paying pit help...
 

What do people pay their help to wrench for them at the track per night...for someone who atleast has a general idea of sprint car racing? Thanks...

Re: paying pit help...
 

i paid their way in and feed them on way home also they ride with us

I have helped people in the past, and was happy to do it for just a pit pass and a thank you.

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I have done it for over 30 years, many of the first years, I was happy with a pit pass and food.

Then a few years back, I started paying my own pit pass and bought my own food.

Now, I seem to be paying for the pit passes and providing the food!

I think a lot depends on the personal financial abilities of the individual crew member and what the financial budget is of the team owner that is trying to field the car. Your individual situations will vary greatly.

Thanks for the reply guys. I just started racing sprint cars last year and my dad comes saturdays from illinois to help and i def want him there to help because hes better help than i could ever pay for but i want to race fri and some sundays but its just not possible for him to do those days. Tryin to get an idea of what to offer someone if i do find someone to help.

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Myself & another person pay our own way in, after that the driver & his wife take good care of us, we have a lot of fun:5:. We get all drinks we want in the cooler, a sub, cookies, chips, & we have fun:31:. He got a little snippy at 1st race this yr but we talked it out:20:. It's gotta be fun more cause no NAPCAR team gonna call Mon morning & ask us to crew for them:10:. He also buys us a ticket to the banquet & has a bottle of rum for drinks:32:.

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When I crewed our driver payed our pit pass, and took care of food at the track.

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Last year when I was helping my buddy with his mini sprint, I payed my own way in, and my own food. I even drove myself to the track. I just did it for the enjoyment of working on the car, and being at the race track.

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I got paid with Memories that will last a lifetime and a meal after the races. Paid my own Pit Pass most times. Never had a problem I was going either working for, or watchin anyway.

I think it all depends on the level you are racing at. Your local Saturday night racing I feel a pit pass and some food is sufficient because the guys working on the car are going to have fun also, and most probably don't want paid. Not saying a little bonus at some point wouldn't make their day, but most of them you could just pay their way and they would be grateful.

Now if you are talking about running USAC or another top division, although some will still be alright with just pit pass and food, it may require some compensation. Racing at that level requires a lot more time and work at the track. The amount of work you expect from your guys kind of depends on if you should pay them extra or not.

Find someone local that you can bring to the shop to learn the car and then they would be more than tickled just to go to the track with you. Good way to get a teenage kid involved in racing.