Why Aren't You Racing?

[Mike Meier]

I take back my excuse, I did miss it.

I'll be back in September for an abbreviated season once I settle into my new job and have finished relocating.

Let's see Jim. Like Bob M..... I work for a local City. (Dodge City) We not had a raise in 4 years. By the time we save enough to get the car up to speed you don't have enough to get to the track. Even having Sonoma in our back yard you know the costs for 3- 4 days of NHRA........ It's not going to get better out here for quite some time. THE CHANGE is not working for me. Speaking of change, Back to work on a better wheelie bar. :~(


BP

[THE LEGEND]

People talk about food cost while racing. DO YOU PEOPLE NOT EAT WHEN YOU'RE AT HOME????????????????????

You don't have to drive 1,000 miles to a racetrack either. You canat least go to a local Saturday night race somewhere.

Some people have a legitimate excuse if there is no money you can't go.

Some people could go they just need to down size or pick a class thats affordable but then there is that PRIDE swallowing thing.

It is hot and in the fall it's cold.
It might also rain.
I need tires.
So and so will be there and he is faster than me.
Beard will be there and he will win anyway.
I can't afford to run my car for that much.
Anymore excuses you can come up with.
Post them here.
Chip Johnson

[Joe DeMarzo]

NHRA screwed me, just love that one.

Quote: I still say it cost more to run brackets than class race. We can debate that anytime.

I guess if you buy back in two or more times? What does that cost? Maybe if a car that is not a 40-110 under the index and don't plan on winning class anytime soon then yeah, it is cheaper to run a bracket car in stock. I take it you are talking entrys only Chip? Certainly not in the engine/trans/diff costs.



BP

[Daran Summerton]

The worst thing anyone can do is go 5 rounds at a divisional just to get your entrance fee back. Trust me this was what killed my desire. I will go to 2 a year tops from now on until NHRA fixes the payouts. They probably won't so the car counts will continue to drop until Stock and Super Stock is ended. As far as class goes I'll take it as another time trial for now. Can't see spending 10K for a killer motor to maybe get $300 in contingency. I think NHRA and Beard need to talk LOL

[THE LEGEND]

Barry,
I don't know how things are on the left coast, but here in the SOUTH:
A lot of Bracket races allow you to double enter the same car.
Have 2 rds of buy backs.
One of my Local tracks for example cost:
$35 to run Top e.t.
$40 each BB .
You can spend $115 to race.
The payout is $1200 w
$200 ru
$50 semi
The reason I go is its 4.3 miles from the house.

If you want to go run for big money:
Typical 5k race will be $75-$100 ef x2 because they will allow doubles
BB $50-$75 x 4(possibly because of double entry and 2 rds of BB)

I know most of you "Classy" racers look down your noses at bracket cars but I'll bet you my car cost as much as 75% of the class cars out there, maybe more. There are a lot of cars out there that are double what mine cost too.

I do both. I bracket race. I run IHRA races. I've owned Stockers, HR-SST, SR-SG, QR-SC
Cars and none of them are cheap.
Chip Johnson

[chris3racing]

Legend, you are right. If you live in North Carolina you can be at a drag strip within an hour drive from most locations. And if you really want to race you will race what ever event is going on at the track near you and it is every week-end. Most are $35 or $40 with one buy back either first or second round. Make a couple of rounds and you at least get your entry fee back beyond that you are to the good.

Beard, you don't have to have the big motor home with the portable garage and machine shop to have a good time racing. Granted it is not always perfect see the attached photograph. This was Thursday Night at Virginia Motorsports park before Pinks. I rained almost 5" in an hour. Once the storm was gone everyone was out wading in Virginia lake and laughing about the weather

[chris3racing]

Forgot to add the photograph.

[55 Chevy]

For me it's more of a time thing. Between being so busy at work and a huge renovation at home the car is not getting nearly enough attention even though it is very close to being done.
Motor/trans is to go in next week,then its time to order a new M/W drive shaft. From there it's just a few odds and ends and I think we are ready to go racing.

Allan