Originally Posted by pjohnson:
Where did this stupid 25,000 dollar car crap come from. I dont even know anyone with a 25,000 dollar car. I have an old old car that i rebuilt for fun it has a 1998 engine that who knows when was rebuilt. Im 50 years old and only doing this for fun. High dollar team if we were i would take my son full size sprint racing. Im not going out and buying a newer engine until this thing blows up because that is money i dont have. Im sick of this lets all go buy stock engines to replace old yesterday stuff that is not nearly as fast as this new stuff. The few cars that have this old stuff are mostly newer guys that dont have alot of money and bought what we could afford and two of us are twice most of you guys age. come on get real here. The expensive cars i see are newer stock 1000 cars you see them on here everyday. Its so stupied to hear lets cut the cost of racing by buying stock engines. If you want to cut the cost of minisprint racing here should be the rules. No new frames all frames must be older than 2000. Engines must be from the 70's 80's and 90's and run carbs. Most would not even know how to work on those. This would only lower the cost of racing for a couple weeks because demand would make these cars unaffordable. Your newer cars with your newer stock engines and half our age drivers should beat us old guys with our old cars. I think its funny that people go out and spend the money to buy a new roller (expensive) and go buy a stock engine out of the newest bike they can then try to ban the old stuff that is still affordable. How silly. i think its time to just sell out the minisprint and move to another class that hopefully does not act this way (something i dont want to have to doi). Anyone interested in three ready to race 25,000 want to be race cars. You will never ever cut the cost of racing. I have been going to the races since i was 12 years old racing has always cost money so does everything thats fun to do. I used to fish team tournaments with my son. Well everyone had to have the fastest boat best fishing equipment and on and on. Entry fees were 200 dollars and then people would complain how expensive the sport was. Well its human nature to try to be the best and fastest thats just how we are wired and that makes things cost more. I know that almost all the cars at a MMSA or AMSA race cost twice what i have in mine. Am i going to complain or try to get them banned NO but i will try to beat them with my old cars (and all of our cars are old) by setup and driving. Just like a guy in a 10 foot wooden jonboat can outfish and beat a guy in a 50,000 dollar ranger
One thing I have noticed, the older I get the thinner my skin gets, both physically and emotionally.
Honest Dad himself
