Racing budget?

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Originally Posted by Sean Marconette

Without going into the expenses of the car. Here is the breakdown of getting from home to the track and back home.

1- Fill truck with fuel $110
2- Fill truck again before getting to track $110
3- Divisional entry fee plus 1 crew member $210
4- T/T entry $60
5- 5-8 gallons of fuel for car for the 3 days, bought in 55 gallon bulk Sunoco 110. $8 a gallon
6- Gasoline for generator between 10-15 gal if running A/C
7- Fill truck when we get close to home or get home. $110

The list above is from our divisional race that is a 4.5 hr tow. Depending on how close tracks are to you, the closest for me is 1 hr, all others are 3.5 plus. We have an enclosed with living quarters, otherwise camping, or a hotel would need to be added. Planning and budgeting are a must. All of our stuff is paid for. The dually was bought used with low mileage before I bought an open trailer, sold open trailer, and bought living quarters trailer, and would never go back to what we had before. But you have to start somewhere, make sure that your tow vehicle is more than adequate for the job, and you will not regret it. You do not have to go out and buy a new $40,000+ truck.

The car may not be the biggest expense looking at the big picture. The entry fee's, and fuel are huge expenses without taking into account food, oil, slicks, tow vehicle and trailer tires. I am not trying to scare the hell out of you but just down to earth real world numbers. It does not matter if you race a 20 sec stocker or a 6 sec comp car we all have the same entry fee's.

Good luck
Sean

This is very well said,but some may not realize how the sport has changed.

In 1994,I got my first Runner Up at a Divisional race.The entry was $75,Gas was $1.31 a gallon,and the payout with contingency was higher than today in 2013.

What went wrong?