect peope psychologically.
Good point... spending $250 in fuel alone for CMP sucked alot.
And how much would you have spent doing that same tow a year ago? 20-40 less?
- .RJ - 06-30-2006
white_2kgt Wrote:And how much would you have spent doing that same tow a year ago? 20-40 less?
And it would have sucked a year, or 2 years ago too...... but I'd still do it, and I'll do it again.
- NASAlaura - 06-30-2006
Race groups are almost full and we may have a wait list for race spots for the second time in NASA Mid-Atlantic history. If anyone you know still hasn't signed up.....tell them to do so TODAY!!!!!
Laura
- white_2kgt - 06-30-2006
NASAlaura Wrote:Race groups are almost full and we may have a wait list for race spots for the second time in NASA Mid-Atlantic history. If anyone you know still hasn't signed up.....tell them to do so TODAY!!!!!
Laura
paging, Ryan Jenkins, ryan Jenkins please report to the NASA-MA registration website, Ryan Jenkins please register for HC! NOW!
- Chris - 07-01-2006
Maengelito Wrote:so yeah, i cant wait for hyperfest!!!
fuck yeah, 1 week away!!!
man its been way too long since I've been on track.
- .RJ - 07-01-2006
I signed up last night
- Feersty - 07-01-2006
I got my passes today in the mail!
- Evan - 07-01-2006
Driver list is up
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Chip Herr, Speed World Challenge pro driver and race winner, Pro SM national champ and Pro MX-5 cup race winner is racing in SM :o
hock:
- white_2kgt - 07-01-2006
Evan Wrote:Driver list is up
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Chip Herr, Speed World Challenge pro driver and race winner, Pro SM national champ and Pro MX-5 cup race winner is racing in SM :o
looks like Scott Lear from GRM is coming back up to race in HC
- Evan - 07-02-2006
heheh....you mean the guy that I lapped at CMP? :lol:
- white_2kgt - 07-02-2006
Evan Wrote:heheh....you mean the guy that I lapped at CMP? :lol:
I wasn't at CMP, so I have no idea.
- Evan - 07-02-2006
that was rhetorical, just pointing out that the grm team is dog slow