Per Mile Cost

[THE LEGEND]

Dick,
I agree Fuel is just a part of it. I think it's the biggest thing racers look at though. We don't think twice about buying a $40,000 truck to pull a $40,000 trailer, with a $30,000 car in it, but we whine about an extra $50 bucks in fuel.LOL

I'm looking at it a little differently now. I'm going racing.
Chip

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Dick,
I agree Fuel is just a part of it. I think it's the biggest thing racers look at though. We don't think twice about buying a $40,000 truck to pull a $40,000 trailer, with a $30,000 car in it, but we whine about an extra $50 bucks in fuel.LOL

I'm looking at it a little differently now. I'm going racing.
Chip

I agree 100%.

There are folks with investments many times the numbers you have above that say they are not going racing because of fuel costs. Those triple and four digit fillups are painful for sure, but its nice to see someone look at the big picture.

Bill

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by 340Cuda

I agree 100%.

There are folks with investments many times the numbers you have above that say they are not going racing because of fuel costs. Those triple and four digit fillups are painful for sure, but its nice to see someone look at the big picture.

Bill

I think the picture indeed gets bigger: the perfect reason why low budget racers are quitting and will not attract newcomers. The perfect reason why pit space won't need to expand due to either fewer but bigger rigs, or fewer racers all together. It's a drop in the bucket until travel costs parallels the overall costs. The figures are still relative. Think about it.

[Gary Smith]

Even more interesting being now vs. 1976. Oil embargo with runaway inflation, while housing market was still healthy, I remember only a handfull of drag racers having to quit. This time it's different. Credit crisis, home equity values tanking, along with energy cost increase rates that are more rapid and proportionally higher than the Carter days.

[Dick Butler]

Chip, Correct. Unfortunately the more everyone talks about the cost of fuel the more it agitates everyone about it. That doesnt mean it isnt important though. At least we arent in CHina this week or Burma. Or I guess a lot of other countries where there is no food to buy or fuel.
I do think it is time for NHRA to come up with some comment or adjustment to help racers see they care about this issue too. It is true their costs of travel, fuel for dryer etc increases too.