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Originally Posted by 9racing
close, but not so close.. $250 to start minus $175.. $75 will probably cover 2 to 3 pit passes assuming the driver isnt a one man crew, your getting close to budget right there.. Then figure in, Fuel.. say 30 gallons of methanol as an estimate.. 2 bucks a gallon.. $60 bucks.. Oil.. I know my ride held 9 quarts.. 4 dollars a quart.. and a filter roughly $50.. Diesel to get to the track or gas at 3 dollars a gallon.. list goes on and on.. now if you live next to the track might be a little closer to target, but by no means even close to breaking even.. list goes on and on.. gear oil, assuming u change gears unless u hit it on the head first time out.. Motor and car maintenance.. food, drink yadda yadda yadda.. and last expense a large roll of extra soft toilet paper to clean your self up from all the "close calls" the car had while trying to get in the show to get your 250 bucks.. while I will admit 175 dollar tire bill sounds enticing, still a long way to go.. I do like the ideas coming from them though.. someone is stepping up to try it..  |
Believe me, I get what you're saying. I have paid the bills on my own operation, and it's staggering how fast the money goes.
I ran the MSA supermodified deal for a season. At that time, most places paid $200 to start, and you really needed to buy a right rear plus another tire to remotely be competitive. You were at roughly $450...or in the hole $250...just buying tires. And, it didn't pay any better than $200 until you got to 12th...
I don't expect to make money doing this...but also don't want to be in the hole hundreds or thousands for the night unless I finish in the top 2 or 3. The Spartan deal is a lot closer to that goal than anything I've seen recently.