The Demise Of Class Eliminations

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

When I realized that I could make money doing this (50 years ago), I started racing with better equipment. It was dependable equipment that suited me and I could count on.
As much as I have liked all of my cars over the years, what they all come down to is that they are/were all just tools to do the job at hand.

Make money doing this? I got that straightened out after the first year running super street in the mid 80’s. I think my partner and I earned $75.00 after 2 or 3 years of trying. LOL But we built the car for $8,000 towed on an open trailer and slept on cots or the back of my truck. We learned real quick only a handful of people back then could make a little money racing. Today very few if any can cover their travel expenses. I look at it more as a therapy from life’s pressures. Sort of like fishing or hunting were you spend a great deal for the same thing you could buy at the store for pennies compared to the cost you have invested.
I wouldn’t cut up nice cars either and I built mine with an eye on being able to return it to the street. (Helps the value in my mind) maybe that’s why I’m having trouble getting the 30” radials on there.