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Originally Posted by SStockDart
Here is a quick Excel spread sheet. This is a rough cost of racing in Denver. The first Column is the One Way miles...Second column is the "Start Location"....third column is the cost for fuel at 10 MPG (round trip)....then the entry cost of $310.....thus the final cost just to get to Denver and race.....without your pit crew...... So, I live in the Phoenix area....it will cost me nearly a thousand dollars to go to Denver and race.....Plus the cost of my wife, racing fuel, breakage, maintenance, and entertainment.
So, For those that have unlimited budgets.....go have at it. As for me...It would take at Least a runner up finish to break even....... Maybe this will help explain why the shortage of Super Stock Racers.....
Miles From>>>> Fuel @ Total for
One Way To Denver 10 MPG Entry Fee Car & Driver
480 Salt Lake City $384 $310 $694
600 Topeka $480 $310 $790
680 El Paso $544 $310 $854
680 Oklahoma City $544 $310 $854
820 St. Louis $656 $310 $966
850 Phoenix $680 $310 $990
880 Dallas $704 $310 $1,014
1000 Los Angeles $800 $310 $1,110
1100 Chicago $880 $310 $1,190
1180 San Francisco $944 $310 $1,254
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Entertainment cost?? You're not entertained enough by racing at a National Event?...lol!
Regarding the runner up finish needed to break even: You'll never go to another National Event with 21 (TWENTY ONE??!!????) cars qualified is SS...