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Mike Pearson · 04-06-2022, 09:21 AM

I have had to rethink my travel for racing. this year. I will not be traveling more than 500 miles one way to any race due to the fuel costs. Just does not make sense to go to a race that if you won the race you would be in the red.
Fuel here in the SE part of the country is above $5.50/ gal at truck stops. Last weekend i had to put fuel in all 3 of my trucks. I put $250 in the toter and that didnt fill it. $100 gas in my pick up for work and another $100 in my GMC 4500 and that didnt fill that truck either. So that was a total of $450 just on fuel. The fuel cost now have my fuel cost doubled from what it was 18 months ago. That was at $4.99/Gallon at my local fuel stop.

So yes I think fuel cost will start to have a negative effect on car counts at some events where the majority of the competitors have to travel longer distances to the events.

04-06-2022, 09:21 AM	#4
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,463 Likes: 620 Liked 1,955 Times in 590 Posts	Re: Fuel Prices & Car Counts I have had to rethink my travel for racing. this year. I will not be traveling more than 500 miles one way to any race due to the fuel costs. Just does not make sense to go to a race that if you won the race you would be in the red. Fuel here in the SE part of the country is above $5.50/ gal at truck stops. Last weekend i had to put fuel in all 3 of my trucks. I put $250 in the toter and that didnt fill it. $100 gas in my pick up for work and another $100 in my GMC 4500 and that didnt fill that truck either. So that was a total of $450 just on fuel. The fuel cost now have my fuel cost doubled from what it was 18 months ago. That was at $4.99/Gallon at my local fuel stop. So yes I think fuel cost will start to have a negative effect on car counts at some events where the majority of the competitors have to travel longer distances to the events. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS